Location: Bass Lake Park ($1000/event. Includes tables, chairs, small kitchen area, AV equipment, deck overlooking lake and conference room (for reception). Includes set up and take down. After hour fees apply. Alcohol Allowed, but must hire off duty officer to supervise. $100 deposit.) We have not yet booked the date, but I was assured that they have plenty of openings for next June. We will likely have to act on this soon though. More photos can be viewed at: http://www.hollyspringsnc.us/dept/park/basslake/rentals.asp
Budget: Still being discussed, but we would rather not begin our marriage in the hole. Food, drink and location are the most important, we want our guests to be comfortable and have a good time.
Colors: Sore subject. Currently liking coral/pink and green, but I have also been intrigued by orange/pink/green and purple/green/and white.
Theme: We would like to have a crafty/eco-friendly/do-it-yourself theme to our wedding. There will obviously be some things that we will have to purchase pre-made, but we have talked about making our own invitations, putting together favors, and I am interested in constructing flower arrangements/bouquets to cut down on costs.
Number of Guests: I would say a max of 75.
Invitations and Save the Date: No designs yet, but we would like to make them if we can. I will soon post some of the favorites that I have seen so far. Maybe we can discuss how to make them. I have also decided to create a wedding website as we get closer to the date. It is offered for free via theknot.com, and it is basically a digital invitation where I can post reminders for guests, and directions.
Catering/Cake: TBD; Still looking for a reasonably priced caterer who is able to serve vegetarian fair that isn't just pasta. lol
Beverages: I think I would like to just have a few wine selections on the tables to go with dinner. Crates of wine can be purchased from Harris Teeter at a 10% discount, and they offer a decent selection.
Music/DJ: Since the location has AV equipment we are talking about creating our own playlist for the reception and hooking up our ipod to the sound system.
We are also interested in having any musician friends play for the ceremony if possible.
Photography: We tentatively have 2 friends who are trying to increase their portfolios and have offered their services for a small fee. Our plan was to have two people covering the event, in addition to whatever photos family members take.
Favors:TBD; there are way too many cute ones to choose from. But once again, we are looking for something we could make.
Table Arrangements: TBD All I know is that the chairs are white.
Flowers: Unsure, but I am keen to hydrangeas and roses. I'm leaning towards flowers that I could easily obtain myself.
Dress: Still looking; have plenty of time for that. Trying to find one in the lower budget though. Looking at e-bay, thrift stores, and warehouse sales.
I have decided not to pre-select bridesmaid dresses, but rather give them a specific color and ask them to select their own which suits them best.
Gifts: Trying to think of the nicest way to tell everyone that we would rather receive a monetary gift. We are also thinking of adopting Michelle's idea of donating money to a local pit-bull rescue.
Btw...Emerson will be our ring bearer. :)
That is all for now. Hope that wasn't too much for you in one go. lol
I guess we should decide on which area to focus on first. Since the location is pretty much settled, maybe we could talk colors and invitations? I will try and post some of my favorites to narrow things down a bit. Thanks for reading!
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