Wedding Stuff
I totally found the place where the wedding is to be. It's a bit out of town, and a little on the smaller side but those are minor flaws. The woman who runs the place is a genius, she's very theatrical and her designs and decor are out of this world.

Eh, I'm rambling, let me begin again.

The venue is called "A Frog Prince" http://www.afrogprince.com/AFrogPrince/Wedding_Garden_Kansas_City.html or http://afrogprincewedding.com/index.html and it's about 30 miles outside of Kansas City. It's basically a B&B/Restaurant that does weddings. The woman in charge of the place is also the resident artist. She has crafted this house and grounds into a kinda Renfesty atmosphere. There's an outdoor area with a lovely arbor to get married under, a lovely little pond, and beautifully landscaped nooks and crannies. Inside, the bridal prep room is one the the most gorgeously decorated rooms I have ever seen, it's full of light, done in grass green with pewter accents and is absolutely sumptuous. I'll probably take the wedding pictures there. The rest of the place is done in a sort of deluxe 1940's style---everything black and white an silver. It's easy to see that she really prefers these colors, but she seems very flexible. She said that she has a large stock of flowers and drape in all different colors. The place where the reception will be is an outbuilding. What I found most appealing is that it's basically a shed. It has a concrete floor and walls, there's a bar and tables and stuff, but---and this is very important, when she showed it to me it was halfway dressed for a wedding in a few days. I could see what the shed looked like, and what it was going to look like when finished. It was incredible. She drapes and swags all the walls and designs the centerpieces and it's completely customizable and looks so lovely. As a theatre professional I absolutely appreciated going from a bare stage to something that looks completely finished and gorgeous especially under the right lighting, and I can't think of a better venue for two stage hands. Another great thing about the venue is its affordability. She does the food, cake, china, silverware, linens, centerpieces, decorations, wedding and reception for one price. The minister is included. There's even a decent sound system.

I am very excited to finally nail down a date!

July 20th 2009.