Well isn't that nice for them? Maybe that will work out for me too...you see, I'm having a hard time finding a place to hold the ceremony and I'm starting to worry a bit that I won't be able to find the perfect place...or even the near perfect place.
As I mentioned before, we do have the option of having the ceremony at the reception site. There are a few reasons that I am opposed to this. The first is the fact that the earliest we would be able to start is 4:30 or 5. I know myself and I know that I will feel disappointed if I have to wait to start the whole shebang until 5 p.m. Plus, I would have to take pictures with Sean ahead of time, and if there is any tradition I'd like to hold onto, it's the whole not seeing each other before the ceremony thing. Lastly, I don't trust that the ceremony set up would be broken down and the reception would be put together appropriately within the time it takes to have cocktails.
Sean and I are looking for an alternative site for the ceremony. Our families are of different religions and neither of us are practicing in either. So, we won't be doing a church. So the search for the site has been a bit difficult. In my head I picture us getting married outside, maybe under a great tree(s), or some place that was just really "us"! I've scoured the internet and it haven't really come up with anything that great. We went and looked at a couple places, a conservatory in Mt. Prospect that was just meh, and then we went and saw the Schram Memorial Museum in Glen View.
This place has a nice history, it's located in pretty close proximity to the reception hall and it's very quaint. They don't hold church services there, it's pretty much just for weddings. We went and looked at it and it was really nice, but I just don't know if it's the right place.
The inside is pretty plain, but I just don't know if it feels like us...if that makes any sense. My friend at work is getting married there and she said they are pretty much letting her do whatever she wants to as far as decorations, etc.
It was almost dark out when we were there, so I imagine it would be brighter during the day.
I'm not really diggin the stained glass windows...
I did find one great place, it's a Japanese garden and it looks beautiful. But...it's in Geneva, which I think would be way too far from the reception site, so I guess that's probably out of the question too.
But it's so pretty!!!
I'm going to look into putting a deposit down on Schram, just in case we don't find anything else. My Mom has suggested finding the officiant and then seeing if maybe they have any suggestions. Too bad I have NO CLUE where to even look for the officiant...or what kind I'm even looking for.
