All is Well in Wedding World

Well, if you follow my Facebook, you know that we have not been having an easy go of it when it comes to Reception Venues. Though I reported earlier we had found THE place, we definitely did not. Not only did it take weeks for the "coordinator" Kristi Zugai (not name dropping, but name throwing!) to respond to our request to come in and PAY HER and sign a contract, but, when she did finally respond, she lied about calling me (my phone never rang and no message was left ... in this situation, you leave a message), and then we never heard from her again. Finally, after seeing another venue this weekend, I called the manager of The Highland Country Club , Jeffrey Cuny , and he made excuses for their behavior left and right, despite constantly using the phrase, "I'm not making excuses," and then said we could mail him a check for the deposit, and they'd send us the contract to sign. Oh, okay. Yeah. No. When I said I was not comfortable doing that, he simply said, "Well, I'll try and have Kristi contact you if she gets a chance, then."

And that was the end of that. Beautiful facility. Good pricing. Absolutely no communication skills or professionalism. Unfortunately for them, I know a lot of engaged couples (and even had already recommended them to a co-worker, but then hurriedly had to warn her against them! Sorry!), AND I know a lot of golfers. And while I kept my calm when it came down to dealing with them and talking to them (keeping calm during that phone call with Jeffrey Cuny was quite a feat, let me tell you!), I'm sure you all know that the last thing I'm going to do is keep quiet about our experience there. I've already told both the manager at The Georgetown Centre and the manager at The Fez about our experience and I'm certainly not stopping there. Just call me Regina George.

ANYWAY- onto the good things. '

On Saturday, we went to see The Georgetown Centre on Saturday. It is a really nice facility, and the manager there, Amber, is just fantastic. (Really, I whole heartedly recommend this space and have all the information if anyone is interested!) Unfortunately, the room that we wanted wasn't open for our date, and the room that was available just wasn't exactly what we were looking for. I tried to talk myself into it, but, Fiance really wasn't having it. So, I went back to my spreadsheet and tried to look through it again for viable options.

And then I remembered how much I had initially liked The Fez. But I wrote it off because I really hated the name. Seriously, that was my reasoning. Sounds REALLY stupid now, but, I just couldn't see spending all that money on invitations, only to have "The Fez" written loudly and proudly at the bottom. I mean, it's a stupid little hat for heaven's sake! However, realizing we were in a pinch, I e-mailed Debby from The Fez, and in an awesome change of pace, she e-mailed me back, literally within minutes. She set it up so we could come in yesterday afternoon, and so Fiance, my mom and I went out to see it.

And it's perfect.

It hit me immediately. I could see the bridal party there, I could see our colors on the tables, I could see our friends at the bar and our family on the dance floor. I didn't have that with any other place. Not even the first place. I couldn't believe I ever wrote it off, just for the silly name!

Though, we will be referring to it, from here on out, as The Hopewell Events Center. :)

If Fiance ever texts me back, I will confirm that we will be going to sign the contract and pay the deposit on Saturday morning. (Then we will go garage sale-ing for Brooches!) Waiting until next October seems impossible now... guess I'll just have to concentrate on dress shopping and bouquet making!

Here are some pictures of the room (a little dated in decor from the website), and hopefully, as soon as my company's IT department remembers Social Media is part of my job and unblocks me from sites, I will posty more pictures from events that have been held there recently, thanks to The Hopewell Events Center's amazing and frequently updated Facebook Page!