Ceremony/Reception stuff

AHHH! The horticulturist from Norenberg Gardens called me back this morning! Branden and I can come and take a tour of the place before they open in May. This is a beautiful garden along Lake Minnetonka and behind the Sculpture Garden, my #1 place to hold my ceremony. So I think it's time to get going, call the people at Holiday Inn and the lady at the garden and see about touring these places today!

So, I'm pretty sure that I know what I want: garden ceremony, hotel reception. It feels so good to be able to say that I kind of know what I want. And as soon as it proved fairly financially feasible (a wonderful little alliteration!), I realized that even though I claimed that I never had any idea what I really wanted out of my wedding, I actually did because this just feels right.

Gardens to see:

• Norenberg Gardens, Wayzata
• Centennial Lakes Ampitheatre, Edina
• Minnehaha Falls park -- There are 2 gardens there that could work
• any of the Minneapolis Park District gardens :)

Hotels:

• Holiday Inn in Maple Grove, if we pursue Norenberg Gardens
• a hotel in Bloomington if we pursue any park in the South Minneapolis/SW metro area.

Now to sit down and add it up to make sure it fits within the ol' budget.