The Big Reveal!!!

So, as some of you know, Andrew and I selected a wedding venue (ceremony and reception in one location) a few nights ago. We had struggled among three locations and had a really hard time letting go of the idea of having our wedding at these other locations. Because of that, we ended up "sitting" with the idea for a few days. Andrew worked at some gigs in San Diego and Huntington Beach, and while he was there, he bounced our idea off of a few people. Meanwhile, I kept the location secret among my friends. I didn't need to bounce it off anyone because I knew everyone would think it's great! Because of that, I didn't need to tell them, only to find out that Andrew was uncomfortable with our decision, and we would have to change it...making me go back to my friends and family and say "Oh ACTUALLY, we're doing it here."

Well, it turned out that Andrew got some great feedback and is excited about our decision! He sees how it fits us.

So, without any further ado...as our contract is being drawn up as we speak...Andrew and I are looking to get married on Saturday Evening, November 7th, 2009 in the Rose Court Garden at Disneyland!!! Followed by a a reception at Sleeping Beauty Pavillion.

We're SO excited to being one step closer in making it "official"!

Breathe!

I need to calm down. :-)

This excitement for Villa de la Vina (aka The Bachelor/Bachelorette house) parallels to the excitement I had for the last venue we saw. I've constantly been checking Andrew's and my joint email account to see if they've emailed me back. I've emailed them through 3 websites ~ each, I'm sure, contacting someone different. Finally, it dawned on me to call them directly. Hey, that's what I was doing when we began this venue search! Somewhere along the way, I got spoiled by emailing the venues for information.

Anyway, I reached someone at the catering company that works with Villa de la Vina, and as she was taking my information, she asked "Did you send us your information earlier today?" I chuckled and said "Why, yes, I did!" LOL. She said that she printed out that information and gave it to Danny, who handles all of Villa de la Vina's events. He's gone for the day FOR an event, but he should be calling me soon. HOORAY!!!

Now to sit here and wait...

*twiddling thumbs*
*whistle, whistle...*

Just One More, Please?

SHUT UP!!! ABC's The Bachelor house is available for weddings?!?

Perhaps the venue search wasn't over... ;-D

A New Finding!

So, while we're in this "lull" in waiting to see our possible venue choice (Sunday, March 1st ~ 1 week and 5 days!), I went back to the website to gaze at the photos and lust... In the middle of this lusting, I noticed that the bridal room has, on its wall, a painting that I was SO close to buying 9 years ago when I moved into my first apartment! Umm...coincidence?

A Venue that Beats Out Disney?!?

The other night, Andrew and I were going over the Disneyland menu selection, playing with numbers, and paring down our guest list to see how we could make a Disneyland wedding work. Andrew asked if we could really bring our guest list down so low, and would I be able to give up an upgrade at Disney. I paused. No, I don't think that's possible...but...there was another venue where we could have our 100 guests (give or take a few), and I could comfortably let go of Disney. Wha-wha-whaat?!? I KNOW!!!

Earlier that day, I discovered the most beautiful place! Larger grounds with a castle, tower, gazebo, a lake with swans...all within our budget! While I had emailed and texted Andrew about this venue earlier in the day, did we think he would look at it that very same evening? Nope! Not until I said I could possibly let go of Disney. THAT caught his attention. He looked at the website and was blown away by it, just as I was.

One small catch is that if we decide to have our wedding there, we will have to move up our wedding date to October, as that's when the venue closes its wedding season...and we had JUST decided on a very potential wedding date of Nov. 10, 2009 (descending numbers...11-10-9...yes, we're dorks :-)). Perhaps we could do October 10, 2009, which is also the same date as my friend, Kisha's birthday. :-) 10-10-09 isn't as cool as 11-10-09, and there's no way we're gonna wait till 10-10-10! LOL ~ yes, I know, I get it. We're dorks! :-)

Tomorrow, we will finally be heading out to the Queen Mary. All these venues have A LOT to compete with now...