Event Venue Costs in Toronto
With our homes getting smaller and more cluttered, hosting an event at home is becoming more stressful. We want to celebrate and be with loved ones but with inflation and costs going up, how can we navigate these times in a cost effective manner. Here at The Vandenberg House, we thought we would go through some costs to except when booking a venue for your next event.
Event Venue Costs in Toronto can get a little sticker shocking, but, then again you are booking a space for a private event.
Additional considerations when renting a venue.
- Location Location Location!
- When booking a venue think about who is attending the event and where they live? If you are serving alcohol, encouraging your guests to take a taxi is recommended. If the venue is too far from their home, you may have more drivers than taxi passengers or TTC commuters.
- One way to assist your guest is to offer paying taxis. It’s always a nice touch. Knowing your guests have arrived home safely is super important.
- What does the venue offer in their rates?
- Think about the type of set up you are having. Do you want your guests seated or standing, partial? Does the venue offer furniture and do they set it up for you or is that an addition cost.
- Does the venue create custom floorpans for ease of event execution or are you and the team scrambling to set-up based on a few photos.
- Is A/V included? wifi?
- Cleaning. Who’s in charge?
- A/C. Seems like every venue would have, but not always.
- Managing the Event
- An event can be stressful and overwhelming. Determining who is organizing and planning the event is key early in your event planning process. Does the venue offer these types of services?
- Event Planner | Venue Event Planner | On-site Event Manager are all different roles so be sure to discuss who is managing and how.
- Food & Beverage
- The most important questions. Every venue has a different policy. Some require that you use their preferred or suggested partners, others are open to permitting outside vendors at a fee. A few venues allow food and beverage to be brought in.
- Event Decor
- So many decor ideas that clients see and put on their Pinterest boards are decor elements created by an event planner or ordered by an event planner. To create the vision that the client is requesting, some venue offer some event rentals and decor services so inquire within.
- Florals
- Most social events want florals and these can get costly, however, at our venue we work with our clients to come up with great ideas that doesn’t break the bank.
Inquire within, we have tons of ideas and love talking events! Established in 2015.
The Vandenberg House Team
Event Venue Costs in Toronto
