Save the dates!

Late last week I began thinking about our Save the date cards. With something pretty & formal in mind, I went to Michael's in search of various pretty scrap book paper. I bought several samples and brought them home to show Zach. I could see his excitement when I began over-laying the paper to illustrate how the cards would look! He had been thinking of something slightly more casual and fun.

A few hours ago I started searching on the internet for 'Save the date' clip art. You wouldn't believe how ugly some of the stuff is! After looking around for a while, I came across a site that had non-traditional cards. I really liked one of the cards, and knew Zach would get a kick out of it ... So, rather than paying the $64.95 for 25 cards, I pushed the Print Screen button on my keyboard and modified :) Thifty, I know.

Once I finished sprucing my new jpeg up, I pulled him away from his work computer by promising he would love our Save the dates! He looked at me like I had 2 heads, haha. When seeing the card on the upstairs computer, he gave the "HA" with a big grin and said "Much better honey"! I am so proud of the card that I thought about attaching it .... but what fun would that be if you saw the card before receiving it in the mail! :) The cards will be sent out in June to allow out of town guests to mark their calendars!

The Ceremony

A few hours ago I logged onto email to find very exciting news - the board at Liberty Presbyterian met last week and approved Zach & I to be married in their church! We are so excited!

Liberty is affectionately referred to as "The Barn". In 1993, when they had outgrown the old church building, the congregation agreed to build the biggest authentic "barn" in the country, securing legendary Amish barn builder, Josie Miller, to help duplicate the construction of the original church. It was completed in 2005, and seats 1000. The beams measure 14-16 inches and are secured with pegs which were given to the congregation to sign. The floor is hickory, the benches are cherry, and the siding is hemlock. The pulpit is a 300 year old oak that was struck by lightning and carved by artist Robert Feuge.

Weeks ago, in our search to find a church, Zach mentioned that prior to us meeting 2 years ago, he had said if he was ever married, he wanted his wedding to be at Liberty. His late grandfather had always loved the simplicity of the Amish life; he thought his grandfather would be 'pleased' we were married in the Barn.

Our Reception Hall

In just over 1 year, we will be dinning and dancing at Royal American Links Golf Club in Galena OH! We signed the contract on Saturday, March 21. The Director of Events, Judi, has given us really great information. We went back through the guest list, and feel we will have approx 165 people who will RSVP... this results in around 20 tables!

Zach has requested we go with the buffet option over the plated - he would like to give our guests more variety in their meal. I wasn't crazy about the buffet option, until I Judi walked us through Royal American. The buffet area will be in a small room off the main ballroom and is lite by very large windows.

The entire space is so beautiful... both inside & out! Guests will enter through double wooden doors. And the veranda over looks the golf course. There are so many incredible photo ops! My and I have decided that she will come out to Columbus at the beginning of June to begin dress shopping in OH - I can't wait to bring her out to see this place. Warning - just looking at the pictures makes me tear up with excitement!

To view more information, go to http://www.royalamericanlinks.com/