Have we found the reception venue?

Perhaps...all signs are pointing towards yes! I need to confirm with the manager, so I'm going to leave you all hanging for a little while longer. I'll be so relieved to have found the place! We went to look at it on Saturday and it's pretty much exactly what we wanted... I'll keep you posted!

Still searching...

We're still searching for a location to have the reception. Pat's schedule is insane and it's hard to figure out a time when we can go and look at different places. I'm about ready to start scheduling "wedding" time into his calendar so we can figure some things out.

The guest list is coming along nicely. It's huge...but we had a feeling that it would be. That's ok, we couldn't imagine cutting it down - we can't wait for everyone to celebrate with us!

Bridal Show

I went down to a bridal show in Portsmouth, NH last night. I went with a Sept. 2007 bride (I'm in her wedding) and we had a great time. I picked up cards from a lot of people and we have a sample DVD from a DJ to watch. I didn't have any of those "I must have this" moments, probably because everything is still so new.

Hopefully when I get home today I'll have some packages from a couple of different reception locations that I had requested. We've definitely narrowed it down, but the final decision hasn't been made yet. It's such a big decision!

Small Update...

There haven't been many updates because we haven't been making much progress! For the most part right now we are trying to find a reception venue that meets all our criteria.

I have been requesting a lot of information from various places and we've been going through it, deciding what works for us.

I think once we've locked in a reception hall, everything else will (hopefully) fall into place.

It's sad though...all I can think about and talk about is the wedding. I must be driving poor Pat crazy! :)

HAHAHA!

Did you realize that the "average" wedding costs $27,000!!!

All I can say to that is YEAH RIGHT! No idea what we'll be doing, but I can guarantee we will NOT be spending anywhere near that amount! Ridiculous!

Update

We visited Point Sebago yesterday and we have definitely ruled it out as a possible reception location. Although the resort is beautiful, I can't imagine eating off "quality" paper plates and Pat said he'd never sit on picnic tables! So far we're in agreement!

We did stop and look at another location and I'm going to call today for some pricing information. We both loved it, but it might be a lot more than we're willing to spend. But the only way to find out is to call!

Oh, my fabulous cousin also took some engagement photos. There are a few that I love, but Pat doesn't want to decide on one until we take some at the ocean. Unfortunately my cousin is heading back to Florida tomorrow so we'll have to enlist someone else to help us out.

Anyone in the Portland area good with a camera?

Monday

Monday will be the first day that we'll be actually doing 'wedding stuff.' We have a 9:30 appointment at Point Sebago in Casco to scope it out for a possible reception location. For a few reasons I don't think it's going to work for us...but we didn't want to rule it out without seeing it.

My cousin is also going to take some engagement pictures for us. Hopefully we'll get a few good ones!