A change of venue

Last Friday, while getting ready for finals, I found out that our reception venue had double booked us.

No kidding.  Seems like something that only happens in movies or stories right? Not so much.

Luckily I had started to write my papers early, so I frantically finished them and first thing Monday morning I started calling new venues.  After explaining my delima, I was able to meet with three places right away.

Our Lady of the Snows Shrine

Our Lady of the Snows Shrine was great.  The woman I met with was very helpful, the room looked nice (although it was really just a plain banquet room), the food is good, and the wedding package was awesome.  The only problem was that it was about 30 minutes from our Church.  With everyone from out of town we weren't sure we wanted to make our guests drive even farther.

The Gateway Center

The Gateway Center was very similar to the Shrine.  The wedding package was a little different, but overall they were both banquet facilities.  Plain rooms, no windows, but could work.  I wouldn't be able to find out how the food was until January, but it was much closer to the church at only 15 minutes away.  It is right off the interstate and next to a variety of hotels.

The Leclaire Room- Our new reception venue!

The Leclaire Room at the Lewis and Clark Community College was fantastic!  The catering is done through an Italian restaurant in town, which I've had and is good.  The room is gorgeous, with tons of windows, an atrium, and a fountain with tables and chairs outside.  The woman I met with was great, and she will be on hand the entire day of the wedding to oversee the other vendors and keep things on schedule.  The best part? It is literally two minutes from the church! Plus, she went out of her way to make sure we are the only ones who have the room booked that day!

Inside the Leclaire Room, looking towards the atrium.

So with that crisis averted and school finished, I should have more time to work on wedding details!