A Wedding + Event Venue Quiz Where would you like to get married?* Choose Your Location Anywhere (35) New Orleans, LA (29) Kenner, LA (2) Covington, LA (2) Slidell, LA (1) Elmwood, LA (1) Straight-line distance from city center. Within 2.5 Miles Within 5 Miles Within 10 Miles Within 25 Miles Within 50 Miles Venue Must Be Here How important is this for your event? What would you like the venue to host?* i Ceremony - The venue will host just the wedding ceremony. Reception - The venue will host just the wedding reception. Ceremony + Reception - The venue will host both the wedding ceremony and reception. Both events are typically held in separate areas or involve a room flip in-between the ceremony and reception. Rehearsal Dinner - A rehearsal dinner is generally a seated dinner held the night before the wedding. Welcome Party - A welcome party is generally a cocktail-style pre-wedding celebration designed to kick off the festivities, especially for those traveling from out of town. Ceremony Reception Ceremony + Reception Rehearsal Dinner Welcome Party Venue Must Host This Type Of Event How important is this for your event? How many guests do you expect?* i Please use the number of guests expected to attend, not the number of guests invited. As a rule of thumb, about 80% of guests invited to a wedding will attend. Attendance rates will be lower for weddings that require travel, have large guest lists, and have dates during peak wedding season due to scheduling conflicts. Number of guests Venue Must Have This Capacity How important is this for your event? What style of event would you like? i Cocktail Style - Cocktail Style events have seating for approximately 50% of guests. Generally there are catering stations or a buffet in addition to passed Hors D'Oeuvres. Cocktail Style is the most common style of wedding in New Orleans. Seated / Plated Dinner - At Seated / Plated Dinner events there is assigned seating for 100% of guests. Dinner is served individually or family style at each table. Seated Buffet - At Seated Buffet events there is seating for 100% of guests. There may or may not be assigned seating. Guests will get dinner from the buffet on their own or when called by table. Cocktail-Style Seated / Plated Dinner Seated Buffet Other How important is this for your event? What type of venue do you want? iPlease choose any type of venue you are interested in. The venue types below are based on the types of venues in the location you have choosen. Other locations may have other types of venues. Art Gallery Backyard Ballroom Banquet Hall Bar Barn Beach Bed & Breakfast Boat Brewery Castle Convention Center Country Club Courtyard Cruise Desert Distillery Estate Farm Garden Historic Hotel Landmark Library Loft Mansion Mountain Museum Music Hall Park Ranch Religious Resort Restaurant Theater Vineyard Winery Warehouse Waterfront How important is this for your event? What event setting would you like?Please choose any event settings you are interested in. Indoor / Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Covered Outdoor Rooftop Tented How important is this for your event? What is your overall wedding budget? i Your overall event budget should include the venue, catering, beverage service, flowers, music, cake, attire, photography / videography, invitations, hair / makeup, decorations, coordinator / planner... We ask for your overall event budget because not all venues provide the same amenities, so having an idea of an overall budget will help us calculate each score specifically for you. For example: If you are expecting 200 guests and have an overall budget of $30,000 and a venue is $15,000 but does not provide any catering or bar, that venue will score lower than a venue that does provide those amenities at that price. $ Wedding budget Venue Price Must Be Within Budget How important is this for your event? What amenities would you like provided by the venue? i Every venue is different! Many provide different amenities, so check the full results once you have submitted your quiz to compare venues most accurately. Cakes Chairs + Tables Coat Check Dance Floor Decorations DJ Dressing Room Flowers Lighting Linens Off-street Parking Officiant Security Sound System Wi-Fi How important is this for your event? Are you open to working with a list of preferred vendors? i Many venues require that you work with a list of preferred vendors, but will work with a specific vendor (like a coordinator) if asked nicely. Yes, I am open to working with a list of preferred vendors No, I would prefer to choose my own vendors How important is this for your event? Do you have or would you like to have a wedding coordinator or wedding planner? i Many venues require (or strongly recommend) having a wedding coordinator or wedding planner. Yes, I have my own wedding coordinator Yes, I would like the venue to provide one No, thank you How important is this for your event? Would you like the venue to have in-house catering? Yes No, I would like to bring in my own caterer. N/A How important is this for your event? Would you like the venue to have in-house bar / drink service? Yes, I would like the venue to provide bar / drink service. Yes, I would like the venue to provide bar staff, but I would like to provide the alcohol. No, I have my own bar / drink service provider N/A How important is this for your event? Would you like the venue to provide guest accommodations? Yes No How many guests will need accommodations? Number of guests Venue Must Have Guest Accommodations How important is this for your event? When would you like the event to end? i Depending on where a venue is located, the venue may have a specific time they must end events. This can be due to good neighbor agreements, noise noise ordinances in that area, or alcohol service hours. For venues in the New Orleans area, 10pm is a common cutoff time. Anytime Afternoon Evening After 10pm How important is this for your event? Will children be attending your event? Yes Yes, but only those in the bridal party (ring bearers, flower girls, etc.) No How important is this for your event? What kind of entertainment would you like at your event? i Some venues are in areas with noise restrictions that limit the type or volume of entertainment that they can host. Band - amplified Band - acoustic, strings DJ N/A How important is this for your event? Would you like to have any of the following at your wedding? i Many of these options are not allowed at most venues, but some venues allow them under specific circumstances. Confetti Fireworks Glitter Open Flames / Candles Pets Rice Sparklers How important is this for your event? Do you require your venue to be LGBTQ+ friendly or inclusive? Yes No Venue Must Be LGBTQ+ Friendly Or Inclusive How important is this for your event? Do you require your venue to be handicap accessible? Yes Partially No Venue Must Be Handicap Accessible How important is this for your event? Would you prefer for your venue to minority owned? Yes No Venue Must Be Minority Owned How important is this for your event? * indicates that a question is required