mel
August 12th, 2008, 04:49 PM
The time came for us to pony up the rest of the money for our wedding location. Although we quickly discovered it wasn't really the rest of the money but more a small dent in the overall bill.
We did not realize when we set the thing up that we would have to pay for a few additional costs. You know. If we wanted such things.
Like tables. Chairs. Lighting. Tent. Flooring (which is required).
One of the reasons we chose the location was because of the great deal. If you reserve one of their event spaces, you get everything for free if you pay for the cost of catering and bar. This is a smokin' deal. Unless you want your event outside. Then it's a whole other ballgame.
So we bagged the whole thing. Fortunately, we got our money back.
I had a conference with Ronnie and Angie who were both excited to help put together an event on a budget and we started kicking around a bunch of ideas. Angie suggested Jeff and I sit down and discuss the top priorities for the event - as in the top three things that neither of us wanted to compromise on. We had the same intentions: Family, Friends, and a relaxed event with great food and drink. But one other issue we both agreed on was not having to adhere to someone else's schedule. The hotel had all kinds of requirements for time that left us both less than enchanted - like music having to be off by 9:00 pm. You know - just about the time we'd be getting our drink on.
Somehow - we narrowed it down to the idea of renting a house somewhere and making a weekend of it with a much smaller group than we had originally planned. We spent an evening online at our respective computers, googling location possibilities from Mt Hood to the beach. Then he found a fantastic place and we both loved it from the start.
The house, which sleeps 15, is now reserved for the weekend of October 3. On the night of October 4, we are hosting a cocktail party - during which, at some point, we are getting married. Our closest friends are staying with us so we are going to have a blast. My parents are looking into renting a house nearby - as are my sisters and other close friends and family.
We are both really excited about this whereas the other event... Well, we didn't talk about it too much and we were both dragging our feet on it. This time - however, he was all over picking out invites and talking about food. So it is way better.
Anyway - here are a few pictures of the house.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/LivingRoom4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/LivingRoomWindow3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/ExteriorBack.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/View3-1.jpg
And a link:
Our wedding website. (http://www.mywedding.com/jeffersonandmelanie/index.html)
We did not realize when we set the thing up that we would have to pay for a few additional costs. You know. If we wanted such things.
Like tables. Chairs. Lighting. Tent. Flooring (which is required).
One of the reasons we chose the location was because of the great deal. If you reserve one of their event spaces, you get everything for free if you pay for the cost of catering and bar. This is a smokin' deal. Unless you want your event outside. Then it's a whole other ballgame.
So we bagged the whole thing. Fortunately, we got our money back.
I had a conference with Ronnie and Angie who were both excited to help put together an event on a budget and we started kicking around a bunch of ideas. Angie suggested Jeff and I sit down and discuss the top priorities for the event - as in the top three things that neither of us wanted to compromise on. We had the same intentions: Family, Friends, and a relaxed event with great food and drink. But one other issue we both agreed on was not having to adhere to someone else's schedule. The hotel had all kinds of requirements for time that left us both less than enchanted - like music having to be off by 9:00 pm. You know - just about the time we'd be getting our drink on.
Somehow - we narrowed it down to the idea of renting a house somewhere and making a weekend of it with a much smaller group than we had originally planned. We spent an evening online at our respective computers, googling location possibilities from Mt Hood to the beach. Then he found a fantastic place and we both loved it from the start.
The house, which sleeps 15, is now reserved for the weekend of October 3. On the night of October 4, we are hosting a cocktail party - during which, at some point, we are getting married. Our closest friends are staying with us so we are going to have a blast. My parents are looking into renting a house nearby - as are my sisters and other close friends and family.
We are both really excited about this whereas the other event... Well, we didn't talk about it too much and we were both dragging our feet on it. This time - however, he was all over picking out invites and talking about food. So it is way better.
Anyway - here are a few pictures of the house.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/LivingRoom4.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/LivingRoomWindow3.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/ExteriorBack.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/swpdxgirl/Yachats%20House/View3-1.jpg
And a link:
Our wedding website. (http://www.mywedding.com/jeffersonandmelanie/index.html)