Adding a couple more venues to the shortlist, which is turning out to be not so short! I think one of these two will be The One though… Darlington Estate Winery Very pretty winery in the hills, with a lovely glass walled atrium. I was really having difficulty letting go of having a wedding at [...]

Here’s a few of the fully catered venues that I’ve been looking at and could possibly be what I’m after… This is based purely on the information I can find online mind you, I hope I’m not disappointed when I get around to going to visit these places! But first, a refreshed wishlist: lots of [...]

In contradiction to my last post, I received a call last night from one of the venues I sent an email to, as a follow up to the email she sent me (I suppose this could be viewed as pushy, but I thought it was nice), and I asked her when I needed to be [...]

In my over-eagerness I’ve sent off a bunch of emails to different venues that look interesting requesting general pricing information and photos, saying that as I’m not in Perth I can’t make it in to take a look or speak to them personally. Of these all but a few sent what looks like a standard [...]

An idea inspired by the fabulous wedding mentioned earlier, which The Boy seemed to think was pretty decent. Imagine a pretty outdoor location (I haven’t been able to move beyond Matilda Bay Reserve), decked out a bit like a lounge or beer garden with some couches, some tables and chairs, and big market umbrellas for [...]

I’m really in love with this wedding! The whites, the wood textures, the potted plant decorations, the loungey couches… it’s really making me rethink whether I want to do the traditional sit-down meal in a typical venue type wedding. With all the furniture hire I doubt this kind of setup would be any less expensive [...]

I seem to have become obsessed with possible wedding reception venues. It started because the general advice I’ve received seem to suggest browsing for a venue about a year before the wedding, and at this time we will still be living across the country from where our wedding will be. We went and browsed around [...]