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Ive googled, I've searched, but since this is my first time getting married, I dont know exactally what I am searching for.
Its going to be a smaller Wedding (50 ish)
Indoor/Outdoor not important (yet)
Not a Church
A more unusual setting
Wow Factor with a budget
Needs to be able to support the reception with more people
Looking in Snohomish, King, or Skagit County
On another note.....
I dont drink, I would rather just have a reception with food and no alcohol. I know this is "my" day but is this fair? I just dont want "my" day to end up being around tipsy and drunk people who dont have the manners to not drink alot, knowing that I dont drink. KWIM?
I'm not in your area, but try this site www.theknot.com, they may be able to help you. Otherwise, check with the local parks dept. or maybe even a local restaurant with banquet facilities. As far as drinking....it IS your day, so if you want it alcohol free, then so be it!!!!!
I don't know a specific venue in those counties, but I know a landscaping nursery in Kitsap county that acts as a wedding venue. They have a large indoor shop and when they do a wedding they move a few arbors around and move some plants in to make a pretty area with tables and chairs and a central area for the wedding to take place. During nice weather guests can wander the grounds which are landscaped nicely. Maybe there's a place like that in the area you want to have your wedding?
What about Woodland Park Zoo? Or Seattle Aquarium? I've seen some pretty photos of weddings in both locations. They probably do weddings at all the local museums - science center? flight? art?
Best of luck
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Woodland Park Zoo is a great suggestion! I had a friend get there about ten years ago and it was beautiful.
As far as serving or not serving alcohol. This is YOUR day. It's that one special day that is all about you and your husband. It is absolutely okay not to serve alcohol.
By the way, Congratulations!!!
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Thank you for your replies. I did think about the Zoo but need a location that we can also have the recption at. I am going to research local Gardens, that was a good suggestion. I was pondering the idea of a Wedding in the San Juan's but thought about if the guests would be willing to drive that far and spend that money on a Ferry?
If you look at the zoo website and search for weddings you'll see photos of weddings and a link to a caterer - I think you can do the reception there, too.
__________________ It is an interesting and demonstrable fact that all children are Atheists, and were religion not inculcated into their minds they would remain so…–ERNESTINE ROSE, 1861
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I lived in Skagit county for over 10 years, and spent a lot of time also in the Snohomish area.
So, I do want to comment about indoor v outdoor.
I personally would do indoor, unless it's late July or early Aug. And I've seen that go badly too.
If I chose outdoor, I'd choose a location that has a backup indoor location that is set up and ready in the case of uncooperative weather.
Just my 2 cents.
Since I don't know exactly what kind of wedding you want, I hope these help:
If you hadn't said not a church, I'd have suggested Blanchard chapel in Bow, WA.
It is a former church on a rural site, has a small garden and a meadow. Offers indoor and outdoor events.
Very reasonably priced, up to 125 people. Lot of locals use it. It's about 15 min north of Mt Vernon/Burlington.
blanchardchapel.com
So, here are my other suggestions, in no particular order:
The Grand Willow. It's on Dunbar Rd in Mount Vernon, WA.
Very prettty indoor location, and I think they offer complete services
grandwillow.com
Craven farm in Snohomish has a wedding barn that is pretty cool.
It is rather rustic though. Full services I think.
cravenfarm.com
Larkspur farm is another outdoor location in Mt Vernon, can only do indoor events up to 35 though. outdoor can accommodate more.
larspurfarm.net
Whispering Firs is a lodge type location in Mt Vernon. Lodge type as in there is a moose head in the great room.
Offers indoor and outdoor, full service I think.
whisperingfirs.com
While you are searching, you may see a place called The Quarry. I think it was featured in Seattle Bride Magazine. It's an outdoor location.
Just as an FYI, the business/property is currently for sale.
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Since I have only lurked here, I never registered until tonight.
I did find the Quarry yesterday! Its perfect its beautiful. But I too think that if it was in doors I would not have to worry about the weather. I think I might have found the perfect place (with out fully seeing it) but I read some reveiws that make me wonder.
It is the Monte Villa Farm House in Bothell
I am in my mid 40's I dont need a fairytale wedding.
I have been with this man for 10 years already
I JUST got a ring on Valentines Day!
Thatgirl98277:
Thanks for your reply, I will check out the link when I return home from work!
Congratulations, Jeannine! I think you should make this day whatever you want it to be. If you want it alcohol free, then it should be alcohol free. Just promise me you aren't doing your own flowers! Let someone else handle that for you. Wherever and whenever your day happens, I hope it is a wonderful one.
I don't have venue suggestions, but I do have a comment on your alcohol question. Do most of your guests drink? Is the reception a morning one, mid-day one, or evening? If most of your guests drink, they'll expect alcohol. If you're having a non-morning wedding, they may also expect alcohol. As someone who has been to many, many, okay, too many weddings (I estimate about 40), I've found that the receptions without alcohol lose about 90% of their guests after they eat and the receptions with alcohol retain their guests for quite a while after. If your guests drink and you want a short reception, don't serve alcohol!
That being said, this is your day and alcohol or no alcohol is YOUR choice. If you don't want it there, don't serve it and don't feel guilty about it.
Try the Salish Lodge right on Snoqualmie Falls. What about a wedding on a state ferry, with the reception in Whidbey Island, or Oak Harbor where the ferry lands? Walk-on fees for a ferry are about $5.00. The area has many Bed and Breakfasts that are beautiful estates which would accommodate a wedding/reception. You wil have to google for these. A state park, on Puget Sound is also an idea, depending on the month you are getting married. Google WA State Parks. Just a few ideas from the top of my head.
We just finished a big weddiong for our daughter in December, with over 400 guests. It was an evening wedding. We did NOT serve alcohol and not a word was said. A good time was had by all.
In 1982, the Chapel section opened. It was also designed by Schefer. Construction began as early as 1980 2. According to the Issaquah Press, the chapel was built to honor mountaineers. The chapel is a replica of a Twelfth Century chapel near Saint Moritz Switzerland.
2004 photo provided by Boehm’s
Chapel exterior nested in Issaquah greenery
The chapel interior seats fifty people and is lavishly decorated. A recreation of Michelangelo’s Creation of Man is suspended from the ceiling and an elaborate mural of a fallen mountaineer lines the northern wall. By reservation only, Boehm’s allows use of the chapel for weddings: an estimated three hundred couples a year use if for their ceremony site.
2004 photo provided by Boehm’s
Chapel interior with mural of fallen mountaineer
1 E-mail from Diane Camp, 2/16/2006.
2 Issaquah Press, October 15, 1980, page 2.
What about a wedding on a state ferry, with the reception in Whidbey Island, or Oak Harbor where the ferry lands? Walk-on fees for a ferry are about $5.00.
FYI, the ferry from Mukilteo lands in Clinton, which is almost an hour south of Oak Harbor. [The sign you see on I-5 for the Whidbey Island Ferry is for the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry].
And you have to disembark the ferry at the end of each crossing. You are no longer allowed to ride back and forth, due to security issues.
Congratulations, Jeannine! I think you should make this day whatever you want it to be. If you want it alcohol free, then it should be alcohol free. Just promise me you aren't doing your own flowers! Let someone else handle that for you. Wherever and whenever your day happens, I hope it is a wonderful one.
Thanks Novell!
No, I wont be doing my own Flowers but already have an Idea! Ive had the 10 years we've been together to think about it! My best friend who trained me (besides floral school) will be doing my flowers.
I am thinking next Spring because my favorite flower is Peonies. That is a May/June Flower.
Maybe I should ahve you design my invitations! (will let you know)
Why don’t you try searching online for unusual wedding venues by typing your state and wedding planner? I guess there are many who can arrange your wedding in quite low budget with full satisfaction.
Have you checked out the French Creek Manor in Snohomish?(reception hall and catering) 9931 167 Ave SE, Snohomish. Lots of people have had events there although I have not personally been to one there. I drive by there on my way home many times and have noticed how lovely the place is when all decorated for weddings. Nice country setting. Good luck with your search and congratulations.
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