Wedding Venues

Choosing a wedding venue is tough work! I've spent all this time dreaming up what it should look like,  talking to TJ about his vision, and deciding what we thought was most important in a location. Our major decision: ceremony outside, reception inside....that's about it. And I will be honest we don't hate the idea of an indoor ceremony either, haha. We know that we would really love to have the ceremony and reception at the same location and we like the idea of it being at a hotel so guests can book a room there. I do know that the theme of the wedding that we both like is a rustic/romantic atmosphere (nothing modern). So with that in mind, we started our search last week. Our first stop: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. We loved the "Italian" themed decor and the venue has some great ceremony spaces. I really like their ballroom and the Citrus Piazza. We originally liked the Grand Lawn but realized that for a wedding of 120-150, it would be too large of a space. Plus, it was too open and not as intimate as the Citrus Piazza. Pictures are in the next blog!

Our second appointment was yesterday at the Peabody Hotel. I really like this hotel and really enjoyed meeting the event coordinator Juan. Their ballrooms were absolutely gorgeous but unfortunately did not fit in to our rustic theme. They had these huge crystal chandeliers which I could see being perfect if I were planning a different style wedding. So I do recommend them but I don't think we will be choosing them based on the fact that they were too contemporary for us. Here are some pictures! (once again from google)

So we have an appointment tomorrow at the JW Marriott and we are hoping it will be the right place for us! The pictures online are gorgeous! I will post information tomorrow about how it goes. So it will either be the Marriott or the Portofino. Wish us luck!