October, August - who needs two extra months to plan?
So in the end we went with the place that felt more like us. It is a executive club at the top of a high-rise, downtown. I had done a little reconnaissance work on the place and it seemed to be on the up and up. I had heard horror stories about how places upped the price of your event if they heard it was a wedding. So, I had my best friend call the club to inquire get pricing and menus for a “retirement party” on a Saturday night for around 150 people. She and I compared menus and pricing and they were happily the same. Once I figured out they were not giving me trumped up numbers, I called to book them. However, the only dates they had were in April or August. Hmm. My fiance was up for April (he thought you only needed 3 months to plan a wedding, silly, silly man), but I overruled him. As an extra bonus, if a member of the club sponsored us, we could get the “members rate”. I sent out an email to some of my old friends at the accounting firm I used to work for, figuring the firm might have a membership. Sure enough, one of the partners responded and we were sponsored! He will get special thanks at the wedding.
So we had a place and a date. Now the real planning could begin!
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