I would have to say last weekend turned out to be very productive! Holly and I managed to find the location for our wedding (we officially reserved the date yesterday), book a photographer for that day, and purchase both of our wedding rings! First off...the date - August 1st. Hey, when you want to get married in August, why wait till later in the month when the 1st is on a Saturday?! Besides, the 1st will be an easy anniversary to remember. I'm just kidding - there is NO WAY I would forget my own anniversary, no matter what the date!!! You do believe me, don't you sweetie?!
The location: Lake Natoma Inn in Folsom. They are having a really good "All-Inclusive Wedding Special" that includes the ceremony and reception locations, buffet catering, no-host bar, champaign fee, set-up, clean-up, etc. That makes it much easier to plan things, especially since I live so far away and can't always be around to help with the planning. There are a couple of choices for ceremony and reception locations, and here's some photos of the ones we chose (click for larger versions):
Ceremony site - these tables and chairs will be gone and replaced by white chairs.
Panoramic of ceremony site - the building on the far right is the reception room.
Reception room
We've also been working on getting places booked for the honeymoon too, especially since places book up fast over the summer. We are planning on staying a few days near Yosemite (already booked), and then a few days near Tahoe (still looking for a place). There's nothing like a trip to the Sierras to get away from the nasty summertime heat in the central valley!
Here's a photo of the rings:
Holly's wedding and engagement rings on the left, and my ring on the right.
Getting this stuff taken care of has been a huge relief to us since it is a lot less we have to deal with in the coming months. Still, we have plenty to do!! Save-the-date cards will be going out soon, we still need to find the entertainment, get a cake ordered, etc. Oh by the way, Holly found her dress already and blogged about it here.
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Ceremony site - these tables and chairs will be gone and replaced by white chairs.
Panoramic of ceremony site - the building on the far right is the reception room.
Reception room
Holly's wedding and engagement rings on the left, and my ring on the right.
3 comments:
I am not Sweetie, but I believe you. You are like your dad and he is better at remembering our anniversary than I am!
You and Holly did a great job of accomplishing much on your last visit. I've never known you to be so motivated before...must be Holly's good influence on you! Everything looks so beautiful!
I thought the music was arranged already?!? And Lynne is just waiting for you to call her about the cake!
I need to go check my calendar to see if I am free on August 1! ;)
Ahhhh it feels soo good to know the place we are getting married and celebrating with the people we are close to! We *did* get a lot accomplished last weekend! God certainly provided for us over and above what we could have imagined! 5 months 1 week!! :) I love you so much! *hugs*
The rings are beautiful. You were right, Holly's looks like a set!
Good job both of you!
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