Well, nearly all of our major venues and vendors are booked for the wedding. The next biggest thing on the list is finding a DJ. It’s funny, I didn’t know that either of us was very picky about music, until…
Florist Found
After all my research, one florist kept springing up. Dawn with Hillside Consultants came with by far the most and highest recommendations of anyone else out there. I spent hours looking through her online picture galleries, pictures of all the…
Reception Location Booked…Finally
Finally! We booked a site for our reception: the First United Methodist Church. It is only five blocks away from Shove Chapel. The reception will be held in their Fellowship Hall. Fellowship Hall is just as nice (if not better)…
Reception Hall Update
While we were driving to Holyoke, we heard back from Mr. Biggs. Everything they told us while on the phone contradicted what we had been told before. Apparently now we cannot bring in our own caterer; we have to use…
The Heat is On: Caterer Search
Well, even without a reception location we thought we might as well start hunting for a caterer. After looking through pricing and other information for several caterers, we’re a bit concerned. Right now our thoughts are that we’ll go with…
Carrie and Jonathan visit the Springs
Jonathan’s solo mission was successful. He decided that both places were worth taking a look at together. So, today we traveled down to the Springs to take a look at Mr. Bigg’s Event Center and Paragon’s Royal Ballroom. When first…
Jonathan’s Mission in Colorado Springs
Jonathan was doing a Pre Paid Legal briefing in Pueblo on Wednesday night, and one in the Springs on Thursday night. He decided that since he was down that way anyway, he may as well check out a few of…
Photographer Checked Off the List
After a tip from my friend, Shannon, Jonathan and I managed to find a photographer who takes amazing photojournalist pictures at an affordable price. He also took my friend Lincoln’s engagement pictures, and those turned out amazing. If you would…
We Asked our Officiant
We had been considering three people to officiate our wedding. We finally selected Pastor John Larson. Pastor Larson has been very involved in Carrie’s life, almost since she was born. He is the Pastor who performed many of the pivotal…
No Polka Club for us
Well, we finally got ahold of the International Polka Club. It turns out that they do not rent the upstairs ballroom to people who haven’t been members for at least two years. We tried everything, but to no avail. They…