Six Months to Go! Why not change EVERYTHING!

So ... we have six months to go - and have been working this week on getting a dj, organizing catering, etc. etc. - what a scheduling nightmare. Also, our guestlist ... when we met with Joshua Creek, she told us that the venue could seat 80 people somewhat comfortably inside. At the time, we felt we could be heartless about the guestlist. Turns out, we were wrong. We cannot be heartless about the guestlist. We are at 100 people, and suspect we will reach 110. And it turns out, we no longer can fit at the Joshua Creek venue. So, do we cut people, or do we move the wedding. We were really looking forward to both a dance and also a singalong by the firepit. Which we will have to forego, sadly. But there can still be singing.

So, Twinkie and I ... calmly and rationally (???) discussed the matter of the guestlist and what was to be done. After everyone had time on the naughty chair and then came back to the room, we then decided to research alternatives. And we found one. We called and talked to him and followed him on the QEW to the new potential venue. I'm sure he was listening to music or news in his car. In our car, I was listening to an endless stream of profanity commenting on the potential venue and how much fun we were having. Etc. We arrived safely, and Twinkie informed me that she would politely check out the venue, but she would NEVER have a reception there.

Turns out, she would. It was a great venue, completely different from the other place and way too fancy for us. But reasonably priced, and the best thing is - they will take care of almost everything. And the food looks great and they'll make it nut-free too. PLUS we can have an open bar. For 8 hours. And he said they even make caesars. AND shuttle us back to the hotel across the highway. And by us, I mean anyone who is staying there - and I assume, once people hear about the open bar, there will be lots of sleepovers planned.

Here is a link to the venue so you can see how gorgeous it is:

http://tours.ilookabout.com/tourserver.dll?ID=C500A18B3BAF5BEE&SceneNum=3&ViewWidth=600&ViewHeight=400&ProfileID=BCC&Quality=MED&ImageSize=LARGE&Format=JAVA3&Lang=EN

and here is the hotel across the hotel:

http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com/en_US/hw/hotel/ONTBUHW-Homewood-Suites-by-Hilton-Burlington-Ontario/accommodations.do


Who knew - lets hope we can book it and all goes well!

Yours in matrimony!

Cupcake