Hi guys! A while back I told you all about the mini meltdown I had while looking for a venue for our May 2014 wedding. My search came to a screeching halt when I found the Olmsted of Atlanta. (Editor’s note: the Olmsted has closed its
“Where are you getting married?” After “When” is asked, people are quick to inquire about the venue you selected. As I began the venue hunting process, I had two rules: 1.) I wanted to get married in a church that looks like a church, and, 2.)
I started thinking about planning the wedding about three months after our engagement. Looking back it was nice to have a few months of “hey, let’s just enjoy this”. Well, the first thing we had to plan for was a venue. Some couples are lucky to
One of the biggest wedding-related decisions is the venue. The location of your wedding is not only the backdrop for all of your photos, but it also plays a huge role in the tone, cost and logistics. One of the best (and free) resources I discovered
Choosing a wedding venue is crucial. The venue typically accounts for one of the larger expenses in your wedding budget, but it also can make or break your whole event! Because this decision is so important, don’t you want to make sure you choose the venue
Because we want to go on vacation! Well, that is not the only reason, but I do believe it was a factor! Okay, in all honesty, I have no idea. Well, I have no one specific answer. There were a lot of factors that led to
Planning a wedding, in Miami, for $10,000 is a tall order; especially for a fancy girl like myself. According to CostOfWedding.com, the average cost of a wedding in Miami is $24,478; that’s not too far off from the national average! So, you’re probably wondering how am
I’m a small-town bride. Like, really small. Like, 1,200 people small. After living in this sweet, wheat farm, rural, wild turkeys in our yard, town of Waitsburg, Wash., for one year, I actually know 90 percent of everyone in this city. And it’s wonderful. But, being
I have found so far in the wedding process that the most important tool to have to keep costs down is the confidence to tell vendors your budget and to ask for price reductions to meet that budget. My photographer was great at lowering her $3,000
One of the most challenging tasks of planning a budget savvy and winter wedding is selecting the perfect venue. Not only does the venue have to be beautiful, during the winter, Dec. 15, it would need to be warm, easy to drive to and under budget.
When we decided to get married in Ocean City, we knew there would be a lot of venues for us to choose from. There are tons of hotels, golf clubs, restaurants, etc. that host receptions in the area. We started with a list of about 40
So far, the reception venue has been the most problematic/stressful part of my planning process. When I first started my venue search, I found that there are actually a lot of nice venues around here. Like most southern cities, there are old antebellum southern mansions that
Once I said yes and made my “OMG” calls, all those stored wedding ideas started flooding in my brain. On the first call, people were asking us “When is the date?” Why do people do that? We are just telling you we got engaged! Give us
Well, I did. I caved. I succumbed. I gave in to peer pressure and I hired a wedding videographer, y’all. I wasn’t going to do it. I was adamant that I had a fabulous wedding photographer and I did not need a video of the day.
As we discussed in my last post, venue-searching was generally a pretty fun process. So let’s review the Heather-and-Jon-perfect-venue checklist: Lots of natural light/nice scenery/plants (conservatory preferred) Not a church or banquet hall (except maybe one with really big windows and a nice view) Back-up plan
