Springvale!!!

Yes my friends, we have picked our reception location at last. We even got the sample some of the food (yum!). But enough typing, let me show you the amazingness where Ev & I will have our first dance, and all that other mushy stuff.



It is an Ohio historical landmark! Read the front of the sign.


The back side of the sign.


The entrance/exit from the outside.


The entrance/exit from the inside.


Right by the bathrooms (which are located in the hallway outside of the ballroom)


The ladies bathroom...hey, I think a little space to sit and check my makeup is important!


Handicap accessible makes me happy.


How the whole room looks, sans table decor & set up of course.


The head table will be in front of this.


I don't really know what this is for, but it is still neato.


This will be useful in the winter!


A side picture of the band stand. So excited that we are gonna have an actual band to play. YES!


The bar, something we shall all frequent!

Yeah, I hope you are as excited as me! Lots of parking, right off the highway and they are super sweet and we have loved working with them thus far. YEA!!!!

We made some decisions!

Yes, we have made some choices about everything. Well, I am still debating on some things, but here are some pics to show you what we are thinking.


I hope Evan doesn't see this because it is MY DRESS! Yes, I love it. The bow on the bodice accentuates my smaller chest and the whole thing just looks great on me. I am hoping to add some puffy sleeves to it as well with more bows to match. It will be winter and I want to stay warm.


Since Dumb and Dumber is one of our favorite movies, we decided that we should have the tuxes in our wedding. The blue will look great with Evan's eyes.


I have shorter hair, I am hoping to cut it a little more and do something like this for the wedding day.


My ring! I love hearts and this is just perfect for me.


Something I am thinking of for my bridesmaids, matching my gold ring. The color will look GREAT on Adriane too.


But since Evan and I are also so old school, I thought these might be charming as well. Then Larry could be in a purple crushed velvet tux.


I love how he did in the Wedding Singer, I am hoping to find a band/singer like him.


This cake reminds me of Mardi Gras. I love all the feathers, it adds a classy touch to the cake.


There is a Hooters near the church and lots of hotels and the price is just right! We are hoping to have our reception there and we are trying to convince the priest to have the ceremony there as well, it will save us money!!!


I am hoping to do this at the reception since I never have! The ladies at Hooters said I could. They are super nice. I will have to make sure the photographer get a shot otherwise I may have to do it a few times. This is priceless and needs to be in our wedding album.

Let us know what you think! Oh, I'm so excited!!!!!

Yup, it is kinda like this...

Though I certainly won't start to cry, but would agree if Evan did this.

In other news we visited four different sites for possible reception places & one photographer. It seems that when the word "wedding" is attached to certain things it gives a wonderful reason to make things more expensive.

Possibilities

Evan & I are going to contact a few places that are possible reception venues. The struggle now comes with staying in a budget while having the guest list that we want. In order to have a clearer idea, we have drawn up a list of all the people that we would like to be there and it is quite extensive. This list doesn't even include our parents' friends.

So, now it comes to finding a place that is 1.Big enough to hold all the people we want 2.At a price we can afford. It also raises the question of having either a smaller guest list with a full meal and open bar OR having a larger guest list with hor'dourves, sandwiches and/or soup and dessert (still with open bar of course!). Would this seem cheap of us or would people just have a jolly time drinking and eating smaller fare while dancing the night away? Since the wedding is earlier in the day and the reception would be mid-afternoon I think this wouldn't be an ludicrous notion.

Your opinion is welcomed! Go vote on the side bar.

In other news, I have been looking through all the wedding books, magazines and websites getting a clearer idea of what I would like as far as decor. Since it is a winter wedding, I would like to get all the winter stuff that goes on sale this spring, so decisions should be made soon. Here is a possible centerpiece:


Imagine white roses or carnations in the vase surrounded by rose petals or kisses!