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Art Six
We got a great idea last night. As of now, we're looking into having our reception at Art Six, the coffee shop at which we first met. This site holds even more significance for us as over the past months, we've been praying and doing a bible study there together. So not only did we meet there, but we've been coming closer together every time we visit Art Six. Coffee shops have also been a big part of both of our lives. Zack was a barista for a number of years and my social life has largely revolved
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Venue
Yesterday afternoon we had an appointment at Mendenhall Inn to check it out for a potential Ceremony/Reception venue. I immediately fell in love with the place! ~It's just a really romantic and warm place. Also there was some divine intervention at work. When we went to look at Waterfall Banquet&Convention Center the woman's name was Stephanie. But when we went to Mendenhall the woman was named Courtney! That's just a little to much of a coincidence if you ask me!!! (*Laughs*) So we scheduled
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now i'm fighting with the caterer
Okay so I chose a caterer who not only does a really good job with catering but he's been a family friend for over 10 years. Now before I got into the planning of the wedding, the caterer took it upon himself to plan EVERYTHING for the reception (including linens - even chair covers, eating utensils & cups - which were plastic ware, & set up). My quote sheet from the caterer even included the charges for the equipment rental. This I felt uneasy about because I am a type A and I do have superb
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Votive Candles
So, I went shopping for votive candles for my tables. I would like my reception to be covered with candlelight, without being too expensive of course . This website had the absolute best price for votives and candles! $69.99 for 144. With tax and shipping I paid about $0.63 per votive&candle! Priced in the store I was getting about $0.80-0.85/ votive with candle. http://www.candle4less.com/144-Holders-144-Votive-Candles.pr.1711.htm There is also a coupon you can use if you spend over $100.00
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Details: Photo Booth
One of the most entertaining parts of the wedding for our guests was the photo booth. We are so glad that we ended up doing one. Many of our guests had never seen that done at a wedding before, which made us feel good that we provided something new to them at weddings. We decided to incorporate our guest book with the photo booth and set up a bunch of scrap book pages with photo corners and pretty scrap booking paper for a border and had our guests place their photo on a page and write a note on
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traditional folk musicians
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Champagne Love
One of the bride's friends from Oregon couldn't make it out to Kauai, so she had some Argyle Sparkling Wines sent upon our arrival!
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Night Shot
Here is the view of the property at night. Loves it.
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Banzaiiii!!!!
The bride's uncle, who flew in from California, did a Japanese Banzai toast. Everyone loved it!
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The Money Dance
The traditional money dance seemed like it lasted forever. Some songs we danced to were I'm Yours by Jason Mraz and Ain't No Sunshine by Lenny Kravitz.
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Save the Planet
The bride's cousin and sister reminding everyone to recycle those beer cans!
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The First Dance
Our first dance was to Forever by Ben Harper.
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