First, we finally booked the venue! It is the production building of The Spokesman-Review... This is the only photo that I have been able to find online of the outside of the building. I need to go back and take some outside photos.
Sara brought her camera so we were able to take some photos of the inside, we just didn't take any photos of the outside... oops :)
So the venue is HUGE... there are two rooms, but then the second room will be broken up into two spaces. The first room is where I think we will do cocktail hour and maybe live music (still haven't decided on if we are going to have a band)
So from the first room you can actually see the paper presses, and we should be able to watch the Sunday paper be pressed during the wedding.
This is the second room, that is almost as long as a city block! There is bathrooms in the center to break up the space, we will do the ceremony on the far side, and reception in the space pictured below. We need to decide if we are going to primer the walls or if we are going to hang fabric (I'm guessing paint, as fabric is crazy expensive... for the amount that we would need)
This is the back side of the space, where I think we will do the ceremony. Nothing is set in stone at this point, so it could all change in the next year... But that is how I am thinking it will be at the moment.
Invitations are all picked out, just need to order them, then print them, and figure out how we are going to do RSVPs, I was able to figure out how to do an online rsvp, and know that there are quite a few people out there than will be able just rsvp online instead of needing to send something back. But trying to figure out the best way to communicate this without the "etiquette police" being super upset. Think sustainable :) less paper waste, less gas used...
Last but not least *drum roll please* my photographers have been booked!!!!! I am using Heather and Jon from One Love Photo, they are by far the most amazing and artistic photographers I have ever seen! I'll be honest, I was kinda star struck when I met Heather at the beginning of the month. I kept having to say, "I swear I am totally not a stalker" because I have been following their blog for over a year now, and feel like I kinda know her, even though it was the first time that I had ever talked to her. Sara and I drove to Seattle for the weekend just to meet with her face to face! It was a super fun, very busy weekend, we picked out a brides maid dress for Sara, we visited with Kendra for like 30 minutes before she left to Vegas for the weekend, crashed at her place for the weekend (ya she is that amazing!)... had dinner then watched Marshall's cousins band play the last of 40 shows in one day, met up with Amanda for breakfast, drove to Tacoma to meet with Heather, 3 hours later, all my obsession with One Love Photo was even stronger. I can't even begin to explain how honored I am that I get to have them shooting our wedding!
... here are a few photos to see just how amazing they really are. But really, go check out their blog, right now (right, well after you finish reading)! GO GO GO!!!!
So anyway, that is what is going on with wedding planning as of right now... every month it seems like we get a little farther along in planning. Next up catering, should be ordering christmas/save the date cards in the next couple of weeks. We got all of our engagement photos back yesterday, I have been looking through the hundreds of amazing photos by Julie and Arah from Madeline James Photography. Can't wait to get those ordered and sent off to everyone!
