I know that I have mentioned before that Rob and I are getting married and having our reception at Willow Valley Resort. However, what I did not tell you is that we, (yes, the ones who are completely laid back about planning our wedding ceremony and reception) rushed into a wedding decision soon after getting engaged.
A few weeks after our surprise engagement, we desperately were looking to get some wedding related items done so we started searching for a venue. We called a few different places, but the only one that was able to show us their facilities, right at that exact moment, was a local restaurant Adelphias. Rob and I instantly fell in love, it was gorgeous, and we were amazed at all they had to offer us for our wedding reception. We knew this was the place we wanted, and set up a time to get our families together to see the site. After our families had seen it and stated they loved it as well, we went ahead and placed our deposit down.
However, after looking at it financially, my parents realized that the wedding was going to be way more expensive then they could handle, and we cancelled our booking and my parents lost the deposit. After this, Rob and I spent some serious time having heart to heart conversations about what we could truly foresee for our wedding. We contemplated a backyard wedding, a park wedding, and even eloping. However, none of those options seemed right for us.
However, while I was at a baby shower for one of Rob's cousins, another cousin, M, was talking about how she had recently been to a wedding at Willow Valley and how much she loved it. My mind went into overdrive and the first thing I did when I got home that night was look up info on Willow Valley. Rob and I drove the two hours to Lancaster, PA and checked out the site. We loved it, and talking about it we realized that in rushing into a decision the first time we had sacrificed making our reception "us". Willow Valley was a place that we enjoy going to together at least a few times a year, Adelphias we have only been to about four times, and it is only about 20 minutes away!
So, to end this post, I want to leave you with some advice. Enjoy being engaged, and don't rush into any decisions until you make sure that the decision is made because it is 'you' and not 'i must mark something off of my to-do list'! Take your time, you are only engaged for a short time before you get married, enjoy it. In the end, I'm sad that my parents lost their deposit, but I am glad this little incident happened. It has made Rob and I much more laid back and we now consider every decision we are making to make sure we want to do it, and not that we are doing it because we feel we should. Besides, who can pass up such picture perfect grounds, just right for wedding photographs and the adorable little white church?
Did you rush into a decision regarding your wedding? Did it work out, or did you learn a lesson, like us?
A few weeks after our surprise engagement, we desperately were looking to get some wedding related items done so we started searching for a venue. We called a few different places, but the only one that was able to show us their facilities, right at that exact moment, was a local restaurant Adelphias. Rob and I instantly fell in love, it was gorgeous, and we were amazed at all they had to offer us for our wedding reception. We knew this was the place we wanted, and set up a time to get our families together to see the site. After our families had seen it and stated they loved it as well, we went ahead and placed our deposit down.
However, after looking at it financially, my parents realized that the wedding was going to be way more expensive then they could handle, and we cancelled our booking and my parents lost the deposit. After this, Rob and I spent some serious time having heart to heart conversations about what we could truly foresee for our wedding. We contemplated a backyard wedding, a park wedding, and even eloping. However, none of those options seemed right for us.
However, while I was at a baby shower for one of Rob's cousins, another cousin, M, was talking about how she had recently been to a wedding at Willow Valley and how much she loved it. My mind went into overdrive and the first thing I did when I got home that night was look up info on Willow Valley. Rob and I drove the two hours to Lancaster, PA and checked out the site. We loved it, and talking about it we realized that in rushing into a decision the first time we had sacrificed making our reception "us". Willow Valley was a place that we enjoy going to together at least a few times a year, Adelphias we have only been to about four times, and it is only about 20 minutes away!
So, to end this post, I want to leave you with some advice. Enjoy being engaged, and don't rush into any decisions until you make sure that the decision is made because it is 'you' and not 'i must mark something off of my to-do list'! Take your time, you are only engaged for a short time before you get married, enjoy it. In the end, I'm sad that my parents lost their deposit, but I am glad this little incident happened. It has made Rob and I much more laid back and we now consider every decision we are making to make sure we want to do it, and not that we are doing it because we feel we should. Besides, who can pass up such picture perfect grounds, just right for wedding photographs and the adorable little white church?
Did you rush into a decision regarding your wedding? Did it work out, or did you learn a lesson, like us?
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