Ahem.
Billy and I are so busy that the most popular time for us to talk about the wedding as of late has been while we're nodding off to dreamland. The next morning I can never decipher the dreams from the realities... Ah! Betrothal bliss!
We are still in the narrowing down stage. However, all the wedding etiquette books, big day to-do lists, fiancee forums and bridal sites I can get my naked hands on seem to be telling me the same thing: Spare your people the anxiety and decide on a date and a location ASAP! So, sorry to keep you all waiting on the edges of your seats for this update. As you're reading this, be sure to pipe up so that we know exactly what you are thinking when you're thinking it.
Here goes.
Stop #1.
PROS
-This chef is a pimp!
-Right on Highway 1.
-Site takes care of ceremony and reception.
-Staff is super professional and experienced.
CONS
-No outside food or beverage allowed.
-Payment Options: Government bailout? Dine and dash? (Note to self: smoothly suggest proper footwear in invitations...)
Stop #2.
Mendocino Woodlands Camp One
PROS
-We could all stay together in a private area where there would be no curfew and no need for designated drivers.
-WHERE THERE ARE DECOUXS THERE WILL BE DANCING and this venue is supposed to have "the best dance floor on the West Coast."
-Privacy and middleofnowheretude (this is one of our pre reqs)
-A caterer in the area highly recommended at the very least looking into this spot.
CONS
-It is technically camping, and even if we bring in a personal chef and kick ass band... it is still camping (ie limited amenities).
-May be TOO remote for us ruggedly-challenged folk.
Mendocino Woodlands Camp One
PROS
-We could all stay together in a private area where there would be no curfew and no need for designated drivers.
-WHERE THERE ARE DECOUXS THERE WILL BE DANCING and this venue is supposed to have "the best dance floor on the West Coast."
-Privacy and middleofnowheretude (this is one of our pre reqs)
-A caterer in the area highly recommended at the very least looking into this spot.
CONS
-It is technically camping, and even if we bring in a personal chef and kick ass band... it is still camping (ie limited amenities).
-May be TOO remote for us ruggedly-challenged folk.
Stop #3.
PROS
-Freaking BEAU-TI-FUL.
-Right on Highway 1.
-Don't need to order flowers. Dahlia garden has got it covered.
CONS
-We would ALL have to drive back and forth to wherever we party/lodge for the night.
-We would ALL have to drive back and forth to wherever we party/lodge for the night.
-They do LOTS of weddings, so chances are, it may not be as "personal" as some other venues...
These ideas need further research and development to be seriously considered:
1. Apple Hill - How's that for a clean break from childhood, eh?? eh??
1. Apple Hill - How's that for a clean break from childhood, eh?? eh??
2. The Starship Enterprise - Maybe we could get that big hunk of man to conduct the ceremony...
3. Outer Mongolia (Hey, Kathryn! We could bring the wedding to you!!)
We are visiting the Mendocino area this weekend for taste tests and site tours. So, check back on the sixth for real live updates and maybe even....drumroll please... definitive decisions!
We are visiting the Mendocino area this weekend for taste tests and site tours. So, check back on the sixth for real live updates and maybe even....drumroll please... definitive decisions!
4 comments:
Outer Mongolia! Outer Mongolia! \(^o^)/
Oh, wait - maybe you don't want to blow all your money on airfare. And I'm not too sure that wedding cake with yak's milk frosting would taste all that great. And I guess you might actually want other family members to attend. Hmmm... Guess that means one of the CA options would be better.
So, I have a couple of questions.
1. Just how far are the Botanical gardens from any lodgings. I mean, are talking a nice 20 min. drive, or an "Oh-my-God-are-we-there-YET?!?" kind of drive?
2. Just how ridiculously expensive is the Little River Inn option? Is it doable with some help? Because, you know, I might be convinced that you'd rather have some help with wedding costs than the His and Her neon paisley luggage I've been eying as a wedding gift. (Although, who WOULDN'T want neon paisley luggage? I mean, you'd never have to worry about spotting your bags at the airport ever again. Not to mention, they'd be really easy for the airlines to track if they got accidentally sent to someplace they shouldn't.)
3. The Mendocino Woodlands Camp - If you have the wedding there, can I wear jeans and boots?
I'm sure whatever you decide will work out fine. And just for the record; if you can get Patrick Stewart to officiate, I'll wear any darn thing you like.
I'm in favor of the star ship enterprise. But only if Jean Luc Picard will be there. I just love his bald head. Makes me go weak in the knees.
Love. Your sister. Chrissy.
Top 3 reasons why you should get married on the Starship Enterprise:
1) Mom will be ecstatic - it's exotic, far away from Sacramento and nice views (only problem: no antiquities)
2) Jean Luc Picard (need I say more?)
3) You can beam in the bbq & potato salad - no wait time, no rude catering staff, no extra fees - just push a button
Just watch out for Borgs...
xo
Chrissy
Dear Sister!
Amy and I would like our matching paisley luggage set with Yak trim please!
We are actually pooling all our money right now for the officiant - Agent Starfleet gave us a quote of 350 Darseks/hr + Simonizing session - It's a steal!
So Mendocino is out - too far, too $$$, too "not us," too everything (for a wedding - otherwise it was absolutely beautiful).
Might have jsut been we left all our tie-dye and day-glo at home.
Go Yaks!
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