We got ourselves a wedding....

I have so much to talk about since I haven't had time to really blog since our trip to South Carolina. First off We OFFICIALLY have a date!!!!! Wahoo!!!!!! I'm so excited!!!! It's Saturday, April 21, 2012. It's nice to really be able to tell people an actual date. 

Covered outdoor buffet 

One of the "tour guides"

Covered reception/wedding area 

The bandstand 

Indoor reception area 

So a little more about the venue. What can I say, it's absolutely beautiful! We will be having both the wedding and the reception there. There is a full caterer's kitchen, when I say full I mean FULL. My jaw dropped when I saw the kitchen area. It's huge with everything you would ever need. There is building that the girl's use to get ready (with our own private entrance). The boy's have their own Man Cave room to hang out in before the wedding. It even has a fully functional outhouse!!!! Don't worry it has indoor plumbing too! The options some many options for the actual wedding. Almost to many to decide between!!

I have more pictures but I having some issues loading them. I'll try to get those up later on. The place has endless options. It also has a vintage metal playground area, which makes me super excited! For photos that is, I would be kinda afraid to play on some of it lol. 

I also found our photographer! HOORAY! The 2 major things are secured with deposits. That makes me so less stressed!!! Anyway I met this guy at the Wedding Festival we went to. His booth was nothing fancy and it didn't need to be. His photos spoke for themselves. He's a really young guy that has the ability of a seasoned photographer. His name is Marshall and he seems like a goofy guy which is one of the things we wanted in a photographer. 
Check out his website http://marshallgrahamphoto.com/index2.php#/home/

I also got the dress. It was not the I originally posted about last blog but it is on my blog...somewhere. Mwahahaha!!! I'll tell you this much...It's pink and white. I know people everywhere (well at least the one's reading this are going...a pink dress?) My answer: have you seen my shoes? lol. It's a light pink but it stands out. It fits me and my personality to a T. I CANNOT WAIT to wear it! (Someone will have to remind me that when I start bitching about it after a few hours lol) I certainly CANNOT wait to see Ryan when he sees me for the first time. (I don't think I'm gonna make it through without crying lol) It makes me feel like pretty, pretty princess. 


I have been working on the brooch bouquets. My parents has been snagging them for me at the flea market. I picked up a few at the flea market when we were up there. But I have learned that I can pretty much make anything I want into a brooch. (This whole wedding thing has made me pretty crafty. And I LOVE it) Here is a trial run I started with what I have:
  

Well that's all for now. I ran out of patience for today...Blogger is being difficult. I'll post more soon!!!

Wedding planning update

As most everyone knows we are in Greenville looking at venues. We went to one Sunday, one Monday and three Tuesday. The one on Sunday was kind of a last minute entry. It's called the Pond House and it was out in the middle of nowhere. It was really pretty but there were some things that we just didn't like. Monday we went to TimbeRock(see previous blog entry) and we ABSOLUTELY fell in love. The pictures I posted don't even come close to the real beauty of the facility. It is so beautiful and such a nice little setting. It has multiple ceremony area options and multiple reception areas too.  The bride and groom both have separate area to hang out at prior to the wedding (which we thought was pretty cool). 

On Tuesday we went to look at the Greer City Park and we were NOT impressed with it. I mean yes it was so beautiful but its very open to the public and we didn't really feel like we could have the privacy that we want for our big day. Not to mention the guy I originally emailed failed to mention ALL the extra fees and what not when he emailed me. We really didn't a good feeling from it. We then headed up to a place called Song Hill Reserve in Landrum. It was really, really, really out in the middle of NOWHERE!!! The people that showed it were really awesome people and it was pretty but again we didn't really get good vibes from the venue itself. The last place we went to was The Little Yellow House in Landrum(which was also previously mentioned in my blog) We could not look inside the house because someone was renting it this week but after looking at the outside area it was quickly ruled out. 

Sooooooo the point of the whole story is that we have decided that TimbeRock is the place for us. I cannot wait until everyone gets to see the place. We definitely know that it the place that we want to begin our journey as husband and wife and can't wait to share the day with our family and friends. 

On a side note, I also got to try on bridal gowns for the first time today. My mom and I went to David's Bridal in Columbia just so I could try on the Vera Wang dress that I love (also in a previous blog posting) and let me say it was WELL worth the drive lol. They say that the first dress you try on is usually "the one" Well that just might be true. I made it through without crying but it was close a few times, lol. I still have another appointment on Friday at another bridal shop.  Even though I'm in love with the dress I tried on today, I still have to give the other dresses a chance to WOW me like this one did. We managed to sneak a few photos of me in the dress so at least I can compare others to it and don't have to rely on memory alone.