If you want to make your special day really special, perhaps it would be nice to find a more original wedding venue than a church and reception hall. Fortunately, these days the possibilities are truly endless, provided of course that you have the imagination, an original way of thinking and sufficient funds.
All you have to do is to talk things over with your soul mate, and of course, listen to your heart, instead of blindly following colourless rituals. There are lots of alternative wedding venues you can opt for. For instance, why not get married at the zoo? Many large zoos provide all the facilities for a wedding, and it will be rather picturesque to celebrate your big day in such exotic surroundings.
Beaches have become rather popular venues for tying the knot, and with good reason: firstly, if you have the marriage ceremony on a tropical island, there is no need to go somewhere else for the honeymoon, and secondly, there is far less chance of bad weather ruining that special day.
Then the idea of getting married at a sport stadium can also be very attractive indeed, with quite a few couples getting married at alternative wedding venues of the sort these days. And at at the same time it is still original and exceedingly interesting. If both of you are sports fans, why deprive yourself of pleasure of arranging a wedding ceremony at the stadium of your favourite team?
Besides, sport complexes usually have a couple of large halls and conference rooms, so you can continue celebrating there in case of bad weather. And your special day can be so memorable, touched by the surroundings you both love.
Or how about a medieval castle, for the more romantic, and, for the more adventurous, an aeroplane. The possibilities, as I said before, are really endless, and the sky is literally the limit. Your choice of alternative wedding venues ultimately just depends on your idea of the perfect wedding.