I know I’ve talked in another entry that we had decided on the Scoular Ballroom but we haven’t signed the papers yet. Because the Scoular ballroom would only accommodate our reception, we have been frantically trying to find a location for the ceremony before sending everything in so that we don’t end up with a reception and no ceremony. Our original idea was to have the ceremony and reception in the same location but after seeing the Scoular ballroom and not finding anything available or liking much else we thought we might make a compromise because it was such a beautiful location. One of the photographers we met with suggested among many places that we look into the Scottish Rite Masonic Community Center.

The name didn’t seem very appealing but I was really at my wits end and went to look at the location last Friday, only because it’s a block away from the Scoular building. Surprisingly, I loved the looked of the building and it’s old charm. Dusty went with me this morning to see the building and after a lot of talking, we decided that although the Scoular ballroom is beautiful we really liked that we can have the ceremony and reception at the Scottish Rite center. We have found our ceremony and reception site! This afternoon I returned and gave our deposit. I say this again, it’s hard for me to make decisions that are so important but we did it. One down and a lot more to make. The next step is the caterer, photographer and florist. I hope I’m up to the challenge. The ceremony will be in the auditorium, something I was not keen on until I saw how beautiful it was. It’s not your typical high school auditorium, it feels smaller and very romantic.

Dinner and dancing will be on the second floor in the ballroom. They also have a small court yard where people will enter and exit. Starting from the top and going down, the first picture is of the main entrance or “Garden Entrance”. The second picture, on the right, is of the lounge area will people will have cocktails before dinner. The third picture, on the right, is of the main ballroom. And the final picture is of the auditorium. What’s really neat about the stage is that you walk two steps up and you’re on the stage, so it really is very much like a church but with nicer seating. There is enough seating for just under 300 people so we suspect that not many people will have to sit in the balcony, if at all.