Weddingbee Blog

This weekend we’ll be driving up to the UP to meet with several of our wedding vendors. I’ve been trying to finalize our plans for decorating for a few months now, and it has been difficult, to say the least. We will be meeting with the decorators on Saturday to see what they have that we can borrow so we don’t have to buy things ourselves, as well as going over their vision for the event. Why don’t we just do the decorating ourselves, you might ask? Because we’re having our reception here…

… at the local armory. And it’s hideous. But it is big enough to comfortably accommodate all of our guests, which we cannot say for many other indoor venues in the area. It is also the only venue that isn’t split up into a bunch of smaller rooms. My only requirements for our reception venue were that it was to be indoors (not willing to chance the weather, I would worry too much) and that no one would be sitting in the “reject room” where they can’t even hear the toasts! Is the armory pretty? Of course not, but at least no one will feel left out!

I’m praying that we can work some magic to make the place look less like a gym. I’m sure it will be difficult, but our decorators and I are up for the task! This amazing transformation by One Source Weddings is giving me hope!

Does anyone else have a venue that needs some work? I hope I’m not all alone on this one! Any tips for working with a blank canvas would be appreciated!