we (or i) have decided on sunday, june 7, 2009. why sunday? well, it's a lot cheaper. like 50% cheaper. and much easier to find places. also, it makes more sense to me to get married on the "sabbath" because you usually have your rehearsal the day before and it would be best for most of our bridal party to do this on saturday instead of a weekday.
the time we're planning on according to the venue we're looking at is 3 PM. yes, it's earlier than "regular weddings". eff that. i like the afternoon. people are less likely to wonder why we aren't serving alcohol (ps we don't want to) and less likely to want a full dinner. also, since it's a sunday, people could spend the weekend in indy, make the wedding the finale, and have enough time to drive home (not drunk since we aren't serving alcohol) and go to bed at a decent time so they can work monday (not hungover because we aren't serving alcohol).
the location i found and currently favor the most is valle vista golf club and conference center in greenwood. it's about 20 minutes south of downtown. i went to see the exterior today to see if it would be worth touring and it's in a very nice area down the street from the greenwood park mall. if the outside is anything like the inside, WANTS. it's not "too much" for my taste - nice and classy, and best of all - freakin affordable. the ceremony is $425 and the reception is $16.95/person. that's it. and it includes everything - chairs, linens, staff, food. the food included actually sounds good too, especially for an afternoon event. deli sandwich station with potato salad and hummus and pita bread, cheese, fruit, veggies, three hot appetizers, and drinks. awesome.
so more about the location. valle vista is a golf course, but they have this little area called the veranda. it overlooks the golf course and it's technically indoors and covered, but the walls come down to make it like you are outside. it's perfect for someone like me who is a freakin psycho about weather. it's basically useable no matter what kind of weather you have. and it's REALLY pretty. see:
they offer horse and carriage rides for the bride and her father to the ceremony, and then for the husband and wife afterwards. i haven't decided if that would be totally awesome or if i would feel like a douche.
michelle, one of my bridesmaids, has already bought her freakin dress. she bought it to wear to a prom so she could get more use out of it, but i still find it amusing she bought it already. the colors for the wedding are marine and silver, so the dresses are marine and im letting them choose their own styles in that color. here's the one she chose:
Diana, Katee, and Bre - you have to pick different styles than that. it can be similar, but not that exact one. nyah nyah.
i think that's it for updates. we're planning on engagement pictures may 14th and looking at dresses for the first time around then as well. so with the help of david's bridal dress your wedding fun tool, here's what our wedding is looking like:
From the far left, that's Michelle, Diana, Katee, Bre, Me, and Nathan to the best of my ability using the limited hair/skin combinations. I'm not saying who the groomsmen are yet since lazynathan has yet to tell them.
1 comment:
uh, yea i totally call the dress that i am in in that (creepy) picture. DIBS. and also, i don't look as good in real life as in that picture.
secondly, i really do like the venue. i think it's cute and awesome.
thirdly, i will be laughing extremely hard at you if you do the horse and carriage thing with your dad. :D
d) is that may 14th of this year or next? just thought i'd check.
i think thats it for now.
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