A big obstacle to overcome when planning a wedding is picking vendors, and picking the right ones.
Step 3—Picking the Perfect Vendors
As I am sure all of you know, vendors are the people you like to truly think hard about before involving them with your BIG day. For Eric and I, there were a lot of things we already knew we wanted, but was not sure if we could have them. One, because of budget, and two, because the place or person was already booked for another occasion.
As soon as Eric and I got engaged, he called Knights of Columbus Hall to see if the date of October 8th was available. By much surprise, it was still available, and of course we took the opportunity and booked it right away because in Defiance, Ohio there are not many reception halls that hold 500+ people.
We then asked Father Kill one Sunday after church if he had October 8th open, and we fit right in between two other couples—a week before and after us. So we have our church and priest booked. A sub category of the this would be everything you have to do before you can get married, such as: marriage license, take a test, and a couples conference, but that will be a whole other post when that time comes J.
My mother also knew exactly who she wanted as our caterer, Classic Catering by Kim Brown. She used them for my sister's wedding and wouldn't think of having anyone else!
The next big thing is booking a photographer, which is something incredibly important to me. However, there are so many talented people to choose from that it's been rather difficult to narrow down. My sister created an amazing spreadsheet comparing each photographer's packages side by side so we can compare them on an apples to apples basis. We're currently making appointments to meet with the few we've selected and hope to make a decision shortly after the holidays. Wish us luck!!
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