The Search is Over!!! Almost...

This past weekend was very successful for Ian and I. I found my dress as well as a bridesmaid dress that I love, (I'll post a pic as soon as I can figure out how...). My big sister turned 30!!! My mouth has healed nicely, well it's getting there. AND Ian and I have found the elusive venue!

We went to the Scottish Cultural Center and while the staff there was exceptionally accommodating Ian told me that there is no way we could make it work. As we left there and I was feeling exceptionally disheartened. We saw another venue which was ugly and NOT good at all. After that I was ready to call off the big wedding and do it at city hall.

Ian asked if I wanted to drive by the Serbian Cultural Center, it was on the way home. I knew it was a bad idea because I would inevitably fall in love with it.

As we passed I saw the bell tower and the gorgeous lobby and burst into tears. I looked at Ian and said, "it's perfect isn't it?" He said no, but wasn't very convincing. So we went home and had another look at the budget to see if there was ANY way to make it work. There wasn't. We needed an extra... well we needed extra.

Ian and I hummed and hawed and we figured it we split the extra needed with those involved, and cut back on a few other things we MIGHT be able to make it work. At that point Ian put in an email to the guy at the Serbian and had made an appointment for Sunday night at 8:45pm for me to see it and fall in love again.

I did.

We didn't book anything because we wanted to check the date with those involved (especially important people coming from Montreal), but hopefully by the weekend hopefully we will have a contract signed and a deposit paid for a venue!!! Ian is just checking into some insurance stuff before sending off the "send the contract" email.

On a totally unrelated note - tonight Storm beat the top team in the league, it was freakin fantastic!