A Step Backward

Most unfortunately, I got word of some unfortunate news tonight. You see, my awesome parents are back in Wisconsin yet again, helping me by looking at the halls and checking out vendors; and this weekend, they are also checking out other nearby hotels that might offer more reasonable prices for blocked rooms. They stopped somewhere and looked at the hotel and liked it, and the guy at the front desk inquired about the weekend we were looking at so he could estimate the price. After mentioning Aug. 30, 2008, the guy proceeded to tell them that entire weekend was already booked up because of the 105th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson Event. He also showed how rates for that hotel and others nearby were being raised in the area of 50% to increase the profit margin during the celebration.



So, I'm almost totally bummed. We were so close, and now, between the higher prices and the fact that there will be motorcycles roaring everywhere throughout that weekend, I think we'll have to move the wedding date.

It's crazy how attached you can get to the sound of a single day when you're under the pressure of an upcoming wedding. I'm trying to be extremely laid back about everything, but it's still disappointing to hear about this news - and aggravating that the reception hall people never mentioned this Harley convention (although it seems from the article above that the event was just announced officially about 3 weeks ago).

On a somewhat positive note, my folks ate at a restaurant tonight called the Thunder Bay Grille and apparently loved both the atmosphere and the food, suggesting it might be a fun spot for a rehearsal dinner.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

Looks Like We Have A Date!!!

After consulting with many of our friends and family, we have decided that having our wedding take place over a three-day weekend would be best, so we chose Labor Day weekend of 2008 - making our official day August 30, 2008!!! OUTDATED INFORMATION: DATE IS NOW SEPTEMBER 6, 2008!!!

The great thing is that the church we like, St. William (in Waukesha, WI), is available and celebrates only one wedding per weekend - so there will be no rushing around or conflict with another party. A Eucharistic wedding ceremony will take roughly 45 minutes, and the latest they will perform a ceremony is 2pm, so most likely we'll go for that, considering it will give people time to eat lunch and get there without being rushed, and if we're leaving there by 3pm, everyone should be arriving at the reception hall within 15-30 minutes after that.

Another great thing - I think we're going to book the Country Springs, which is this really pleasant hotel / waterpark / conference center. We'll probably celebrate in the half ballroom, although we might step up to the Grand Salon to have a more private setting. I'll wait to post pictures until everything is set in stone, but for now we're starting to get contracts drawn up and it's exciting.

Finally, as of this evening, we also have a Hindu ceremony date as well - October 11, 2008. You can read about that here. ;)

Location & Accomodation - Almost Finalized!!!

• St. William Parish - 440 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha


• Country Springs Hotel - 2810 Golf Road, Waukesha

I'll let you know as soon as we've finalized the contracts!!!