FAQs

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Check out our Available Dates page here. For weekday availability, send us an email at honeycreekvenues@gmail.com.

Generally between 4 and 6 PM, depending on time of year.

Yes!  Our wedding packages include access for 12 hours, which can be split up for a rehearsal, if desired. The rehearsal may be scheduled the day before, the morning of, or one evening during the week prior to the event, based on availability.

We ask for final guest count to be provided 30 days out from the event date.

Check with the County Clerk’s office or website.

Check out our pricing and packages here.

A signed contract and first half deposit will reserve your date.

Personal checks, cashier’s checks, money order and cash are all accepted. Visa and MasterCard are also accepted with a 3.5% fee added for processing.

Yes.  A $500 damage deposit is required with first half payment. This fee is refunded within 30 days following the event if no damage occurs.

Yes, liability insurance is required for all events.   We will provide the information on how to obtain the insurance. Estimated cost is $150 for one day coverage up to $1M.

Yes!  We’ll work with you to set up your custom floor plan starting 60 days out from your event date.

Our packages include General Cleanup, meaning HCV will take care of all trash once personal belongings are taken. The one exception is catering trash – your caterer is responsible for bussing tables and placing within our trash cans. See the contract and pricing for additional details.

No, only one wedding per day!

Honey Creek Venues provides 8′ banquet tables, 6′ banquet tables, 60″ birchwood round tables, wood x-back chairs, and white folding garden chairs. All tables will require a linen while in use.

Sorry, but no smoking is allowed anywhere on the 26-acre grounds or within any buildings that make up Honey Creek Venues.

Although a wedding planner is a great idea, a planner is not required. However, we do require a day-of point person or coordinator to help your day run as smooth as possible. We offer Month-Of Coordination in-house and have some great vendor recommendations for coordinators as well. You may also choose your own point person to coordinate. We highly suggest that if you select your own day-of planner that it be someone outside your immediate family. 

Our venue is best suited for events of up to 100 guests, which allows everyone to be comfortable within our covered pavilion space.

We’re happy to share past event’s floor plans – reach out for more details.

Honey Creek has a large grass parking area. We also provide close in spaces for guests with mobility limitations and service providers helping to set up for the big event.

We’ll watch the forecast closely several days before your event and have multiple floor plan options ready. A final decision to use outdoor or covered facilities needs to be made at least 24 to 48 hours prior to the event.

We only allow pets for ceremonies if they are accompanied by a designated person/handler. They must be taken off property after the ceremony.

You may begin decorating once your contracted access time begins. All setup, decorating, and vendor arrivals must take place within your scheduled access hours. Note: we don’t allow push pins, nails, glitter, confetti, tape on any wall surfaces.

Since Honey Creek Venues books events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as during the week as demand dictates, all vehicles must be removed from the grounds following the event. Vehicles left on the grounds following an event will result in the loss of the damage deposit.

We do not allow personal items or rental equipment to remain on the grounds prior to or following an event. 

Check our our rentals page to view our current backdrop inventory. Have something else in mind that you don’t see? Let us know! We often are open to building new backdrops, depending on the design. You’re also free to use the entire venue property for pictures.

We don’t allow colored flower petals that may damage or floor, confetti (bio-degradable confetti is allowed), glitter, or any other item that may damage or furniture/facility. Due to the outdoor nature of our venue, no open flames are allowed without a glass surround.

Yes. Our main pavilion is a covered indoor/outdoor space with large doors that can be opened or closed depending on the weather. We also offer indoor getting-ready suites for the couple and wedding party.
Our ceremony turf and cocktail patio are outdoor spaces, allowing for a seamless indoor-outdoor experience throughout your event.

We have an open catering policy at Honey Creek Venues – all licensed and insured caterers are welcome. We work with a lot of great vendors, so let us know what you have in mind and we can work to put you in touch with someone who can help.

No, but we can provide contact information for service providers in the area.

Honey Creek Venues does not provide alcohol or alcohol related services. Clients are responsible for either bringing in their own alcohol or contracting with an alcohol catering service provider. Anyone serving alcohol must be a licensed/certified bartender. A security officer is required for any event where alcohol is served (Our wedding packages include one security officer for up to 150 guests). Events over 150 guests will require two officers to be on duty.

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Yes, a security officer is required for all events.

Fireworks and sparklers may be allowed in limited numbers if approved ahead of time and only if legal within Collin County.

Service providers can access Honey Creek Venues within the contracted service period. Generally, access is available no later than noon on the day of the event.

Honey Creek Venues provides 6 ft. round tables and 8ft. banquet tables for our guests.  These tables are designed to comfortably seat 8-10 guests.

Sure!  Feel free to bring in what you’d like before the event starts.  Once guests arrive, any food or beverage service must be provided by a licensed provider. All alcohol must be provided by your TABC certified caterer or bartender.

Unfortunately we don’t have an ice maker – the client or caterer is responsible for providing ice.

To respect our neighbors, any outside music should be at a reasonable volume and must end by 10:30 PM.