Simply Sub-LIME: The Venue

Almost immediately after Mr. Pearl proposed we were on the hunt for the perfect venue. Well actually our wedding planner was, and we were helping by sending random inspiration photos with no common thread that probably confused J (our wedding planner) to no end.

Quick tangent: We decided to hire a wedding planner because I was not confident that I could work full time, complete a full time internship, go to school full time and plan a wedding from 5 hours away. So far, I'm happy that we did decide to hire a helper. While Mr. Pearl and I both want to be very involved in the planning process (or I've convinced him he wants to be involved) it's nice to know that we have some help. It's especially nice to have someone to work with vendors, since I usually just go with the flow whether it's what I actually want or not. :P

Ok, back to the point of this post. I knew that for the ceremony I wanted something outdoors, gardenesque, or near the water, or in barn, or the list could just keep going. Mr. Pearl knew that no matter what, he wanted to be near the water, and that was all. We really didnt' care about the inside, just something that was neutral and newer.

J pulled through and found us theeee perfect venue. It was outdoors in a garden type scenery, overlooking Lake Michigan. The price was reasonable, within our budget and I loved that we could have the ceremoney outdoors, the cocktail hour on the patio, and then open the doors and send our guests in for dinner. In fact, while we did a lot of our research online, the venue we chose was the first and only that we saw in person. Quick and easy, just the way we like it!

OKKK.... I'm going to have to ask you to use your imagination. I apparently failed to take even semi decent pictures, because these don't even do it any justice.

You could basically say that both Mr. Pearl and I are very excited to see everything come together!

Did it take you long to find your venue? What was the determining factor?