Well, basically I pick out what I like, narrow it down to a few and then show it to Sean and hear his opinion. Then we pick. I find that the hardest thing is the venue!
When we were initially planning for the wedding we chose a beautiful location, Dubsdread. It's a golf and country could and has a really romantic feel.
Needless to say, when we had to put the wedding on hold, we also cancelled the venue. So now here we are, pretty much exactly a year later in the same boat: which venue to choose. Sure we could go back and choose Dubsdread again or we could continue looking to see if, maybe, there was something that fit our style more. I do not know if any other soon to be bride had the same feeling when locking in a venue as I did, which was: is this really the right place. All of a sudden I had these doubts, but then I thought I was reading into it too much and it just spun out of control from there. So, here are a couple of venues that Sean and I have narrowed it down to:
1. Buena Vista Palace
It's a wonderful hotel right on Disney property, without the Disney price tag. They have some more budget friendly options for couples like Sean and myself who are, pretty much, paying for the whole thing ourselves and we are also going back to school. The best part of this venue: they offer a lakeside ceremony location and a reception in their upscale lounge from which you can view the Disney fireworks at night.
2. Cruise
We were looking into either a Disney Cruise or Carnival Cruise. The Disney cruise is something we have always wanted to do and is less expensive to their on property weddings. Also, here we are able to get some of that Disney Magic mixed into our special day. The bad part: next to no customization.
The other cruise we looked into was a Carnival Cruise. Again we can combine wedding and honeymoon and they even allow non-sailing guests to attend an on-board wedding, as these are held while docked. This will allow all of our family to attend, without the extra cost of having to book a cruise. The best thing: all inclusive.
3. Winter Park Farmer's Market
After endless hours of searching, I found the Winter Park Farmer's Market building. It has an old world/vintage charm about it with a little bit of romance. Here you can have the ceremony and reception in the same place so there is no need to travel. Best part: you can do whatever you like. There is no "preferred vendor" list that will charge you $139.00 for half a chicken breast and some potatoes that you can get at your next Carabbas. You can make this as fancy or as low key as you like and you have complete control.
So far, I think Sean and I are really leaning toward the Farmer's Market. It's local (only about 15 minutes from our home), inexpensive, and we can design the whole thing from start to finish. I love the idea of a DIY wedding.
What do you all think? Where did you get married or where would you like to be married?
I really like these event places for our parties and wedding. Can you please share some chicago wedding location?
ReplyDeleteI know how stressful it is to find a wedding place! We had the same issue before, and with some patience and determination in finding the perfect place, we were able to find one that also fits our budget. Though it was perfect in its own right, once it was filled up with our family and closest friends – oh, there are just no words that could ever describe what we felt!
ReplyDelete-Walter Tully