Planning a Party
The first event that any soon-to-be-married couple must organise is, of course, an engagement party. We had been talking about a possible engagement party months before the actual engagement, not long after we moved into our current residence. This is mainly due to the fact that we now live somewhere that is suitable for hosting a cocktail-type party due to its open plan layout and courtyard.
Once we became engaged, the party hit the backburner as we looked at wedding venues and talked about all manner of "big day" things. But we soon began to realise that a party needed to be had, and that unfortunately, our place was not big enough to fit all those we wanted to share our celebration with.
Over the last couple of weeks the search has been on to find a venue to host our engagement party. We had already semi-committed ourselves to a wedding venue one hours drive from many of the invitees, so a venue closer was a preferable choice. We brainstormed a few ideas and Janet suggested a local art gallery which, after a recent renovation, was sporting a modern cafe and was perfectly suited to our tastes and passions - Janet being an art and design enthusiast.
To be continued... :)
- Stuart
Once we became engaged, the party hit the backburner as we looked at wedding venues and talked about all manner of "big day" things. But we soon began to realise that a party needed to be had, and that unfortunately, our place was not big enough to fit all those we wanted to share our celebration with.
Over the last couple of weeks the search has been on to find a venue to host our engagement party. We had already semi-committed ourselves to a wedding venue one hours drive from many of the invitees, so a venue closer was a preferable choice. We brainstormed a few ideas and Janet suggested a local art gallery which, after a recent renovation, was sporting a modern cafe and was perfectly suited to our tastes and passions - Janet being an art and design enthusiast.
To be continued... :)
- Stuart
posted by Stu at 9:04 pm
4 Comments:
Hey guys, I turned around a reply to your email a few mins after you sent it to me, if you didn't get a reply from me, you'd better send it again
Eh, our filters are so tight it's ridiculous - I'll send from my alternate email!
-Janet
I heard the Kangaroo Ground nursery turns itself into a pseudo venue off-hours. (See my rant about venues too.)
Ren - we're planning on visiting Daylesford very soon, for my birthday, and the Convent Gallery is a must see on my list - can't wait! Oh, and those 'exquizeet' chocolates!
DJ - I hate these 'shanty venues' as well.
We wanted to have a cocktail-style party, so that it felt a bit different from the sit-down multi-course wedstravaganza.
Luckily, the gallery we've chosen has a striking cafe, which specialises in event catering.
This way, our guests get to enjoy chef-prepared canapes (rather than the heat'n'eat variety) in a purpose made space, but can journey beyond to experience the art should they so desire.
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