We booked our venue! Initial contract signed and the reception fee has been paid in full. Literally 17% of our budget is already paid.
We love our venue. The Mill Restaurant and Pub in Cobourg is stunning. Wood beams and exposed stone interior. A flipping WATERFALL with a BRIDGE right in front of it for photos! The event coordinator Fran has been super lovely so far. Plus the food cost is way lower than what I thought it was going to be. Its in our hometown and it is the only venue my fiance was excited about seeing... It also ended up being the only venue we saw because we both loved it so much.
Only draw back is that the main room only seats 80 and we have a guest list of 120. The porch, which looks into the main room through two full walls of windows, seats 40. If the weather is good we're going to have some of our guests there. If the weather is bad, the pub downstairs seats 40 as well.
Has anyone been to a wedding where some of the guests were sat in a different room? I personally wouldn't be bothered by it. The people I know who have been seated in secondary rooms during weddings told me they didn't mind it. They said it was less stuffy and more relaxed.
We plan on explaining the situation in our RSVPs and giving people the option to opt into sitting in the second space but also explaining that choosing not to opt in does not guarantee being in the main hall.
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