{"id":52340,"date":"2018-03-29T02:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/perfect-contemporary-wedding-reception-venue\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T23:29:30","slug":"perfect-contemporary-wedding-reception-venue","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/perfect-contemporary-wedding-reception-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for choosing the perfect contemporary wedding reception venue"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are having a contemporary themed wedding, you are probably a very discerning couple. You know that there is a certain level of quality that you want from your venue, and you won\u2019t settle for anything less.<\/p>\n

And nor should you. If there is any day to be going for 100%, it is your wedding day. If you are a modern couple you would be used to high standards, and that is exactly what a modern wedding reception venue should deliver.<\/p>\n

You also want a venue that doesn\u2019t make cookie-cutter weddings, and that will make yours personal and memorable. You want somewhere that will blow your guests away, and have them jealous that they didn\u2019t book their own wedding here.<\/p>\n

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Here is what you should be looking for in your perfect contemporary wedding venue<\/h2>\n

New and well-finished<\/h2>\n

Your best contemporary venues do not need to have been just newly built, but they need to look as though they were.<\/p>\n

These venues have to be immaculately looked after, with as-new coats of paint, crisp white tablecloths, candelabras that are polished until they are gleaming, no rough edges or tears of any furniture, and more.<\/p>\n

The bathrooms have to be new, clean and current day, and very well looked after. Plates, cutlery, and glassware have to be blemish free, stain free and chip free. You should be able to go over the entire venue with a fine tooth comb and not find one chipped bit of wood, one dusty corner or one dirty fork.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9cor and furnishings<\/h2>\n

The d\u00e9cor must be stunning. In a modern venue, you are looking for high-quality surfaces such as polished or parquetry wooden floors, marble bathrooms, either gleaming walls or perfectly chosen wallpaper, and striking furnishings and fittings. There might be crystal chandeliers, or enormous vases, or leather lounge suites, but all of it must be contemporary and must look just right.<\/p>\n

Usually, a modern venue will have a neutral palette, with wonderful use of white, black, tan or grey, with tasteful additions of colour such as blue, green or red. Usually, patterns and furnishings will be sleek and simple, with clean lines, and everything will blend in and have its perfect place.<\/p>\n

The d\u00e9cor should allow for your own personal design touches to be added seamlessly, such as your own colours, centrepieces, floral arrangements and more. A modern d\u00e9cor<\/a> is one that incorporates extra details easily and doesn\u2019t make too striking a statement on its own that would clash with your own additions.<\/p>\n

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Cuisine<\/h2>\n

Modern cuisine has to taste fantastic, but it also has to look amazing. The enjoyment of contemporary food begins as being a feast for your eyes and may assault other senses as well. Plating up and presenting drama and theatre on the plate is all part of the experience.<\/p>\n

It will usually be a fusion of cuisines, or a modern take on just one. This is usually less about big meals like pasta, stew or even buffets and share platters unless they are exquisitely created.<\/p>\n

Dessert can play a big part in a modern cuisine, with individual cakes and tarts looking like miniature art sculptures, almost too good to eat. Almost\u2026<\/p>\n

Technology<\/h2>\n

Your contemporary wedding venue needs to be at the forefront of digital and technological advances, because if they aren\u2019t, then the next venue who is will steal all their business. This can include:<\/p>\n