Monday, September 22, 2008

Real Weddings: Choosing a venue and a date

Our first wedding planning task was to find a location for our wedding. We weren't planning a church ceremony, and both agreed we liked the idea of holding the ceremony and reception at the same place. We also looked mostly north of Pittsburgh, since that's where we live.

Some of the place we looked at online:

By looking online and contacting these sites for some more information, we narrowed our choice down to two: The Grand Ballroom and The Atrium. After visits to both, we selected The Atrium.
What we loved about The Atrium was the light, open feel of the whole place. It felt perfect for a summer wedding. Also, David very much liked the idea of an outdoor wedding, but the thought of weather issues scared me. At The Atrium, they offer an indoor greenhouse for ceremonies, as well as an outdoor gazebo. We didn't need to decide until the day of the event which option we would use.

I also loved The Atrium's packages, because they were so affordable and included a lot of things we would have had to pay for elsewhere, like centerpieces. At the same time, there was a good amount of flexibility for things like menu choices.

Now that we had our location, we needed a date. We had decided on a late summer wedding, because I wanted about a year to plan and because all of our brothers were in school out of town. At the time, all of the August dates were already booked but one--and it was on hold. We picked the last weekend in July as a back up, and waited another week before we got the call that August 11 was free. . .and our wedding officially had a date.

16 comments:

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Mathew said...

I think before selecting a wedding venue we should discusses about some others and collect some information from internet and magazines.We should also check the money which we paying for the venues is worth or not ?
May i right ?
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Vintage Rings said...

What a tough decision!
We've put our best (and it wasn't easy) to get to this phase - the wedding, and now there's another headache in deciding how to do it? :)

Yeah, well, you're right about the "where" and "when", but it is also important to think about the content of the event - the "what" and "who"!

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Date is important for the success of the wedding,

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Steve Robbins said...

There would be a lot of consideration needed to be taken care during the preparation of the wedding. All of us wants to have a perfect wedding day and the solution to our problems regarding this matter is that we need to sort out all the things that we like. It will be easy for us to decide where and when should the wedding be held. The answer lies in our self too. The most important thing also is that the messages of the special people who will do an important role in the event such as the best man. Giving a speech is not that easy, most of the best man are having a difficult time to express how happy they are for the couple. Their role can also lead the event into a much unforgettable moment of the couple's life. And if your best man doesn't have an idea, then here's a solution for him, Best Man Speeches will help him out.

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I was going to say The Atrium stuck out to me on that list! So beautiful, you have great taste. :) I'm always conflicted about indoor vs. outdoor weddings... in the right conditions I think I'd prefer an outdoor wedding... just hard to predict the weather!

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