Still searching for a venue...

Since my last blog I have ruled out the Lincoln Center, because they also now require you to use the Glover mansion Catering Company... LAME! ... and they wanted $4,700 to rent the whole building!!! I don't get why so many venues use Glover, they have the worst customer service, and awful food! Anyway... in the long search for a venue the amazing Sara came across Camp Mivoden in Hayden Lake. It has dorms, both indoor and outdoor places for the ceremony depending on the weather, I actually really love the indoor auditorium. They are reasonably priced, and then all the out of town people would have a place to stay, it is $58-78 a night there and that includes 3 meals and full use of the camp. They even have an indoor pool and hot tub.

I think it would be really fun to get there a day early and do the rehearsal dinner there, just a really huge bbq with anyone who shows up a day early instead of doing a formal dinner that night. That way we will be able to hang out with all of our out of town guests who get in early a little bit more than just at the wedding. Then maybe have brunch Sunday morning for the people who stay Saturday night.

This is a image of a wedding in the auditorium.

I haven't been able to find any invites that really jump out at me at this point, but here are a couple that I have bookmarked. I like the idea of having a formal invite, because if we end up at the camp the rest of the weekend won't be very formal, but I would really like to have everyone dressed up at the wedding at least. Having a formal invite really seems to set the stage, and give the people an idea of how to dress for the wedding.

I have been pretty sure since we first got engaged that I just wanted the bridesmaids to just pick out a purple dress, any color, any cut not matching just purple. But the girls haven't really seen anything that they love, and so I have been on the hunt for something that I like. Today when Sara and I went to the bridal fair and during the runway show a girl was wearing a dress like these dresses made by twobirds in NYC. They have lots of different colors, so the girls could all have different color dresses.

I never really thought I would ever want to do the whole awkward guarder removal deal... and I still don't think I will be down, but I would really, really love to rock one of these lovely guarders! So pretty!
I am still in the planning a wedding isn't fun at all stage. I think I would be just as happy getting eloped. But, I really want to have my family with me, and when Marshall and I both add up our families its a lot, and I would hate to leave any of them out! That and we have way too many friends :)