I'm having SUCH a hard time nailing down a reception venue. I'll admit, I am probably being annoying picky. But I just don't LOVE any of the venues I've seen. A lot of them are super restrictive or the look of it is just bleh. I've only looked at venues that are about 10-15 miles from where we live (and about 5-10 miles from the church); however, I'm thinking of looking into neighboring cities. I don't live in a big city; however, I do live about 3 hours south from Chicago. And there are so many beautiful venues there; however, that would require all my guests to travel & we obviously couldn't have our ceremony at FH's childhood church (which is the one thing he has said means a lot to him - even though neither of us are overly religious. I think he's doing it more for his g-parents).
So, how far away is your venue from your house? (miles or travel time)
AND
Are you having the ceremony there too? If not, how far away is the reception venue from the church?
