And... We Have a Ceremony Musician!

I'd been a little lazy on the topic of ceremony music. At first I wanted to just use a CD player, but after some email exchanges with the chapel, I realized there was no CD player at the chapel, nor was there a great sound system. Dude suggested we get an iPod and a dock with speakers, but I'm pretty sure my family would balk at that.

So I went on a quest to find a ceremony musician. Dude and I agreed the best would be one acoustic guitarist. I thought I had a terrific one from a friend of a friend, but that fell through. I tried to get a Juilliard student, but that turned out to be more expensive than we had budgeted for. I've been scrambling for a few weeks.

But today, I found a guy within our budget! His song list is extensive, he's local, and he even offered to perform for the cocktail hour included in the price quote he gave me. I booked him right away.

Hooray! Another thing checked off the to-do list.

It's All About Compromise

I had previously said I only wanted a civil ceremony, very possibly at the reception venue, but the look on my mom's face said that I really needed to budge a little on this and find some other venue. While I'm not completely against a church wedding, or even pre-marital counseling, I am opposed to having to attend the church regularly for any period of time prior to the wedding.

Last week we had a breakthrough.

About 11 blocks from our reception venue, we found a nondenominational interfaith chapel! Weeeeee! I looked at it today and it's great. I put a hold on it immediately and intend to send in the deposit as soon as I receive the forms and such in the mail. Full disclosure in a week or two.