This past weekend was one of many upcoming wedding whirlwind weekends. Living three hours from our venue and the rest of our vendors means that a majority of our decisions are made on weekends when we travel to my parents' house. This weekend was no exception. Mr. Coyote was unable to make the trip, but I was able to spend lots of time with Momma Coyote, so it all worked out perfectly.
Our first stop was a visit to our fabulous venue, Franklin Plaza, to finalize some deets. While most of the meeting consisted of Momma C and I passing on info to our coordinator (ceremony timeline, menu choices, etc) we were also filled in on some new information.
For example, our coordinator explained to us that they would to able to handle our cocktail hour music if we wanted them to. Apparently they have their own sound system in that room and a soundtrack that includes artists like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Or, if we're picky, the coordinator told us that we are welcome to bring in our own music. I have to say, I am more than happy to pass this task on to our venue, so Franklin Plaza cocktail hour music it is!
We also popped back into the cocktail hour room for a bit and our coordinator showed us the connecting "Board Room" that has a few different purposes for our wedding. First, the wedding party is ushered into the room for a few minutes while our guests leave the ceremony space and enter the cocktail hour room. Then our photographers can sneak out and snag any family members we want for our formal portraits. It's a gorgeous room for photos:
(Personal Photo) / I absolutely love the fireplace at the far end of the room.
After we are done with our formals we can either shut the door and have some quiet time to relax with our wedding party or we can open the room up to the rest of the cocktail hour and mingle with our guests. I love the flexibility we have for our cocktail hour!
We were pretty much done with our meeting, but I was feeling picture happy and so I wandered around, snapping a few shots of our venue. I managed to get a sneak peak of the card box that our venue provides. A beautiful wooden birdcage that I am so in love with:
(Personal Photo)
(Personal Photo)
I know I've mentioned it before, but our venue was built in 1887 and was originally home to various financial institutions. The building has changed hands over the years, but when it was renovated to become the Franklin Plaza Ballroom a number of the building's historical nuances were kept intact. One of them is this absolutely stunning bank vault (that is now curiously used as a coat check):
(Personal Photo)
Yep, definitely still in love with this place!
After our visit, Momma C and I hopped in the car and were ready to take off when I told her to wait for a minute. I looked around and once again soaked in the convenience of our wedding location. Directly in front of us was Franklin Plaza:
(Personal Photo)
As my mother went to pull out of the parking lot she turned the car to the right and we were instantly greeted by the hotel where my ladies and I will be getting ready on the morning of our wedding day and where Mr. C and I (and all of our guests) will be crashing on the night of our wedding.
(Personal Photo)
(Personal Photo)
Finally, I took a quick glance out the passenger side window and saw, just a few blocks away, the bar where we'll be hosting our after-after-after party. The only way this whole shebang could be any more convenient is if we had decided to hold our wedding inside a hotel. Honestly, when we booked with Franklin Plaza I certainly wasn't thinking about where we'd get ready, an after party, or even hotels for our guests, but I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with how it all seemed to fall into place!
How did you choose locations for all of your wedding related parties and activities?
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