Hello brownsugarbride, I completely undestand your point. To define a location will be one of the most difficult things in the wedding process so if you are not really sure about certain locations you should take the site inspection as a part of your wedding budget. When the couple hire our services before a site inspection we normally send photos, links, reviews and ask them to send us also photos from their needs and taste so we can together define their top 2-3 options for locations depending on their budget and needs. Depending if their choices are AI or private locations we also suggest hotels, villas or condos for their guests to stay. If they have a catholic ceremony, we also visit the Chapel. On the same day or the day after we arrange meetings in our offices with all the vendors such DJ, sound & lighting system, dance floor, musicians, flowers, decor, tablecloth, photo, video, furniture, cake tasting so bride and groom can meet them, see their work, prices and their offers. If Bride and Groom have a private venue then we also arrange a menu tasting with wine pairing and cocktails depending on clients desires and needs. We have been working like this for more than 7 years already with great results! Here is a link where I talked about it in this forum: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/a/what-is-a-wedding-site-planning Hope the above helped a bit! Kind Regards,