The show will go on!
Andrew Patton, aka DJ Funky D, has agreed to provide the soundtrack to our wedding. There’s even talk that he’ll do an all-vinyl set.
Andrew also writes for Rob’s website www.donewaiting.com and is part of the Funkdefy DJ Crew here in Columbus.
The first major upset of the wedding vendor campaign has occurred!
We decided to go with a different caterer! We sent in the deposit yesterday for Caterers Three, instead of Weiland’s Gourmet Market.
More as it develops.
I forgot to mention that yesterday we also had a sit down with the fine people at Weiland’s Gourmet Market regarding the catered buffet for the reception. A contract has not yet been signed, but we’re 90% certain that we’re going with them. The food looks delicious, and they have tablecloths in chocolate brown and mint green. What more can you ask for?
I’m not a huge fan of flowers, and looking online, I realized that wedding flowers are RIDICULOUSLY expensive.
I am, however, a huge fan of candy. I did a little more research and voila:
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I also found short glass vases for cheap, so the plan is to fill up the vases with brown and green M&Ms, and then put in four Swizzle Sticks and four Whirly Pops. Instant bouquet! And then, at the end of the night, or even during the reception, everyone gets to dismantle the centerpiece and take candy home!
So we nailed down the location fairly quickly in this process.
We did some research using the Internets, but in the end, we didn’t even bother to go look at any other locations.
Tha Contenduhs:
White Star Farms
We liked this one because of a couple of things. It’s a very unique space…okay, it’s a barn. But the barniness appealed to me, being a country girl and all. I liked the idea of it being almost outdoors, very rustic, very homey. You can even rent a chuck wagon from this joint!
The other good thing was that you could bring your own caterer and alcohol, which is a HUGE money saver.
The downside? Well, it was raaather pricey. It was going to be about $1,500 to rent it for a Saturday. And all you got for that price was two barns and an outdoor area. No tables, no chairs, no linens, nothing. That would have cost extra.
Sorry, White Star Farms.
Tall Timbers
We liked Tall Timbers because it was cozy (re: small), and we could get married outside on a gazebo and then just walk into the building for the reception. The rental fee was great, something like $900 for the gazebo and the reception room, and look at that fireplace! It looked very pretty.
The downside for this one was that you had to use their in-house caterer, which was going to run around $3,000 (!!!) for our head count. YIKES.
Sorry, Tall Timbers.
We kicked around a couple of other places in our heads. COSI, The Columbus Athenauem, Franklin Park Conservatory. Then we realized we aren’t millionaires, and we looked into the YWCA.
We DJ-ed a wedding at the YWCA a while back and it was a really nice affair. You get a ballroom, a cocktail hour room and a balcony overlooking the city. I really liked the get-married-then-eat-in-the-same-room aspect of the place.
The price was right. We’re getting the whole shebang for $1,000 for five hours on a Saturday night. We do have to use one of their approved caterers, but we’re looking at Weiland’s Gourmet Market who will do it for a whole lot less than most of the places we checked out. And it’s good stuff, too. I’m looking at you, Chicky Parm.
The other great thing about the YWCA is that they’ll let us bring our own alcohol AND a Jeni’s Ice Cream cart. Now we just have to confirm that we can get those things.
Congratulations, YWCA! You win!