Showing posts with label Wedding Venue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Venue. Show all posts

Monday, September 20, 2010

Wedding Photos Part 1: Rehearsal

I'll be posting photos from our wedding in several parts, which may or may not end up in chronological order...we're still sorting through photos from family, friends, and of course our amazing photographer.  If you haven't already passed on your photos, we'd love to see them!

With that...

Our wedding rehearsal was on Thursday, August 19 at the farm.  Thank you to Uncle David B (so many Davids) for capturing these gorgeous photos!

We practiced lining up and walking in for the procession...






We reviewed the ceremony...


And family and friends had a chance to see our wedding venue...









It was a lovely evening, leading up to a great rehearsal dinner (the next day) and of course the BIG DAY.

Monday, September 21, 2009

More Craven pictures

Last Wednesday we returned to Craven for a meeting with our caterer.  It was a gorgeous morning, and we got to see the end of the wedding season and prep for the pumpkin patch,


A wagon we can use for gifts.

 
 The grassy area will be used for the cocktail hour, or we will tent it for ceremony if it is a drizzly day.

 
 This is the area where guests will walk in.  The ceremony will be straight ahead, cocktail hour to the left, and reception through the barn doors to the right.

 
 Looking back at the parking area.  They are going to be adding a few more bushes here.

 
 The ceremony space.  We will have a long aisle, and will have the arbor straight back by the corn.

 
 A closer look.  I call this the corn amphitheater.

 
 This is the area of the farm to the side from the wedding area.  We can take pictures here, and the tents you see will be used for the buffet and potentially for the ceremony.

 
  The side of the barn where the reception will be held.  The tent you see is where the buffet will be, next to the caterer's station.






 
 A separate barn by the parking area.  The car to the side is closer than people will park on the bug day.  We'll be able to take photos, and maybe even do the bouquet toss from the top area!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Craven preview

A couple of weeks ago we visited Craven Farm (our wedding venue) with Dave's parents, my mom, and my brother Ryan. We wanted to let them see the space to help us envision the wedding and plan.

I thought I'd share a few preview pics of the indoor space. Unless there is an unexpected monsoon, we plan to have the ceremony and cocktail hour/pre-dinner mingling outdoors. Dinner and dancing will be in the barn.

This is the bride's ready room. I'm so excited about being in here with the girls! There are double mirrors at the counter, a larger mirror for looking at dresses, a little sink/vanity, and all with great photo potential.

This is the hallway from the main reception area to the bride's room. The restrooms are to the left. They have these great black and white images of weddings.

Another shot looking down the hallway. I like the proximity, but privacy.

There are double doors on either side of the barn that we will have open. We won't be having the hanging around the door (not my taste), but will probably hang something fun on the sides - I'm contemplating vintage seed packets...

Here's the view of the main barn space. It's a backwards L-shaped room, and we'll fit the tables in the tall part of the L, with dancing in the short part. They use this space for a variety of purposes throughout the year, so you are seeing their equipment in the background. Through these double doors is a separate cookhouse for the cater, so the buffet will likely we under a tent right outside to save space.

I think everything will look great when we get it all decorated!