It's Beginning... Finding the Right Wedding Venue

Ok, this post is going to be very 'picture'esque.

I believe I shared that my 3rd child, Lisa, got

engaged on Christmas Day.

Now the prep for the wedding begins.  In today's world,

you have to find a venue before the church since most of

the venues get booked so far in advance.

We've seen five (5) places and each one is very nice and

very expensive.  First place we looked at was the most expensive

and off in the 'boondocks' so it would absolutely require hotels,

an hour of travel to the venue and my daughter found it and

'fell in love with it' before seeing it live.

 Next, we saw a place on the Main Line that is currently

under contruction and although mood boards do help you

get a better feel for the final surroundings, my daughter is

not the type of person who can envision the final outcome.

But it was lovely nonetheless....

Next, we ventured into the city.

Lisa claimed to not want a city wedding

but we went in to check out a beautiful

ballroom owned by the the top restauranter

in the city.  Breathtaking!  Loved this place,

however, everything was not included and it

seemed a la cart.  Although initially more affordable,

after adding in the parking, alcohol, venue rental, etc...

this place became as expensive as the others.

I know Lisa did not want to have her wedding where

her sister, Rachel, had hers... and  this ain't too shabby either...

but I really wanted her to check out the caterer

Rachel used since they included just about

EVERYTHING in their pricing AND it was

top notch to boot!

No, not the same venue, you see in the three + years

since Rachel was married, this caterer has opened up two

new venues in the city.... so, we went and looked at each one.

First this one, ...

 and the other.....

Oh my, our decision is very tough, each place had

it's unique features that we L-O-V-E-D.

I myself am leaning towards the last two... and I think the bride-to-be is too!

Which do you think is the best venue of the five?

I'll let you know her decision when she makes it up.... til then,

The bells are ringing for Sean and is gal!