Happy Holidays!

I'm on a hiatus for the holiday season - lots going on. We plan on visiting the 19th Century Club in Oak Park soon, but thier office hours are closed until January 5th... Hope everyone has a great holiday season!!

xoxo Jamie

19th Century Club

Here is the Club's front.

another place...

I want to check out 19th Century Club in Oak Park.... Can rent by the room or whole facility. I like the look - here are some pictures I have found online:

nothing new

i have no updates. i have made a GIANT list of possible chicagoland locations; going through and eliminating by tons of factors (too small, too far, etc..). One place I want to look at around here is CD&ME; I'm not totally sold on the idea of it but it could hold at least 225 people (think max is 250). It's pretty far "out there" and not a hotel for at least 6 miles - I'd like accomodations to be closer, and I am waiting to hear from them if they decorate for xmas. That would be a deal breaker if not! Here are a few pics from their website. I'm starting to lean towards making our guest list smaller to fit in KLM - the idea of a more intimate wedding (150 pp is still not small!!). We'll see!

square 1

so pretty much back to square one - we love the Lodge but unless we do some serious refining of the guest list and some mad trimming, it will not work. I think I needed JT to say that, but sometimes it's hard to hear when you like somewhere a lot? But he's probably right; ouch, that's hard to say too, ha! On a bright note, here's a nice pic from our engagement soiree when we got back from FLA at my future MIL's house - white star compliments of my 'rents

second appointment

tomorrow Josh & I have an appointment together for KLM so he can go see it. Should have some more information on Wednesday - - I hope to get some pictures from a wedding Emily (Josh's sister & my good friend) did make-up for on Saturday at the University Club in Chicago. It was UNBELIEVABLE (just from the pictures...). I will get them from her to post.

ahhh a break!

on a non-wedding note, I just finished my final project for my last class this semester (which is my FIRST semester of grad school). I have class tonight (shortened my professor promised!) and then I'm off for a month! whoo hoo! I hope to use this time to start my wedding planning, shop for xmas decorations after xmas (for the wedding), and get our apt ready for the Xmas walk that Josh has signed us up for on 12/21...