Planning an outdoor wedding? Make sure the ceremony site is on a flat surface. Uneven ground causes crooked arches or slanted chuppahs. Knollwood Country Club & Golf Course, Granada Hills provides a great outdoor setting on flat land. One of my favorite wedding set ups was there.
The Castaway, Burbank is a large venue that offers a variety of sites. They can accommodate small to large parties and everything in between. I've done about 8 weddings at The Castaway, each one different and unique.
Before booking a venue, find out what kind of day of, event coordinating the venue offers. It is so important to have a day of coordinator. I hate watching brides trying to do everything themselves the day of their wedding. The day of, a bride should be getting her hair done, getting her make up done, relaxing with her girls and being excited about getting married! I have to give a very honorable mention to Pam, the event coordinator at The Pierpont Inn , Ventura. The day of the wedding, it was pouring rain. Of course the ceremony was supposed to take place outside. After doing a quick walk through of the property with Pam, we decided to relocate the ceremony indoors. She directed her crew to set up chairs and placed the band in a central area. This wedding would have been a complete disaster without a day of coordinator.
Most venues provide a day of coordinator with a wedding package, pay the extra money to have one. If you're renting a venue and doing everything yourself, ask me about event coordinators. I can recommend some great ones for you!
