How to pay venue?

We also had to give a certified check for our final payment.

We were asked to do certified check.

Bank check is the most secure for all involved, as the money is guaranteed funds

Cashier's check would be best.

Not sure if it is an option but, our venue let us pay by credit card. We had the money saved so weren't at risk of interest charges but, it let us earn a bunch of reward points which was nice.

You can only purchase a money order for a maximum of $1000. So if you're payment is more than that you would need multiple money orders. My venue accepted my personal check without any issues. If they want something "guaranteed" I would do a cashier's/bank check.

Most venues require cash or money order

We did our deposit via credit card and then half of the minimum food and beverage payment a month out, with the final amount being due the day of the wedding. Since we did consumption bar and about 75% of the food, this left a pretty large sum. Ours was fine with a credit card, although I know that's not always an option. We wanted to put as much as possible on there for the points.

Credit card. That also insures you in case of any issues since they cover problems, plus earning rewards points.

We were able to do a credit card authorization for our venue, then just immediately paid off the card!

Our venue took our credit card/debit card so we used that for the remainder balance. For the deposits we used personal checks.

My venue had electronic drafts set up to my checking account so as the payments came due their accounts receivable department would email me the invoice and then receipt for the payment. It came directly out of my checking account so it was convenient.

How does one even get a "bank check" in this day and age? My bank claims they do not exist.