Make My Wedding

I talked to a wedding coordinator tonight. She sounds really great. Her company is called Make My Day. I went to the discussion forums at santabarbarawedding.com and a lot of brides had great things to say about her and her partner. She's already helping us by giving us some ideas for reception locations. She told me the Fess Parker Doubletree Hotel would be a good venue. We went to the website and the Reagan Room looks beautiful. It has a fireplace, allows candles AND - most importantly - we can have a band! She said that she will e-mail me tomorrow with more ideas. She said that November is a good time because summer is definitely wedding season in Santa Barbara and it may be less expensive. We may also be able to save by having the reception at a venue that includes everything (unfortunately that means wineries are out, but that's okay). We are thinking of checking out some places January 14th and possibly staying overnight for Brandon's birthday the next day.