It's 99% Official!

Hilleri went to check out Lake Union Cafe and liked it a lot.  She thought it'd be a perfect place for winter wedding, very classic and with a warm feel.  From my research on-line, it got really good reviews about the service, food, and staff.  It was listed as a top-rated wedding facility for 2007 in The Knot Best of Weddings (magazine).  Plus, it was one of the lesser expensive venues on our list.  They don't charge a separate rental fee, but include it in the food charge.  And they have an option to bring your own alcohol.  Alcohol raises the price of the reception by a few thousand dollars.  So, bringing in our own alcohol will be cost effective for us.  Chuck's really happy has they have room for 2 kegs and supply the taps!  So, its almost official.  Victoria, director of sales and event manager, is holding onto the date for us until Hilleri sees it (which she did).  Now, we just have to give a deposit.  My parents are going to drop the deposit off and secure the date for us.  So by mid-week, we can officially announce our wedding date and location, The Lake Union Cafe on December 6, 2008!  Now the hard part (that's how it felt) is done and all the other planning can start!  Luckily, the Cafe does decorating for the holidays and Hill said we probably don't have to do much, if any, decorating.  That's nice.  We'll probably do a bit with floral arrangements and on each table.  Anyways,  I've talk to a few stationary places to start the Save the Dates.  I'll keep you posted on more.  Check out our wedding website  for posts as well.