How often do you all meet with your venue?

I have mostly communicated by email. After our initial meeting in January 2016, we met a few weeks later to go over the initial menu proposal and pay the deposit. We then met in person for the tasting back in September. We used this meeting to also pick out the linens and talk about the room layout plan. I then just met with her this week to go over the menu and some other items. I probably won't meet with her again until closer to the wedding.

I think we met 3 times?

Once to select the menu, discuss setup, etc

Once to discuss final headcount, payment

We met our maitre d' the day before the wedding and dropped off our favors

Ours is in another state I hope to go out twice

With the exception of centerpieces, ours is similar to yours.

We scheduled a tasting, our place did two tasting events per year for the most part where they invite 150-200 of that years future brides and grooms. After the tasting we scheduled a full blown detail appointment. We went over things like, ceremony space set up, room layout, linen choices, menu choices, chairs, changes to bar package etc. while its "final" right now, we can make changes up until one month prior. Other than that and emailing back and forth, we won't be meeting again until a few days before where we go drop off any additional decor for the day of.

I wouldn't think you'd need to meet with them more than 2-3 times, but everyplace and every couple is different!

I have only officially met with them twice. Once when I signed my initial contract and once for a detailed meeting to go over layout, upgrade options, meal choices, bar options, etc. We aren't doing a tasting because we've eaten at the restaurant and everything was good. The food has great reviews and we trust it. It's wedding food so not super concerned.

We went once to our ceremony location and once to the restaurant where our recception will be. We signed contacts after online. We live in a different state and do not plan on going back in person until the wedding. I email the restaurant event cordinator every month or two with a question.

In person, only when I went to check out the venue in December 2015. I met with the venue manager. I did a "open house" tasting where I spoke briefly with my venue manager and event coordinator for the catering. I have been in contact with both the venue manager and the coordinator via email to answer questions throughout the planning process. We have a final walk through meeting next week to go over linens, table set up, and the menu.

My contract for the both the venue and the caterer (the caterer owns the venue) stated when things needed to be paid for, and they would email me to verify payment.

Our venue had the number of meetings included in the contract, I believe it was 2 additional meetings. I also communicate with them on a monthly basis through email.

We met at their open house and did the booking all that over email.

We meet 90 days out to discuss floor plan, then 30 days before to turn in vendor contracts and discuss time line.

I'm probably going to go to their next open house in a few months with my FSIL's cause they really want to see it, but that's just because.

We booked our venue in December, and including the initial tour, I've met with the coordinator 3 times. I went back to discuss pricing and menu options and to sign a contract. Then I went back last week with the decorator so she could measure the space for pipe and drape. Other than that, all the communication has been through text or email. We scheduled our menu tasting for next week. I imagine we'll meet again as our date gets closer so we can figure out how we want everything laid out for the reception.

I met when I visited. Again to pay the deposit and I'll meet in April to go over the set up and pay another 50%. Then I'll meet for final payment. Your venue usually tells you.

I have to go back and forth with vendors because I bring in pretty much everything except the tables, chairs and linen.

So all my vendors want to see the venue and measure and just do their thing. I have to go with them so they get in the garden for free.

We have yet to sign the contract, he has held the date and emailed the contract, I just need to wait for FH to get home so we can print/sign/deliver in the morning. The contract didn't list about meeting times aside from our scheduled rehearsal slot though I bet he will tell me when we bring the contract in. I just kinda wanted a range.. I'm that bride that gets nervous if I am not in regular contact that something will go wrong, but I also don't want to hound him with emails all the time either.

I live in DC and our venue was in NC, so there was a distance issue - but we really only met with the venue when we toured the place and for our food and cake tasting! I visited the space a few more times with my wedding planner to show her the space and make layout and decor plans, but that was with the planner not the venue!

I am on the phone with mine at least once a week.... truly a pain. But it's run by the Shriners so it's all nonprofit and the venue coordinator is like 80 yrs old. He doesn't email which kills me. Luckily my mom lives around the corner so she goes to visit him and get questions answered. Our venue only includes tables and chairs so we have to coordinate everything.

I never went on a "venue tour" or anything like that, so the first time we "met" with the venue was 5 months after we booked them when I was at a wedding show that they were also at. We will have out first "official" meeting next month to do a tasting and pick out menu, then again in late April/early May to go over all the final details of the day.

We went once to tour, once to sign a contract and pay the deposit, and we'll meet with her one more time (with our vendors) about 2 weeks before. However, I have emailed her several times asking set-up questions.