Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Oakhurst Grille & Event Center, Somerset

For a wedding reception at Oakhurst Grille & Event Center in Somerset, the draw is a full-service kitchen and a banquet hall under one roof. It's a restaurant and banquet facility on Glades Pike that invites guests to plan an event in the mountains. Your photographer and videographer will want to see the hall ahead of time to plan the entrance, the first dance and the toasts, since that's where most of your wedding video will come together.

The banquet hall fits gatherings of about 30 to 400 guests, so it can work for a small family dinner or a big wedding with everyone you know. The restaurant's bar and lounge serves cocktails and more than 100 beers. The website doesn't describe a ceremony space, so plan to get married at your church or another site and bring everyone here afterward, or ask whether a ceremony on site is possible. Leave time on your wedding day to travel between the two, and for your wedding pictures along the way.

Because Oakhurst is a working restaurant, ask how a private event fits around regular dining, which parts of the building are yours, and where guests park. Talk through menu choices with the banquet staff, and ask whether the hall has a dance floor and a spot for a DJ or band. If you want portraits outside, ask the staff which parts of the property work for pictures, and visit at the hour your reception starts to see the light.

• Call to check your date and the hall's capacity for your guest count.
• Ask about banquet menus, the bar and room setup.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, and bring your photographer to a walkthrough.

A little about Oakhurst Grille & Event Center

Oakhurst Grille runs as both a dining restaurant and a banquet hall, offering banquets and catering from its Glades Pike location in Somerset.