Thursday, April 29, 2010

Grand Island Mansion -- Our wedding location

James and I have picked our date and our location.

We are getting married on October 14, 2011 at the Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove.

These are the "Save the Dates." Since we both met while on the Delta College newspaper dealing with photographer I loved the idea of using a Polaroid template. I just found a Polaroid online and put out photo in the picture area. Some rhinestones will be added to the bottom and black card stock and a magnet will be added to the back.

Here are the shots I took from the first time James, his mother, my mother and I went to the Grand Island Mansion. We feel in love the moment we stepped out of the mansion.

Here is where we will exchange our vows (unless weather gets in the way -- there is a space inside the wedding will be moved to if foul weather comes rolling in on our day).

Facing the other way from the gazebo.

The view from the mansion standing near the gazebo.

Inside where our guests will eat.
We will be placed back in between the pillars in the back near the glass doors. I think I have a better picture later on.
We are going to do a buffet style for dinner and here is the room where the food will be.
Here is the second room we might have to use. The other room will fit about 106 people, but we are inviting about 130ish plus children since all our friends have babies already.

This is where the dance part of the reception will take place and the alternate location for the wedding ceremony if weather is bad.

The bar (which will be a no-host bar) and pool table in the back. This is also the room where the photobooth will sit in.

The other view of the dance floor.


This is the brides dressing room.

There is a min-theater where either a children's movie will be played for the kids or a looped CD of photos of James and I.

We are planning on staying the night with some of the wedding party and family. This is the room with a fire place where a good portion of the bride and groom's stay in to keep warn at night.

Here's the fireplace.

The alternate view of the dinner room where we will be placed in the middle pillars with a sweetheart table and the wedding party of each side of us.

This is the other bedroom where bride and groom's pick due to the spa tub in the back doors. I still don't know which room I want, but maybe leaning towards this room. Although I'm pretty sure the bed in the other room look bigger.

This is the lounging around room where there will be a no-host bar and pizza after the wedding to the ones who stay the night with us.

The upper hanging our room, but we may not need this area if we only have seven room needed.