Hi ladies! I'm new to this board. Just got engaged in December and due to work schedules plus me starting school in the fall, we have decided to get married this summer. Our tentative date is June 28, which is one of the dates our church has available. I've been looking for reception venues but my dream venues are already booked (of course).
The venues I've found that are available are more banquet hall-y, which is not really my style or what I had in mind. (I initially wanted a rustic barn reception.) There is one venue though that's really glamorous. It's a dance studio in a big shopping plaza. It has really pretty up lighting, chiavari chairs, and gorgeous chandeliers. It's also right next to a really modern bowling alley. Anyway, the church ceremony is at 2 and the latest it will go is 330. It's about 20-30 minutes from the dance studio.
My questions: since the studio doesn't have a dedicated cocktail area, would it be crazy to rent a room at the bowling alley and do cocktails at the bowling alley before moving to dinner and dancing at the dance studio? If I did cocktail hour at the studio, I'd have to rent more hours which are more expensive there than renting a room at the bowling alley. Is this a totally dumb idea????
TIA!!! Sorry this was so long. I'm starting to freak out about how much there is to do and how much we will have to spend ahhhh