Wedding during a pandemic? Contemplating whether to pick a wedding venue or finish off the event at home? Well, being a wedding venue, there is no doubt on what we support. But we have solid reasons backing up our choice. Hold your phone close, as you’ll want to call us to check for availability of dates once you’re done reading the following points.
Aesthetic Value
In case you are planning the wedding in the house you grew up, there might be sentimental values attached with it and that’s a hard factor to argue with. But houses are rarely built for an event. There are some basic advantages that you get with renting out a wedding venue and it’s the grandeur and elegance. Unless you own a Casa de overlooking a canal in Venice, it is extremely hard to replicate the charm and experience in a house or any other personal space.
Post Party Clean Up? No, thank you!
House parties are what saved us when the world was forced to be inside closed doors. But remember the feeling the next morning when you woke up to a mess? Well, a wedding is just 10x that. You can definitely get help during a wedding but there are basic rearrangements that have to be supervised by you.
If it is your own house, you have the luxury of taking your sweet time to get things in order, but if it is someone else’s place, we hope God will save you. There’s enough going around with a wedding already, so wash your hands off this task (pun intended) by hosting the event in a venue that is ready with an experienced army to handle the mess.
Hassle Free Decor
Each one of us have attempted to decorate the house either for the birthday of a sibling or a niece/nephew, or even that neighbouring aunty’s child who annoys you. It is a task. Unless you’re born with a creative bone, you might think that yellow and red look great together at the store but actually have it look like a backdrop for protest when used. Not to forget the damage that might come about when the décor team starts nailing pins to hang flowers or sticking tape that might chip the paint off later. The décor team has more freedom, experience and comfort to give you the best backdrop to get married in, only if you choose a wedding venue.
It’s Pandemic Friendly
The Tamarind Tree can seat 650 people in the largest space of the property. Social distancing can be practiced way more than at a venue that is small. With guests coming from various parts of the city and vendors who are closely involved in the wedding, it is risky for everyone present to be in close contact with each other and since the venue is spacious, no one is obligated to do so. It also gives you the chance to not restrict the guest list to a bare minimum. Venues are now equipped to handle floating crowds comfortably.
More Family time
Weddings are generally a two-day affair in almost all Indian cultures and rightly so because it’s one of those rare occasions when the close and extended family can come together to celebrate. Wedding venues have rooms that can accommodate all of them while it might be a challenge to lodge so many under one roof if you choose to do the event in your house. It is literally a -Go Big Or Go Home- kind of situation now.
Less pressure being the Host
Don’t get us wrong, we didn’t say no pressure. You and your family are the hosts wherever you decide to have the wedding. But there is additional burden on you when the wedding is being done at home. As much as they don’t intend to, the guests will end up asking you for anything and everything they need. A event venue will have people who will take care of the needs of your guests so you can just focus on playing host and leave the hard work to the teams that are there to support you.
It’s a Once in a Lifetime Affair
The last reasoning we have on why you should consider a wedding venue however intimate is that it is a once in a lifetime affair. There have been nights filled with dreams on how each and every part of this day should look and feel. Now that it is finally here, you are not doing justice to yourself if you compromise. On your 25th anniversary while you sit with your kids showing them your wedding video, all we ask is that you fill your heart with happiness for having done all that you wanted with no hint of regret.
