The Venue....

At this point Kalos Salon de Eventos was the only venue willing to allow us to go and look at the place right then and there. We saw both Venues, beginning with Kalos, and then the Corinthians and I did what all the books say not to do... I fell in love with the first one I saw! It was beautiful, romantic, elegant, and just everything I could wish for! I knew I had to have it despite my mother and fiance telling me we need to look at others. I asked for pricing and date availability. Our date was available and even better because I made the decision to go with a Friday rather than a Saturday the price was discounted about 5,000 dollars. Now I know you may be thinking oh my gosh, how much is the venue!! We decided on a wedding of about 250 adults and 50 children. The venue manager was very kind presenting us with the various packages for various guest amounts. We chose the 300 package for $10,000.  

 I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT!! It is a lot, but as I said this is a package... Our package includes food, (appetizer, salad, and main entree, with tea or lemonade), the decorations, (tables, flower arrangements, center pieces, cake/gift tables and the bride and groom area) attendants (meseros) and the cake. Essentially it came with all the basics. All I would need is the invitations, music, video/photography, and the dress & tuxedo. For me that wasn't that bad of a deal although my mother almost had a heart attack with the price. I did have to talk with her because I was ready to sign the contract. I told her, "I am not asking for you to pay a dime. I am tired of every event we have you are always serving food, or refilling drinks, and worried about all the major and minor details." I just wanted this wedding to be something our parents and families could enjoy from the beginning to the end worry free. She still was hesitant but as soon as I saw that venue I just knew that is where I would have my wedding. I could see myself in a white wedding dress, Jake looking so handsome in his tuxedo, and our families having a great time at the wedding of my dreams.

I looked at Jake and told him I wanted this one, so he said "I like it so if this is what you want, let's get it." I was so happy to hear that! Jake and I signed on the dotted line and secured our date. I was so happy that all the basic details were being taken care of by others leaving us to attend to other necessities. The venue manager explained that we have an appointment set up for 3 months prior to the wedding to begin food and cake testing, and well as decor and floral designing. She explained that they are constantly getting newer and modern pieces to add to their decoration pieces so she prefers to wait till it is closer to the date to avoid constant changes. This was perfect to me because I would hate to make a decision now based on a magazine this month and fall in love with something else closer to the wedding and have them change it last minute. I felt great walking out, I knew I made the right decision.

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