flowers...

so it seems eli & i have most of our vendors picked and made deposits...the only thing left to confirm is flowers and the wedding cake. today i met with jocelyn, a friend of the family, to discuss flowers. it was so awesome getting to hear her opinion and also get to see the kids again...noah, hannah, micah, and eli (elijah). so hopefully it will all come together and that will be booked soon. it's coming together......

visit to california center for the arts

eli & i went to see california center for the arts - escondido (ccfa) today to take more pictures of what the layout would look like and what we would want our ceremony & reception to look like. december 10, 2011 (12.10.11). the date is set, the venue is set....a wedding is under way......

ceremony & reception - booked!

so out of all the places we've seen, eli & i chose the california center for the arts - escondido for our wedding. we put down our deposit today. yay! it will be the location for the ceremony & reception...only a hop, skip, and a jump away from each other. haha. we loved it because of how much we could personalize it. it could hold up to 600 (if we wanted), so it would fit all our guests spaciously (but not too much). and we don't have to worry about the transportation from ceremony to reception..it's all covered. also, lots and lots of photo opportunities at this place. i can't wait!!! also, i am looking forward to working with terri as our wedding coordinator. she will help us out to make sure that everything will go smoothly on the day of the wedding.

california center for the arts - escondido

so we are still in the process of looking for a venue for our wedding, one that's affordable, that can fit 300 guests comfortably...that's big enough that it's not too crowded, but not too big that it's not intimate. (i know...it's a lot, but both eli & i are the first ones in our family that's having the big wedding thing..and since i'm the oldest, it's kinda a big deal...). this is the location i had our csu san marcos nursing honor society induction ceremony at, and it's pretty nice and huge too...it also has a place to have a ceremony as well.