To create that dream wedding, the location of your wedding is the biggest factor.  It sets the tone for the entire event.  A unique venue will make your wedding truly unforgettable for your guests.  There are great options for those of you looking for creative venue spots. 

If you want your event to be different think “outside of the box”.  It doesn’t have to be a hotel, a beach or a place of worship.  It’s always fun to try and find a place your guest have not experienced.  This will pave the way for a unique wedding.  Whatever you decide make sure you enlist the help of a professional. 

One of the most important things to do when planning a wedding at an alternate venue is to make sure you have a wedding planner or a key family member that’s working with you.  Because the venue is not a typical wedding venue, they are not thinking of all the details required to have a successful stress free event. 

Big cities are a fantastic place to find competent planners & also unique wedding venues.  IF you are going for pure drama & glamour say I DO to a theatre.  A theatre lets everyone know the moment is yours.  It’s a wonderful unique place to have an event where your guests can experience something more than a show.  The marquee is a wonderful way to highlight your event and put your name up in lights to welcome guests and show them what a great experience their going to have as they are arriving.

Art galleries are in abundance in big cities and are an ideal place to make your wedding day a masterpiece.  The collections can also inspire your theme.  It’s truly for the creative brides.  For that “out of the box” element, create a wedding cake that is representative of the great impressionist, Claude Monet.   Food coloring is used in place of paint and hand brushed on the fondant.  The cake can be presented behind a picture frame to make it look like a painting. 

Many regard the great outdoors as God’s canvas.  For those who love nature it can provide a glamour backdrop & memorable destination wedding.  Look for hardwood trees, streams or waterfalls as your wedding backdrop.  Trees make great borders and a river adds a passion to the location.  Having a private setting & having a place that is oh so special to you & groom will create that unique experience on your wedding day.

For a lot of couple’s, sports play a huge part in their lives.  Many hometown stadiums offer wedding packages.  Located in the infield you have panoramic view & the track can give you a setting unlike anything else especially if any of your guests are fans or you yourself is a fan. 

For a more personal intimate location, consider getting married at a home.  Just remember it doesn’t have to have to be your home.  You an always ask a friend if they have a beautiful home.  It can be simple or it can be along the beach, it can be something fabulous like a huge mansion; modern or European, antique old homes or out in the desert.  Usually having a wedding at a private home provides added flexibility.  You can bring in your own cater compared to a hotel who has inhouse catering.  The other flexibility is you can bring in your own liquor.  There has to be a liquor liability policy in place but you can bring in a beverage company to provide that. 

Whatever unique venue you settle on always remember this - as memorable as your wedding is the unforgettable part will be the moment you say, I DO.