Mrs. Lovebug, Tucson
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Writer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show Contestant
Engagement Date: February 18, 2007
Wedding Date: April 19, 2008
Venue: Historic Inn
About Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
One Lump Or Two?
January 8th, 2008 @ 6:27 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
I’m not getting married in this beautiful, stately, gothic, creepy-in-a-good-way library. I’m not getting married in there because I’m not allowed to disrupt high tea.
It’s the coolest room (and the rain fallback) at our venue, The Arizona Inn, but it’s strictly off-limits for regular nuptials. The Inn is an historic estate built in the 1930s, by a woman named Isabella Greenway, close friend to Eleanor Roosevelt.
It was created, à la the New Deal, as a furniture factory to give jobs to disabled WWI veterans. The Inn has stayed in the Greenway family for generations, and still has an on-site cabinet maker who creates and restores custom pieces for the Inn, like this beauty:
The tradition of serving daily tea to Inn guests has apparently been in place for ages, as well. Because no matter how we pleaded with the wedding coordinator, it was a no-go. Daily tea tradition and all. I suspect it was the first lady’s idea. Thanks a lot, Eleanor!
We do have access to the room after the ceremony, however, for pictures. With all these great fainting sofas and candelabras, I’m thinking we need to do a Tales of Ribaldry shoot.
Anyone else get thwarted in their venue aspirations?
6 Responses to “One Lump Or Two?”
We had chosen an outdoor venue for the ceremony, but when we went to book it, we found out there is a festival on the same day..so we are still looking for a place for the ceremony. As we had already booked our reception venue and set our date on that availabilty, we couldn’t really change our date. So 9 months to go and still searching!
We chose to get married at our venue partly because of the gorgeous mountain views. And I was hoping to have our ceremony under a tree on a hill overlooking them. Unfortunately, at our venue, there are specific ceremony locations which are tied to specific reception locations, and none of them fit the bill. There were the gorgeous gardens, but it was the most expensive location. In addition, to have guests in that area, you have to pay for admission tickets for all of them. Definitely out of the question, so I will have to settle for pictures of the views instead.
JenniferB: did I see in another comment that you’re in Tucson? If so, where are you considering? Just curious. 
Miss Lovebug, we were hoping to have the ceremony at El Presido Park (the historic courthouse) but alas, Tucson Meet Yourself is the same weekend. We are having our reception at the Z Mansion, so I’m looking now at the Train Depot and La Placita Village and a few other downtown locations. I’ll take any suggestions you have!!! Loved your e-pics !(we booked CR too!)
JenniferB: Awesome! You’ll have so much fun with Chris. For the ceremony, I’ve heard good things about the Manning House…or wait, is that for a reception? Ack, some help I am.
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