1 post tagged “venue”
It's been a while since there was anything to report! It's been quite a stressful month trying to find and secure a venue that ticks most of the boxes. At some point we thought we'd found the the perfect little private cabinet at our local hotel, but after we've already been there to see it and were in the stages of arranging catering etc. we got told that actually, their conference department is closed for the whole of July. Erm. I obviously threw a hissy fit and demanded to know why we got so far in the negotiations without them ever 'realising' this before, especially since the first thing I did was to ask for a free space for that specific date. Well, then they relented and offered us the possibility of just renting the space but providing our own catering, decorations etc. with the exception of having to pay for one of their waiters and buying all the booze through them (paying through the nose obviously). I got slightly desperate just thinking all those zeros they add to each bottle.
The good thing that came out of that mess was that I finally came to my senses and decided to ask Annis to do the catering. Originally I didn't want a friend of mine to be involved in the 'work' side of the wedding as I'd rather have them as guests. But hearing her ideas and advice really put my mind at ease and I decided that yeah, actually I do want someone I know, and who knows me, to be in charge of that side of things. So with that decision we went out trying to source more places.
So, yesterday we went to see Påkas. We actually went there once before, but being stupid, it was the wrong day and we couldn't get a look inside. I sort of decided that it looked too big just from the outside, but what I didn't realise at the time was that they actually rent out just three rooms and a kitchen not the entire building. And what do you know, it was lovely! Really beautifully restored with gorgeous wallpapers throughout. Big functional kitchen with all full service for up to 75 people. I knew it was 'the place' the minute I set my foot inside. Of course there was that one terrible moment of anxiety when the 'matron' realised we didn't have a booking yet and said 'Oh but everyone's already booked for next summer' - followed by the ecstatic sense of meant to be when it turned out our day was still available. So I booked it then and there. Phew. What a weight of my mind!
Now that we finally have a place Susanna can knock herself out planning how to decorate it. :D I want gold and silver balloons though! Are balloons naff? Do I care? :P
When I was in England last I got this (small, not an A4 folder type thing!) My Wedding Notes notebook thing and finally I have something to write into it. Yay. :D I like the feeling of being organised. Even if it's just an illusion.
Seriously, the crap you can buy in these 'wedding planning shops' is beyond belief though. For example, you can get do-it-yourself or personalised made-to-measure invites/thank you cards/other stationery, wedding planner software and folders in all sizes, dried petals in the colours of the rainbow, sweets, poppers, bubbles, balloons, a huge variety of the naffest thank you gifts you've ever seen, and even underwear embroided with 'Bride' etc, under one roof. And that's just the top of the ice berg. Truly frightening places.
