The logical way to start would be simply picking a date and place, but it seems that when you begin planning your wedding less than seven months before you get married, you actually have to tentatively decide on a date... and then try to find a venue that works.
For example, the venue I truly thought would be ours:
Photo credit. The Cleveland Park Event Center of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
It's beautiful, yes, but it's also in a park with a ton of meaning to Nathan and I. We first stumbled across this park while geocaching after a Christmas shopping trip. We returned less than three months later for our one-year "dating anniversary." We came back again several times before ending up here the day we got engaged.
Almost fortunately, we didn't get engaged in this park. Otherwise the email telling me the park was booked for all five—yes five, including two Fridays and a Sunday—dates I was interested in would have been more devastating (drama alert) than it already was. I didn't love the venue so much that I was willing to completely reschedule our wedding plans. Not available for our first or second choice? Ok, I can work with that. Not available for our fourth and fifth choices? Let's take a look at the other options.
Photo credit. The City of Greer Events Center in Greer, South Carolina.
Photo credit. The Davenport in Greer, South Carolina.
These two? Both booked for our top choice. Not only that, there is apparently a Family Festival in Greer the weekend I want to get married... no thanks, I'm not going to battle for limited parking spots and event space on the day of my wedding.
Time to move on.
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