Wedding Reception Planning
The wedding reception planning process does not have to be overwhelming. In fact all it takes is a little research and clear vision about what you are looking for when it comes to the various elements that make up a wedding reception.
With that said, the major aspects that need to be considered in your wedding reception planning include: choosing a location and speaking with a wedding consultant from the chosen location. After considering those elements one must progress to hiring a photographer, selecting a form of entertainment, working out the deatails for food and beverages, choosing a wedding theme or color scheme, and picking out the perfect wedding cake!
Luckily, you have come to the place where all of these things can be handled by one New Jersey, Full-Service Caterer. For over 30 years, Merri-Makers Caterers has been helping brides- and grooms-to-be meet all their expectations and more when it comes to the aforementioned aspects of their wedding.
Here at Merri-Makers we understand how stressful planning a wedding, and even more so a wedding reception, can be. That is why we have expert wedding consultants willing and ready to facilitate all of the elements in the wedding reception planning process to make things easier on your end. The truth is, a wedding is such a special day in a couples life. We at Merri-Makers believe that the wedding planning process should also be special, rather than stressful (especially when the right help is found)!
Choosing a Wedding Reception Location
There are so many different location options when it comes to choosing a place for your New Jersey wedding reception. Do not make the researching process harder than it has to be! Start by contacting a full service caterer, such as Merri-Makers Caterers, who has a portfolio with a variety of wedding reception locations. By doing so, one can discover all the different venue types through one convenient contact.
In the Merri-Makers wedding venue portfolio, there are reception locations with varied guest capacities, locations with unique natural settings, and in various towns all around Central New Jersey. Below you will be able to see a small example of the wedding reception venue assortment we offer.
Waterfront Wedding Bonnet Island Estate, located along the gateway to Long Beach Island, provides waterfront vistas of the Barnegat Bay during your wedding reception and ceremony.
Beachfront Wedding Merri-Makers at the Water’s Edge, a classic beachfront wedding location in Sea Bright, New Jersey, allows for couples to exchange vows on the sand and feet away from the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Country Club, Mountain View Wedding Neshanic Valley Golf Course, one of the newest members to the Merri-Makers Portfolio, is a public country club with a private feel, set amidst the Sourland Mountains in Neshanic Valley, New Jersey.
Unique Wedding Grounds for Sculpture, a 35-acre sculpture park located in Hamilton, New Jersey, provides a versatile contemporary space for special events. The venue is accentuated by picturesque views of outdoor sculptures and large, awe-inspiring indoor sculptures that ultimately creates the ambiance of a new-age museum.
These are just some of the great wedding reception locations in the Merri-Makers Caterers Venue Portfolio. To get information on even more locations contact a Merri-Makers wedding consultant.
New Jersey Wedding Consultant
Speaking to a wedding consultant from Merri-Makers Caterers will be sure to make the wedding reception planning process ten times easier. Having help with planning all of those major details can take away a tremendous 
amount of unnecessary stress. When one must consider photographers, music, food & drink, themes and decorations, and the wedding cake, your wedding consultant can offer expert vendor lists, recommendations from past client experiences and advice on how to make everything come together. A great piece of advice about speaking with a wedding consultant is that the sooner you take the initiative to contact one, the better.
Even more so, when you finally make that call be sure to have a good idea of what you are looking for with the basics, such as a round-about guest number, the style of wedding you are looking for (regarding location, indoor/outdoor, etc.) and a price-range or budget for your wedding. Knowing a few basics will help the wedding consultant to better steer you towards specific reception planning options and provide you with better service when it comes time for an in-person meeting.
Set up a face-to-face meeting with the consultant as soon as possible to get a jump on collecting any informational paperwork about reception locations, vendors in the area, and pricing. In reality, a wedding consultant’s advice about vendors is quite realistic, however it is always good to do a bit of your own research, by looking at reviews and pricing online. By doing a little extra research on vendors, you will be able to tell if a particular company will compliment your wedding reception rather than causing a break in its cohesive nature.
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