Venue hunting: Day 1
Yesterday we had appointments at two venues: The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (heart of downtown) and the Stuart Avenue Inn (near downtown, about two blocks from our first apartment together).
First, we went to the KIA. I adore the KIA. Some of you may remember me babbling incessantly about the Chihuly glass exhibit they had there a couple years ago. The lady we talked to was very nice and I love that there are no regulations about photography. She suggested doing the ceremony in the lobby...we kind of liked that idea! Even if we don't end up doing the ceremony there, I think I would love some photos there. I would love to get one involving the line of people out front, and one in front of the entrance with the Chihuly chandelier in the entrance hall. The following photos are of the front of the building, the lobby area, and the auditorium room:
Next, we went to the Stuart Avenue Inn. leandra_nyx was married there, and seemed to have had a good experience, plus the idea of it being in the same neighborhood we had our first apartment in appealed to the romantics in us ;-) Since our wedding will be so large we would have to have an outdoor ceremony, and the reception somewhere else (because it can only last until 10pm there, and Dan is set on a late night thing :-P Obviously the anti-social in me disagrees ;-))
This is a view of the area I think I most like for the ceremony:
Did I mention all of these were taken yesterday, and now we have about a foot of snow outside? Yeah. :-P
First, we went to the KIA. I adore the KIA. Some of you may remember me babbling incessantly about the Chihuly glass exhibit they had there a couple years ago. The lady we talked to was very nice and I love that there are no regulations about photography. She suggested doing the ceremony in the lobby...we kind of liked that idea! Even if we don't end up doing the ceremony there, I think I would love some photos there. I would love to get one involving the line of people out front, and one in front of the entrance with the Chihuly chandelier in the entrance hall. The following photos are of the front of the building, the lobby area, and the auditorium room:
Next, we went to the Stuart Avenue Inn. leandra_nyx was married there, and seemed to have had a good experience, plus the idea of it being in the same neighborhood we had our first apartment in appealed to the romantics in us ;-) Since our wedding will be so large we would have to have an outdoor ceremony, and the reception somewhere else (because it can only last until 10pm there, and Dan is set on a late night thing :-P Obviously the anti-social in me disagrees ;-))
This is a view of the area I think I most like for the ceremony:
Did I mention all of these were taken yesterday, and now we have about a foot of snow outside? Yeah. :-P