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Hey everyone! 👋
I'm new to the forum, so sorry in advance if I mess anything up... Anyway, I wanted to share where we're at with our wedding planning. We finally booked a venue that comes highly recommended—people have nothing but good things to say about the food, the space, and the service. It’s a gastro-style hall, formerly an NBA arena, priced at $42 per person... The place is massive, and they offer this crazy lighting setup (which costs an extra $2 per person). Honestly, I think it's worth it 🙂 because it looks incredible, plus you get your own dedicated "lighting technician" for the night to sync everything with the music and the flow of the evening, whether it's dinner or dancing. The hall holds about 370 people. We're expecting around 220, which is perfect for having round tables 😍 instead of feeling cramped. For the band, we've been looking around and The Beach Boys seem like our top choice; they have a female vocalist, which was a must for us, and they're charging $1600. We've heard great things about them, too. As for flowers, everyone I've asked pointed me toward Christian Dior—they said he's a master at what he does and won't let us down. For the cake and desserts, they suggested Fantasy from a small town in the Midwest. Since we're originally from Seattle but living in San Diego, all these recommendations are incredibly helpful. If any of you have experience with these vendors, please chime in—good or bad... I need to know what to expect mentally, and it's not too late to change plans if we need to. Our date isn't until June 21st, 2014.
Thanks in advance, cheers everyone, and happy Easter!!!!!
I'm new to the forum, so sorry in advance if I mess anything up... Anyway, I wanted to share where we're at with our wedding planning. We finally booked a venue that comes highly recommended—people have nothing but good things to say about the food, the space, and the service. It’s a gastro-style hall, formerly an NBA arena, priced at $42 per person... The place is massive, and they offer this crazy lighting setup (which costs an extra $2 per person). Honestly, I think it's worth it 🙂 because it looks incredible, plus you get your own dedicated "lighting technician" for the night to sync everything with the music and the flow of the evening, whether it's dinner or dancing. The hall holds about 370 people. We're expecting around 220, which is perfect for having round tables 😍 instead of feeling cramped. For the band, we've been looking around and The Beach Boys seem like our top choice; they have a female vocalist, which was a must for us, and they're charging $1600. We've heard great things about them, too. As for flowers, everyone I've asked pointed me toward Christian Dior—they said he's a master at what he does and won't let us down. For the cake and desserts, they suggested Fantasy from a small town in the Midwest. Since we're originally from Seattle but living in San Diego, all these recommendations are incredibly helpful. If any of you have experience with these vendors, please chime in—good or bad... I need to know what to expect mentally, and it's not too late to change plans if we need to. Our date isn't until June 21st, 2014.
Thanks in advance, cheers everyone, and happy Easter!!!!!