Hello again! I'm sorry for asking a lot of questions here. It's really nice to have opinions on how to do this wedding planning thing.. really really grateful for wedding wire community.
So, me and FW decided we love Coutts as our ceremony venue. We love it so much that we are willing to provide bus transport for guest Calgary to/from Nanton. It is so beautiful that I wouldn't even need to decorate the ceremony site.
But we are really not a fan of the tented reception. They mentioned that they are building a barn-like structure in place of the tent at Fall 2019 or Spring 2020. Our wedding date is October 2020. and they mentioned if the structure is not done by then, we will have the tented reception. The problem is we travel 6 months of the year for work, and I'm not sure we can worry about the structure not done or done while we are away.
Wedding Wire Photo of Coutts Center at Nanton
Another option we are considering is having the ceremony at Coutts and the reception at The Commons Calgary. I love The Commons because they provide a 3 day rental to set up and tear down. and the Chandeliers are soooo beautiful. We are willing to provide transportation for guests as well and maybe even have a carpool system.
Budget wise... The rental of two locations costs more than one location. It's a 3:1 ratio. (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post rates, maybe private message me if you want to know?) So, should I just stick to one location or two location?
