Today Jamie and I got up bright and early to do some reception site shopping before we strapped ourselves to our computers to get some work done. It was our first official wedding venture. We drove 40 minutes to Annapolis, crossed the Bay Bridge, and braved the cold...I loved it.
Since it was our first time we weren't all that efficient with our time -- we only ended up seeing one place...but it was one of our favorites from our preliminary searches online. Wanna see? (Wait, is it bad luck for guests to see the reception site before the wedding? Whatev. We probably can't afford it anyway.)
The first one is of the "altar". The second is of the ballroom. I am a fan of this place, but the wallet is not. I look at this one as my ideal venue -- it even had rocking chairs on the porch outside of the ballroom! Dream come true! I love love love the altar -- I think it has a Shinto temple quality (okay, just the shape) that my dad would appreciate. Plus, the bridal suite was awesome.
Okay, I'm done gushing about the expensive place. To tell the truth, this is actually in the middle of the spectrum (maybe upper-middle) available to us. There are some really, truly, crazy expensive places to get married around here! I'm talking $8,000 to get married places (I'm thinking I shouldn't visit those places). I can't imagine what it would be like trying to get married in a city like Los Angeles or San Francisco would be like.
So...what do you guys think of contestant number one?
4 comments:
Oooh. That looks so nice. I like the ballroom. And the rocking chairs sounds awesome. I want to sit in one and be a crochety old woman.
Yay for input. You are my one true friend who actually comments. You know what I just realized? That if we have a wedding in August there will be tons of fireflies outside. Rocking chairs...fireflies...it'll be like in Pirates of the Carribean (the ride, not the movie) at the beginning when you pass that house with the guy on the banjo. Maybe I should hire a banjo artist to play at our wedding.
It looks ok. But I don't see any place for the best man to sing and perform...
Well "anonymous", that's because the best man has unruly hair and needs to shave. I can sense it from 100 miles away. We're going to keep him tucked in a corner. Don't tell him I told you, though...it'll be our little secret.
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