H2B and I have just been to visit a venue for the second time, and have provisionally booked a date. We got in the car to come home and he said I didn't seem very excited about it, and I agreed that I wasn't. We both now think the venue probably isn't right for us, but we're not sure!
I am definitely a bit sad that the date I wanted (6th August 2016) has gone - especially annoying as the venue only has three bookings for 2016, one in August, that one, the weekend I have been aiming for! It's not a special date per se, just that we'd like an August wedding, and the earlier in August the better, as we'll get a longer, lighter evening. I don't want it to clash with too much of the Olympics, the best bits of which are on 13th and 20th (the 6th has v little going on in terms of gold medals etc), maybe that's daft, I really enjoyed watching it in 2012, but is that mainly because it was in the UK? Will I or anyone I know be as bothered about it in Brazil? Anyway, we have put our names down for 13th August, I have no issues with the 13th, it's a Saturday not a Friday.
Some of the other venues that we have been to look at have had amazing gardens and greenery that would make fabulous pictures. This one has some fields and a couple of trees, not quite the same.
The other thing I think I am perhaps not sure about is the lady that runs it. She is only 23 and hasn't seemed particularly interested or enthusiastic either time we have been to have a look. It's a barn on a farm, and she's the farmer's daughter. She didn't respond to a couple of emails I sent her asking to come for a second viewing, in the end I rang her to arrange it, despite arranging the first appointment via email. She just doesn't seem very friendly and forthcoming.
I feel a bit gutted that something doesn't feel right. It's a blank canvas, has the very relaxed feel we are after, it has a disabled loo for my mum and it's all on the flat, the outdoor courtyard is ace and there's a bonfire pit in the middle which would be awesome. It should be perfect but it's not.
Had a little cry and talked it all over with H2B, who has suggested we go and look at a couple more venues (we've seen 9 already!) in the next few weeks, and perhaps have a second look at the very first one we saw.
Am I/are we being daft? Do the date, the gardens and the person in charge make any difference? Should we go for it, or keep looking?
