country club

well, we finally settled on a venue for the reception! and i am sooo excited! let me start from the beginning....

several people had suggested we use the Stadium Club on Troy's campus for our reception. i'd seen pictures and it appeared to be very nice with lots of windows for sunlight (its a 2:30 wedding.) well, the Stadium Club is apparently very busy and did not have a weekend available this fall. so we had to settle with the ballrooms on campus, which i was not happy about after visiting there last friday afternoon. the place was not what i had remembered since i attended Troy, and i was very disappointed in the "cheapness" of it. and i was pretty sure they had recently ripped up the carpet because there was a huge red circle in the middle of the floor that said TSU, and Troy has not been TSU since 2005!!! i have also been very upset with Troy because I have yet to receive a confirmation for the ballrooms and catering. the catering woman was a complete snob last friday when i met with her, stating she was too busy to email me the quote she had promised me two days before. well, it's been 11 days since i first spoke with them, and jacob and i have called twice asking for a confirmation, yet they refuse to send one. i felt that if they had someone come along and request a reception that they would make more money on, they would ditch us and book them! so let's just say i've been very uneasy about using Troy as our reception venue.

well, tuesday night, one of jacob's best friend's father called and stated he would sponsor us to use the country club. we went there right after work today (i had never been there) and as soon as we walked through the doors, i knew i wanted to use them! it's exactly like i pictured our reception being. lots of windows for natural sunlight, casual, yet elegant and fancy at the same time. it's perfect! and then to find out that things like table clothes, glass goblets, glass plates, and real silverware are included in the price was awesome! Troy charged $1.35 per person for plastic tableware items!! we sat down with the man in charge and gave our deposit and made a menu tonight!! and the best part... the total for our entire reception (minus the cakes) is only $300 more than what we were going to have to pay at Troy for JUST the food!!! how crazy is that??? i love saving money!! i think i'll give mr. wise a very big hug for sponsoring us and allowing this to happen!

i'm so excited about the wedding. everything seems to be coming together now and things are less stressful! i'm glad now we decided not to elope! haha