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Venue-Check!

Hi ladies!

I booked my venue today. yea! It was a huge stress relief and I feel so much better. My FI and I went and checked out the Surf City Visitors Center and decided we liked it enough to book it for our Sept 2011 wedding at the beach. Thanks to the two ladies who recommended it (you know who you are). It is perfect for what we need.  
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Re: Venue-Check!

  • edited December 2011
    Congrats! Isn't it exciting to get the big things crossed off the list. :)
  • carolinagal78carolinagal78 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yes it is! Now I need to hire a wedding coordinator and I will feel even better :)
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  • edited December 2011
    ooh congrats!! The Surf City Visitor Center is absolutely beautiful! I'm sure it's a relief to have that done!
  • edited December 2011
    Wish I could help out with wedding coordinator recs. I didn't use one for my wedding (or a day of coordinator, either). My mom & I pretty much directed everything before going to get ready. Hope you find someone soon. :)
  • edited December 2011
    Woohoo for a venue!!!

    Leigh Anne & Billy
    *October 2nd, 2010*
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  • janice1980janice1980 member
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    edited December 2011
    yay, congrats.  It is always a great feeling to get a "check"!!
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  • CJ4578CJ4578 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay! booking the venue is seriously the biggest stress relief I think. Then you can start on all the details! :)
    -- C
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  • alliegator8alliegator8 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay! I am so glad you liked it!  That back wall of windows overlooking the ocean is what really sold me. That and the huge deck.

    Are you lookign for a day of Coordinator or an all out wedding coordinator?  We are using Meredith McSwain as our DOC. She is awesome!

    Let me know if you have any questions I could help you out with.
  • carolinagal78carolinagal78 member
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    edited December 2011
    I loved the windows! They were awesome! It really is a nice lil place. Thanks so much for letting me know about it. It was right in with my budget and perfect for the smaller wedding I'm having. When we went Sat we dealt w/Allen and he was super nice. I'm excited.

    I dont really have a lot of friends or family that could help me out w/the coordinating. I was gonna hire an "all out wedding coordinator" but I think I could do most of the stuff myself and would feel good just having someone there to handle the day of stuff. Any advice is much appreciated. I talked to one planner/ coordinator on the phone and I really liked her. It was Judy Hailey from Total Package Events. I was really excited and ready to book her. She was supposed to email me some pics and a price list but never did. That really made me uncomfortable about hiring her because if she cant do what she said then whats supposed to make me feel like she would handle all my stuff. I've got another call into Bridal By the Sea and I'm waiting for a return call now. Has anyone else used any of these ladies?
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  • alliegator8alliegator8 member
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    edited December 2011
    I have heard of Bridal By the Sea.  Looked into them, but their website was under construction. So it gave me know info.  Meredith was recommended to me by another knottie.  She is very reasonably priced and does this as a side job for fun.  I am on a tight budget.  So I did everything myself in terms of finding vendors and organizing things.  I enjoyed it too.  But I decided to do the DOC just to have someone there to help make things go smooth.  I will need all the extra help I can get that day. Plus I want to be able to relax and not stress out.

    Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out.  I think I interviewed everyone who is a vendor in the area.  I'd be happy to pass along any info. aboyer8 at gmail dot com
  • carolinagal78carolinagal78 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks I may email you. Just to give you my vision and see what you think. I'll keep your DOC in mind if I cant get the other ladies. 
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