Wow! Yesterday was 200 days left until the wedding. When I saw that on the countdown I sighed.
But I definitely think it was a good sigh. Last week, I might have sounded a little crazy in my post. It was a freak out, afterall.
Today, I'm so super happy to let you all know that I found a new wedding venue!
We decided to try out the Fullerton Elks Lodge because they had our wedding date available. On Sunday we had a 3 p.m. appointment, but ended up coming later in the day thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings, football, and me agreeing to do a fireball shot. Bad idea. I hate shots.
I wasn't exactly completely sober when we went to the venue, but I already knew it was pretty. Mostly, I was concerned with the # of people, our ability to have the ceremony, food, dancing, and price. Luckily, all of those aligned! [Can you tell I'm a fairly simple bride?]
Then yesterday I got the fantastic news that we will be able to get our deposit back if I can find a couple to take our old venue. Anyone know a couple wanting to marry in April 2014 in Southern California?
Our original venue is beautiful!
They have a $10k minimum, which is considered affordable in Orange County. The plates were in the $30 range.
Our new venue is nowhere near as fancy, and it has a couple of quirky feels to it (like roll up garage doors) but I like quirky and those doors could go perfect with our vintagy theme. Chances are no one will notice. We're just happy to find a place for all of our people at a very affordable price!!
How is your venue hunt going? Anyone else change their venue with 6 months until the wedding?
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