Choosing the Venue
Fancy, Formal? Casual, Relaxed? What kind of reunion do you want to attend?
Be creative in your brainstorming. Here are just a few ideas:
1. a picnic grove
2. a classmates large house
3. A tent in the backyard
4. a country resort
5. a local pub
6. the school cafeteria or student center
7. a local restaurant
8. a city nightclub
9. a boat cruise
10. and, our choice this year, a ballroom at a fancy hotel.
We chose the hotel for a number of reasons:
1. We wanted to decorate minimally and still have a beautiful place.
2. We wanted very good food, not the most excellent cuisine, but good food.
3. We wanted the set up and break down to be minimal.
4. The hotel has a casual place to hang Friday night for drinks and Sunday for brunch.
5. It has hotel rooms for people who wish to crash overnight or for the weekend.
6. The ballroom is expandable and can hold 300 people easily.
7. It is located within 15 miles of our alma mater with free parking.
8. And we negotiated very good terms. (More on negotiating to come.)
All the other venue options were either too much work or too limiting. Make a list of your criteria and see how your dream locations stack up. Be practical and think of convenience and value for every dollar spent. Note that catering can be as much or more than a hotel banquet.
Be creative in your brainstorming. Here are just a few ideas:
1. a picnic grove
2. a classmates large house
3. A tent in the backyard
4. a country resort
5. a local pub
6. the school cafeteria or student center
7. a local restaurant
8. a city nightclub
9. a boat cruise
10. and, our choice this year, a ballroom at a fancy hotel.
We chose the hotel for a number of reasons:
1. We wanted to decorate minimally and still have a beautiful place.
2. We wanted very good food, not the most excellent cuisine, but good food.
3. We wanted the set up and break down to be minimal.
4. The hotel has a casual place to hang Friday night for drinks and Sunday for brunch.
5. It has hotel rooms for people who wish to crash overnight or for the weekend.
6. The ballroom is expandable and can hold 300 people easily.
7. It is located within 15 miles of our alma mater with free parking.
8. And we negotiated very good terms. (More on negotiating to come.)
All the other venue options were either too much work or too limiting. Make a list of your criteria and see how your dream locations stack up. Be practical and think of convenience and value for every dollar spent. Note that catering can be as much or more than a hotel banquet.
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