We have a reception venue...

Well this turned out to be a much easier decision than previously anticipated. We found this little joint on the web and fell in LOVE. Well, I fell in love and managed to convince all others in the decision making process to fall in love with it too! Its a RED BARN. I mean who couldn't fall in love with a RED BARN. Maybe its a little of the country girl side of me, but who cares I love it.

Also, it manages to fit our needs pretty well. It fits about 300 people, which is roughly the amount of people we think will come. However, in order to only have 300, the popular one/celebrity of this wedding will need to cut down his invites. Every time I ask him how many, the number creeps up more and more!!;)

Also, they allow you to bring your own caterer, alcohol, etc. Bringing our own caterer will allow us to stay within budget a little bit easier. Also, the alcohol part was what sold us. Since we are both former bartenders, the alcohol must be perfect! More details to come...

I LOVE THIS RED BARN!

This is one of many places we looked for online. We really had to search around for this one, and lucked out that they hadn't been booked up yet. It was interesting when looking at venues the way that they hook you with a ton of costs. At least with the Lodge, they tell you exactly how much it will cost. A lot of the places had catering minimums, fees for people on site, etc. I'm sure this is common but a little annoying.