17 Memorable Wedding Reception Locations

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When it comes to choosing the location of your wedding reception you have to decide a few things first. Where will your wedding ceremony be performed? How much time will you have between the end of the ceremony and the start of the reception? How far could you and your guests conceivably drive in that amount of time? Can you get a caterer for this location? Once you answer these questions it will help you decide where you want to have your wedding reception.

Here are the top 17 places to have a memorable wedding reception:
    1. In your hometown
    2. At the place you met
    3. A Destination – a place other than where you live now or your hometown
    4. Revolving Restaurant – at the top of a skyscraper, like the Seattle Space Needle
    5. Restaurant near your wedding ceremony
    6. Bed and Breakfast Inn
    7. Country Inn
    8. Farm or Ranch
    9. Vineyard
    10. In the Mountains
    11. Lakeside
    12. On an Island – Bahamas, Tahiti, etc.
    13. At Sea aboard a Yacht – motor or sailing
    14. Theme Park – Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc..
    15. Las Vegas
    16. Historic Fort or National/State Park
    17. A meeting hall near your wedding ceremony.

This list is not meant to be definitive but to get you thinking of places other than just a traditional church setting. Many of the above could be combined together. For instance you could have your wedding reception at a lakeside ON a ranch, or beach ON an island. These places could also be near where you live, in or near your hometown, or they could be anywhere else in the world for a destination wedding assuming the travel there fits into your wedding budget.