…was awesome! I started my day with a delicious sugar free raspberry soy latte from Coffee Buzz made by the cutest boy I know. Then I met my mom at her house and we were off to go venue shopping!
We went to four different places! We had appointments for six but one we knew was just too far out of the budget and the other we were left waiting for 20 minutes in a hideous hotel entry way….we both agreed it just wasn’t right so we bailed. We also took a lunch break halfway through at my favorite U of M restaurant, Burrito Loco. I hadn’t been there in years and it was just as delicious as I remembered (great call on that pit stop, mom!) Two of the places I absolutely loved and am planning to bring J back to. Here are some pictures and info from their websites….let me know what you think!
The Event Centre itself occupies three levels of St. Anthony Main’s southern-most section, which was originally the Salisbury-Satterlee Mattress Factory. It offers a total capacity of 550 guests for a seated event or 1,000 guests for a non-seated social event. Weather permitting, the outside deck provides additional space off the main level and overlooks Historic Main Street and the Mississippi River. St. Anthony Main Event Centre is rich with historical features, including its unique location on the Mississippi Riverfront. Its rustic brick and exposed wood are extremely open for almost any vision you may have.
Five Event Center
Built in the late 1800s, the historic Minneapolis Fifth Precinct is now the home of FIVE Event Center. FIVE blends New York inspired contemporary design with rich colors and bold textures to create an unforgettable event.
After a long day of perusing venues I met up with one of my best college girlfriends, Courtney, for dinner. We went to this new restaurant Sauce, which was awesome. It’s kind of a pimped out Noodles & Co. You place your order at the register and then they serve it to you, but they have pizzas, pastas, paninis and most importantly a good beer and wine menu. It was so great to catch up with Court over some delicious food and wine too!
My day ended just how every great day should end. With the premiers of GLEE and THE BIGGEST LOSER!
What an absolutely great day!!! Thanks for all your comments about looking at venues, they were super helpful! I’ll keep you posted on what we do!
9 comments:
We had food stations and heavy appetizers at my wedding and people loved it. Not too many people in the south do seated dinners. Both places look so beautiful. I know you'll pick the right one for YOUR wedding. So exciting!
WOW! Sounds like you had a great day and what fun!!! I'm sure there are lots of decisions to make, and I'm indecisive, so I can only imagine! :) However, I know you will pick what is perfect for you and it will be beautiful!
Liesl :)
I LOVE the FIVE location. So often, especially in the south, we are expected to have these grand, stuffy affairs and it just makes the wedding too formal in my opinion. Ours was at an old bank building with the same feel as FIVE and we had a blast! Definitely more of a party atmosphere if that is what you are going for.... Good luck! THey are both beautiful!
Both look beautiful!
Those are both amazing! Thank you for sharing on this process! There's so much that I've never even thought about with wedding planning. Hopefully, I'll learn a bit. :-)
The second venue is my fave! Love the feel of the mood lighting and wood floors.
LOVEEE the second venue! So pretty!!!
I totaly gleeked out last night, and blogged ALLLL about it :)
those venues are both nice! i like how spacious and airy the first one is. i like the cozy feel and ambiance of the second one. :)
<3, Mimi
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Both are so incredibly beautiful!! What a wonderfully exciting time!!
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