Choosing the venue

The venue is booked first, because it decides the date and the number of guests. Here is what to check before you sign.

Updated 28 October 2026

Before visiting

• Know the number of guests, even roughly, for each celebration.
• Have two or three possible dates.
• Know whether the caterer, negafa and band are already chosen, or whether you will take the venue's.

Questions to ask

1. How many seated guests, and how many tables of what size?
2. Is the price a flat rate or per person? What is included (tables, chairs, linen, decoration, lighting, sound)?
3. Can you bring your own caterer, negafa and band, or must you use the venue's?
4. Until what time can the celebration last?
5. Is there a separate room for women or for children, if your family needs one?
6. Where do the bride and the negafa get ready? Is there a dressing room?
7. Parking, access for elderly guests, air conditioning in summer?
8. What deposit, when is the balance due, and what happens if you cancel or change the date?

During the visit

• Picture the couple's entrance: the amariya must be able to come in and go round.
• Look where the couple's table, the band, the dance floor and the buffet will go.
• Ask for the floor plan: you will need it for the seating plan.