Multiple events at my wedding venue?

I've been to two weddings at venues that hosted multiple events.

to be honest both had issues.

the first was a venue located on the water, and the ceremony was supposed to be held outside on the beach. terrible storms rolled in so they had to move the ceremony inside. there was some kind of event going on next door that started much earlier, and we could very clearly hear their party music through the walls during the wedding ceremony. it was kind of awful. and this was a place that was designed to have multiple events, so i was very surprised.

another i went to didn't have issues with noise, but after the wedding there was a fight between people from two different weddings outside the place. felt so bad for the brides!

I was a bm for a girl who had her wedding at a similar place, and I guess the other wedding sucked because we had crashers.

We're having ours at a hotel in NJ. There are 3 ballrooms on the lobby level and on the lower level there are 3 smaller rooms. We have all 3 rooms on the lower level - one for the ceremony, one for cocktail hour and one for the reception. I can't imagine it being a problem since our event is the only one on the lower level.

I guess it depends on the layout and where all your activities (ceremony, pics, etc) are taking place.

I imagine it would depend on whether or not each party at some point would have to share space or how close in proximity the events will be.

I went to a wedding last year where there was a situation similar to what Jule A mentioned. In the ballroom next door they were holding a reunion or something. Our wedding had a band and then a dj. While the band was playing the venue operators kept telling the group to tone the volume down which is kinda difficult to do with live music and still have a groove. Also, when the toasting, etc were being done, you could then hear the music from next door. I would suggest to at least check to see how thin the walls are.

One of the things I love at my venue (a boutique hotel in downtown dc) is that we are the only event that night. The catering manager at the hotel will be focused on me and me only!

It really depends on the layout. I have been one of the party goers that made someone's big day kind of less "personal".

On both occassions (once at New Years and another around Mardi Gras), I was staying at a hotel where a friend was having a huge birthday blowout.

They had rented the ballroom and we were all schwasted and partying and being offensive and loud and ridiculous.

Anywho, there were weddings taking place at the same hotel.

My friends were in the lobby and hallways being asses and people's grandmothers were in the lobby. Most of the women at the bday party were in club gear (short tight dresses). People from the wedding were trying to come into the bday party. The groomsmen were hitting on my friends, etc. And I am sure that in some of the brides pics there were scantily dressed drunk people in the background just hanging out.

On one hand, I felt really bad, but on the other hand, it's kind of a risk you take when you dont rent out the entire venue.

I went to a wedding earlier this year at a resort, and they were hosting a Prom at the same time. There weren't any issues related to the multiple events, and if I hadn't seen the Prom attendees taking pictures when we were walking in, I probably wouldn't have known it was going on at all. As long as the venue is used to hosting multiple events, it should be fine!

It depends on the layout and their scheduling. Some venues are more careful about bridal parties not bumping into each other.

It is definitely worth discussing with your venue. You don't want to have a factory feel to it.

I am getting married on the SAME date as you (woo!!) in a venue that will probably have 1-2 more weddings that evening. I loved our venue and we liked March because there's less of the concern for proms, spring formal, etc. Our venue is amazing and they get their rave reviews because they know exactly how to stagger and schedule events so that there is no overlap. We each have our own wedding planner from the venue for that evening and they all communicate via headsets to ensure that there are no overlaps. They won't even valet for more than one wedding at a time, so they space it a certain way. I would talk to the venue and see what processes they have in place to avoid the issues that other people mentioned..especially if you love the venue. Also, check out the reviews -- if this is an issue, it is sure to come out in the reviews!!!