Sorry this is long, but it's quite a story..
So......we had a meeting at Barnstormer (our original reception location) yesterday evening (17 days before our wedding date). During this meeting, they informed us that they were informed in the past week that they were basically shutdown for weddings because of a fire code issue. The fire marshall would not allow them to host anything in the banquet rooms. II am not kidding. was in complete shock. I could not believe this was happening so close to my wedding day. It was so surreal to me. The banquet manager and owner were very upset (they cried right along with me) and were doing everything they could to get me a place to have my reception.
Well, I went to work this morning and it was quite obvious to my co-workers that I was not in any shape to be working and I needed to go get this figured out. I went home to start calling banquet halls to see if they had our date/time open. One of my bridesmaids was right alongside me helping me make calls. We found a couple places that could accommodate us. Then, wonderful FI surprised me by coming home at the exact moment we were leaving to go check out these places! So, he came along with us.
Long story short, we visited a few venues, went over pricing and ended up paying in full at Crystal Gardens in Howell at 4:30 this afternoon, Thank God! The salesperson we worked with there was amazingly accommodating and helpful. She has gotten us a comparable package and worked within our original price range. Now, I am working on getting word out to our guests!
I hold nothing against Barnstormers, it was beyond their control. And I am forever grateful for Crystal Gardens and all of their help and would definitely recommend them.
I had to share this with all of you, especially since you will now notice a difference in my vendor reviews! I seriously CANNOT believe that this has happened. We've been engaged for almost 2 years and have been so good at keeping all of our ducks in a row and planning so far ahead. It just goes to show you, anything can happen. This experience has brought FI closer together and really opened our eyes (not that we didn't know before) to the idea of what this day is actually about. The only thing that is truly important is that at the end of the day, we will be husband and wife. All of the other things in the middle are fun, but will not change the way we feel about each other.
Thanks for listening!!!!!!!
