Having both the cermony and reception in the same venue was extremely nice. There was no confusion over people only invited to the wedding or only to the reception. Everyone who was there was there for both. No one could get lost leaving the ceremony to get to the reception site. The staff were fairly willing to allow us to freely decorate as we needed to. Staff was also available throughout the evening to assist with food etc. My only complaint was after my groom and I left. Apparently communication about clean-up was not spelled out in our contract. Staff from the facility (according to my friends and family who stayed late to clean up) offered little to no help in cleaning up and toting decorations from the facility to individual's cars. Apart from that, the wedding was beautiful, and much fun was had by all.
