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How To Choose A Wedding Site – Tips And Ideas For Brides And Grooms Planning A Wedding

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We recommend that if possible, both bride and groom will attend all interviews.
Always carry a note pad and pen to write down important information and questions that may arise during your interview.

Actually, choosing the wedding site that is just right for you, is a lot of fun.
Before you start looking, you should brainstorm. As you do, take to consideration your budget, your wedding theme, the atmosphere you want at your wedding, your interests, and your guests.

The location is one of the most important aspects of your wedding so consider carefully what will make yours a special, one-of-a-kind wedding event. You have many option including a do it yourself wedding (friends and family contributing of course.) Following is a list to get you started.
Ideas for wedding sites include:

A Home – do it yourself wedding,

Auditoriums – usually on a rental basis,

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Wedding Photographer – Monterey

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The final day has come for Steve and Janet’s wedding in Monterey. As you remember, I photographed their engagement session last June.

It was an hour drive from San Jose to get to Monterey. This was my last wedding for the season. What else can I ask for when the party is taking place in one of the most beautiful area in California. Not only that, the ceremony was located in a historically church – Mission San Carlos (if you want to long offical name: San Car

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5 Charming Wedding Venues In The San Francisco Bay Area

So you’re thinking about your big day where you get to feel like a princess, walking down the aisle towards your prince charming, and a new life full of dreams to be realized. But wait a minute… Have you thought about where you want your dream wedding? Most couples who get engaged, give themselves a year or two to plan the wedding they desire. Because of this, wedding venues get booked up pretty quickly. So before you decide which shoes, which dress, which bridesmaid, you should start thinking about your wedding venue first. This will give you the liberty to book it as and when you plan on getting married. Wedding planners are very helpful for organizing not just the frilly wedding details, but also making the most of their contacts and sources to get you exactly what you desire. I have compiled a list of charming wedding venues in the San Francisco Bay area to give you some ideas on the setting and theme you can choose for your marriage ceremony.

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Garden Wedding – Pulgas Water Temple

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Pulgas Water Temple is located in Redwood City, just south of San Francisco.

“San Francisco built Pulgas Water Temple as a monument to the engineering marvel that brought Hetch Hetchy water more than 160 miles across California from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Bay Area. The Hetch Hetchy Project had taken 24 years to build through the Great Depression at a cost of $102 million.” Click on the link to read more about it.

Pulgas Water Temple is not your usual garden but better. The water temple is made up of a number of fluted columns arranged in a circle, upon which a large stone masonry ring with the words “I give waters in the wilderness

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Hayes Mansion Wedding: Leah and Shane

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Leah and Shane are the nicest couple I’ve met so far. They had their ceremony and reception at the only mansion in San Jose – Hayes Mansion which is operated by Dolce International.

Hayes Mansion:

“The Hayes Mansion

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