Finally!

I can announce our official date!! Christopher and I will be tying the knot on January 1, 2011 or 1.1.11. Neat, huh? Though we had been planning on New Year’s Eve, we fell in love with a venue in which the date was already taken. However, by having our date set in January as opposed to December- by only 1 day later- we saved significantly on our site fee. A tip I recommend to everyone. On season prices and off season prices at certain venues can make all the difference in your budget. And we got lucky in that January 1st is still a Saturday! It also works with most all of our family members, of which I will spare you of hearing all the drama.

Here is our venue! It’s called Asbury Hall and from the moment I walked in I was blown away. You can take a little 360* tour of our ground floor. Make sure to click on the buttons on the top right and see how they transform it for a wedding reception. It’s an old church owned by Ani DiFranco and was renovated to be used for receptions, concerts, and private parties. Our whole event including ceremony, cocktails and reception will be held there. Their are pews in the upper areas on the sides and that is where our guests will sit. They will look down at us as we recite our vows on the main floor in front of the stage. We will then go into our cocktail hour in the basement which has natural beautiful stone and dark wood bar. It’s everything I wanted in a venue. I will walk directly down the center of the amazing wood floors to my awaiting groom. *little squeal of excitement*

Finally having a date, after 6 months of being engaged, makes everything seem more real. At times I never thought we’d actually set a date because I’ve been so back and forth on what I wanted, but now we can move forward and really dive into planning. I have a feeling that even though 1.1.11 is still a year and a half away, it’s going to fly by and be here before we know it.

I can’t wait.