Save the date

Source: Frejm

It's official, the big day has been locked in.....for March 2014! Plenty of time to plan. Unless of course, you're a wedding planner. In which case you like to be organised well in advance for absolutely everything.

To this end, the church has been booked and the reception venue provisionally held. Deciding on where to hold the ceremony was a no-brainer. A cathedral in my home town where my parents and grandparents were married, where I was baptised, where I have been a bridesmaid and attended the weddings and funerals of loved ones will be the ceremony location. My ever-accommodating fiancé was fine with it. He has been married before after all, and had no particular ties to a location in Australia, having grown up in the UK.

On the other hand, it was quite a strange feeling doing reception venue site inspections for my own wedding. Having cast a critical eye over so many spaces for my clients, it was a very different scenario when it came to selecting my own. Ultimately, we went with a space that had the right 'feel' for us. It is perhaps not the space that shows off my beachy home town to its best advantage or a space perfectly designed for events, but it is a space that reflects our personalities and style. A restaurant converted from an old theatre with critically acclaimed food and loads of character - I can picture the photos already!

Now, onto the fun stuff!