Creating Your Venue Profile: A Step-by-Step Guide

The venue profile allows guests to view information about your venue, helping them plan their event efficiently and ensuring an enjoyable experience. It also allows you to be discovered in the Perfect Venue Marketplace.

What is my Venue Profile?

Guests can explore your Venue Profile to discover comprehensive details about your space, and effortlessly filter options by date, time, and guest count to ensure availability matches their needs.

Your Venue Profile also allows guests to discover and send inquiries to book a space through the Perfect Venue Marketplace. To learn more about setting up your Venue Profile for the marketplace, watch this 3-min video.

Step-By-Step Set Up Instructions:

Venue Profile

This is where you set up the basics about your overall venue.

1. Navigate to Settings > Venue Profile

2. Add in your Profile Banner, Venue Images & Venue Description  (note: required for marketplace venue approval)

3. Add your Venue Address (note: an accurate address is required to be listed on the marketplace)

4. Add Availability Settings

5. Add your Venue Hours

Spaces

1. Navigate to Settings > Spaces

2. Click the space you'd like to edit, and add a description and images (note: spaces must have both an image and description to be displayed in the marketplace)

3. Make sure capacity and Space Type is set

4. To hide a space, click "Hide Space Profile"

Menu

1. Navigate to Settings > Menu

2. Click the menu items you would like to show on your profile and check the "Show on Profile" checkbox

3. Add an image to menu items

Sharing your venue profile page

View and Link to your profile pages from your website in order to let guests browse your spaces, check availability and send inquiries.

Getting Started

1. Add a Banner Image
   1. This will display across the top of your Venue Profile page. This image should be high resolution and no more than 10mb.
2. Add Venue Images
   1. These will be displayed in the carousel at the top of the Space profile page and will be ordered last behind any Space images in Settings > Spaces. They must be under 4mb.
3. Add a Venue Description
   1. Include menu offerings, event types, amenities, and other relevant information guests should know.  
4. Add your Venue Address
   
   1. This will display on your Venue Profile and plot your venue on the map.
5. Add Availability Settings
   
   1. This is where the parameters of your availability will be displayed to guests
      1. Event Duration: Determines the minimum and maximum length of an event that guests can request to book.
      2. Lead Time: Determines the minimum and maximum time prior to the event date a guest can request to book.
      3. Buffer Time: Determines the minimum time required between event bookings.
6. Add your Hours
   
   1. Set days of the week and hours you're open to reflect on the guests' end. 
      1. To set a day as open, check the box next to the corresponding day and select your start and end hours.
      2. To set a day as closed, uncheck the box next to the corresponding day
      3. To block availability for a subset of hours within a day (closed between lunch and dinner, etc.), create a recurring event in your Calendar to avoid bookings.
7. Add your menu
   1. Upload a PDF that will display to guests in View Menu on your Venue Profile.
      

How do I View and Share my Venue Profile?

You can view your Venue Profile by clicking the View Venue Profile button located on the top right of your Venue Profile settings page. This will open your Venue Profile in a new tab.

Once you've obtained the URL for your Venue Profile page, you can easily share it or integrate it into links on your website. For example, you could create a "Check Availability" button that directs guests to your Venue Profile page, where they can conveniently filter availability by space, date, time, and guest count.