Starting to piece together

One of the biggest decisions for the wedding is what type of wedding we want to have; setting, style, time of the year, etc. One of our ideas was to have a champagne reception, a couple of friends of mine had been to champagne receptions and loved them. What a champagne reception is, is basically a full cocktail party with heavy hors d'Oeuvres and open bar the entire night. No formal sit down but plenty to eat and drink. However, most reception sites require a formal sit down dinner because that is where they make there money. 

So at this point we are seriously considering having the wedding ceremony and reception at my parents house. We have a large wooded backyard in the "country." This way we could do a lot more of the "fun" stuff that we want to do and not be hampered by strict regulations at a reception site. This would also mean that a November wedding would be too cold to have outside. So most likely we would do the first weekend in October 2010. Nothing is set in stone yet but at this point we are definitely leaning in that direction. We'll keep you updated.
Here are some pics from my parents house from Kara's wedding: