We always said that we'd like to sort out our wedding venue before planning too many other details because so many of the details depend on the venue. We never realised, however, that finding a relaxed, outdoor setting would be so hard. We didn't want to get married in a winery or at an estate but, if it was possible, we would like some basic form of a kitchen to store and prepare food in. Another thing that we were keen on was being able to do the ceremony and the party in the same place. I know that I said that our wedding is an extravagance, but I really don't see the need to travel between two venues. So, I guess by being relatively specific we did cut down our options a bit, but I still wouldn't have anticipated it being this hard.
I keep having dreams that we go out for a drive and discover the most amazing house with a lovely big garden. We get out of the car to have perve on the flowers and see that it's for sale. In the dream we then realise that this is one of those meant to be kind of moments, so we stroll up to the front door and knock. This little lady in lilac opens up the door and invites us in for cups of tea and a chat. By the end of the dream we're all the best of friends and she's agreed for us to buy the place under the proviso that we have our wedding there. Quite honestly, we assure her that we wouldn't want to have it anywhere else. I love that dream but, since there is a fair chance it isn't coming true, we've continued to search around. No luck so far, but I'm sure we'll find somewhere.
