Venue, Sweet Fiance

Well, we met with the coordinator at our venue. We haven't booked yet, but we've decided we will. We're going to a Sunday brunch there this weekend, just to make sure the food is good. I've only heard good things, so I don't think it's going to be a problem.

I just wish the reception room were prettier. It's kind of plain and a little ugly. The dance floor is small, though the manager said they have additional mats they can use if we'd like a bigger space for dancing.

I commented to J today that I wish the room weren't so ugly. Y'know what he said? You might not believe me, but this is how the conversation went:

J:Well we have that brunch Sunday, right?
Me: Yeah. I mean, we're set, but it's still a good idea to try the food before our deposit. I just wish the room weren't so ugly.
J: It won't be ugly in October of next year.
Me: Huh? I guess the decorations will help, but it's still...
J: Because if the decorations don't make it pretty, the bride will.
Me: Where is my fiance? What did you do with him? That was really sweet...
J: Yeah, I'm good for a year now.
Me: Try a month.
J: Oh come on! That's worth at least two months!
Me: Ok, two months!

LOL
I am not usually into the mushy mushy crap, but that was just awesome. It's nice once in a while. :)

That's one of the reasons I love J. He very rarely says sweet/romantic things, but when he does, they mean even more because of his personality.

Leafy Ideas

I found this fantastic centerpiece on the blog I mentioned in my last post, Toast and Tables. Though I don't plan on using this for my centerpieces, I think with some modifications, it'd be a simple, beautiful, and inexpensive way to decorate my cake table. I've heard suggestions about using the MoH/BM boquets for the cake table, but I think I'd prefer something different. I could buy short vases, or even votive holders, and cut branches of changing leaves short and place them in the containers. I might even use a few tall containers like these and place them on the place card table.

Speaking of place card tables, I also found this fantastic leafy idea for them! Once again, I found this image on the Toast and Tables blog. I also read something on Martha Stewart's website about how to preserve/press changing leaves. I don't think I'd use the leaves on the table, as I'd prefer a richly autumn colored or printed tablecloth, but I really like the card idea. I was also thinking about trying a variation of this...

I could press changing leaves, then buy a gold marker/pen and write the guests names and table number directly onto the leaf. I'm not sure how well it'll work, but come autumn, you can bet I'll be trying it.

I'm more excited for this autumn than I ever have been before. I'm glad that I'll have this year's autumn to try some of the DIY ideas I've found/thought of, and know whether or not they'll work. I know I'll need to keep season-dependent materials to a minimum, as I'll actually have limited time to gather these supplies during my actual wedding season, but I'm still psyched!

PS
Please forgive all the white space around the images. I'm not exactly tech savvy, so cutting out the parts of the images that I didn't want to include left me with all that blank...