3-12-2011

Ladies and gentleman, may I present the Peabody Library. On March 12, 2011 Phantom and I will be celebrating our wedding at this gorgeous venue.

Notre Dame Chapel

My step mother is a Notre Dame alum, and the school is less then a mile from the evergreen house so it seemed like a match made in heaven. It was a chapel without feeling stuffy and it was lovely. Best of all, the woman in charge, Bogda was amazing.

I thought we had it all figured out and then ... to be continued.

Belvedere

So we went to the Belvedere and got a tour. We both liked the idea and thought the venue could go well with a vintage speakeasy feel. Honestly I thought it was a tad much for me.

The room we both loved only fit 100 and the menu seemed sort of limited AND worst of all NO Jack. Although I think I might put it in the top 3, I do not really seeing it being a contender. However, we really liked the location, the history and the ease of having everything in one place and near hotels.

Again I took pictures on my phone because I forgot a camera. I am trying to learn how to edit my blog more. However with the feminist conference items eating up most of my time it has been a slow process. We are off to see Notre Dame and the Evergreen House again this weekend for a tasting.

Early Venue Hunt

Evergreen Carriage House - No dance floor with 150, would have to breakdown tables OR do something creative with the stalls. I would love to use the Baskt Theater for the ceremony but it only fits 80 people ... Phantom said we could always live stream it. :picard:

Scottish Mason Center - HUGE it would swallow us, but the side rooms were really cool and were a time warp back to the 50s. If we could afford to invite all of everyone and get a cool band then and only then would this work.

Rawlings conservatory- This would not be a seated reception UNLESS we got a tent which would be added cha-ching. It is a very fun space and if we didn't have seniors and babies to worry about probably would be higher up. We had orginally hoped they would have a space we could use for the ceremony and then conclude at the zoo.

Zoo Mansion Porch - Saving probably the best for last. Penguins at the cocktail. Giant Flemish Rabbit! So there isn't really a dance floor and it is in the shape of an L and sort of tight BUT Penguin!

(please disregard the orange & pink, it was set up for a batmitzvah)

I lean zoo, Bumble leans Evergreen.

British Wedding Mag

Don't do it.

Do not buy it.

I know it seems like a good idea, but as you turn through the pages and see everyone getting married in the most lovely old castles, soon you will want to get married in a castle.

Guess what the USA is not rolling in? castles.

American castle:



British castle: