comment: your chosen venue creates the backdrop to your wedding, so it’s important to choose a venue that will work with the style of event you’re planning to create. You will need to consider the number of guests you can comfortably accommodate, the suitability of the kitchen facilities for your caterer, wet weather options, parking, and so on.

It’s also important that you feel comfortable and confident with your hosts, whether that’s the owner or the venue’s event coordinator. You should be able to have full confidence that what you’re planning will come to pass

Here are some of The Wedding Whisperer’s top picks for  ceremony and reception venues

• Founder’s Park
• Melrose House
• Petite Fleur at Seifreid Estate
• Tahuna Beach Function Centre
• The Playhouse