Venue, Venue, Venue

Oh my goodness - - what a week!
Tuesday I got online to get the email address of a venue we've had picked out for months, MONTHS people. I've been so excited about this site! Everything about it is exactly what I've always (and by always, I mean the last year or so :P) dreamed my wedding would look like. It's this gorgeous barn with a wonderful loft, beautiful surroundings, wagon, trees galore, wooden fence - - the perfect, rustic site I've dreamed of. Dreamed. <---past tense 
Back to Tuesday - - got online to get the email address because I had called a few days before and hadn't heard back, and what did I find??? A discreetly placed statement that said the Barn was no longer booking for events.
WHAT!?!?! 
I about fell on the floor...cried...took my last engaged breath of air...
OK, so maybe it wasn't that bad...but it was close! So back to the drawing board I went and literally, every single site I looked at was shot down in a matter of milliseconds (seriously, ask MJ. he was there, he'll tell you it's true). But then, yesterday my mom texted me with a few venues I hadn't looked at yet and low and behold (:::dramatic pause, cue chorus of angels, clouds parting:::)...

Skelly Lodge 

(I've attached their link on this post - - go check it out, especially the wedding albums.)
Now, we've had to give up our original, 2nd, 3rd, 4th date... Ok, the point is we have a set-date now that IS available and will be wonderful! (despite it being lucky number err, 5 :P) AND! We're touring Skelly this Sunday and (god-willing) will be putting down the deposit. YIPPEE All is again right in the world.

Here's to a crazy first week of wedding planning (and only my 2nd week of a new job - - which I love btw :D) - - up next? Photographers... yikes!
Always,
C Faith~