I'm engaged, I'm engaged. Now what's next?

First of all CONGRATULTIONS! How Exciting. Now you can begin the planning process. How fun! But where do you begin?

Before we even got engaged, Bill and I had talked about what type of wedding we both wanted and what was important to us. A small, intimate church wedding with close family and friends. So, with all that in mind, I set out upon a search for the perfect place for the reception...Oh boy, I was totally overwhelmed with options and ideas. In keeping an open mind, I went with my Mom to a few places that I hoped would turn out to the just what I was looking for. I figured if I narrowed some places down, Bill and I could make the final decision together.

Banquet room - check. Golf course - check. House on Lake Michigan - check. Fancy resort in Northern Michigan - check. Private restaurant - check. Victorian Hotel - check.

After day 1 of serious looking, I was exhausted and thought, okay lets just run off and elope. At the end of a long day, Mom and I went to dinner with my Dad. Tired and hungry, I asked him to pull over please, I wanted to check out Stafford's Perry Hotel, where we had an appointment the next morning. I walked inside and immediately thought, WOW, this is beautiful. Very elegent, very classy, just my style. I looked around a bit and almost forgot that they were still outside waiting for me! They decided to come in after me and we looked around a bit more and I knew we'd be coming back the next day to meet with the Sales and Event Coordinator.

The next morning we got up bright and early and headed back to Stafford's Perry Hotel to meet with Kristina. She has been wonderful to work with and I promptly decided this was the location for us. She has been nothing but professional in answering ALL my questions.

Courtesy of Stafford's Perry Hotel


Veranda at Stafford's Perry Hotel

Okay, the point of all this is to say - its all about you and what you invision for your perfect day. Let a creative thinker help with the details. After talking it over with Bill and my parents, I realized it wasn't so overwhelming, I just needed to refocus on what was important and forge ahead. If you happen to feel this way, contact me and know that I would be happy to help you in anyway I can. That's what I am here for. I help coordinate all the details no matter how overwhelming it seems.