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What a cool venue! We are getting married in an old hardware store, which has been converted to an event venue. Kinda unique I guess.
We are getting married in a historic train station that is now a restaurant. Trains still go by on the tracks right next to the back deck (where our ceremony and reception will be).
We haven't signed anything yet, but our front runner by far is Salvage One, an architectural artifacts resale shop in our city. We'd like to have both the ceremony and reception there.
I think it is somewhat unique! My FI and I love hiking and the mountains, so we're having the reception at a hall on the top of a mountain:
You ladies all have beautiful venues.
Here is the venue I love. Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center is a super eco-friendly LEED certified building on the Mississippi River. It's powered by a windmill and really incorporates my American Indian heritage.
These are so cool! I love seeing all the "after" photos of how women made unique spaces their own, too.
Just wondering, TealaB--do grizzlies often frequent the area around your venue? I'd be a little freaked by that.
In Korea, we're getting married at a Confucian shrine under 500 year old ginko trees! It's also the university I work at, so it's an important place to me.
I wish I could post pics, but the site won't let me. Here's the link. The outdoor pics are of the part of the venue we are using (not the indoor part).
All of those venues are so freaking cool! I love the aquarium idea. Your guests (and you) will have a ball! Ours is so not unique lol, but the reputation around town is that they do a fabulous job, so we'll settle for that!
I wouldn't say ours is "super" unique... but its definitely not your run of the mill ball room, country club, etc wedding. We're getting married in a converted factory that just opened as a venue last year. Its very urban grunge... i love it :)
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We rented a private residence for three days and three nights, and we're hosting a Welcome Party, Rehearsal Dinner, and the Ceremony + Reception dinner there. Also, out of town guests get to stay in a mansion for three days! It's just beautiful, and has allowed us to do nearly everything our way - no vendor restrictions, time limits, etc!
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@veganglam - It is a mountain, so there must be grizzlies SOMEWHERE around, but I've never seen any - and certainly not near the lodge where all the people are.
The picture is actually from a wildlife refugee area they have up at the top. They have two orphaned bears that were found when they were cubs. The area is this huge, natural area, but yes it does have a fence. At the base of the mountain, there is also a pack of wolves living in a similar situation - they were all raised in captivity for the movie industry, and would be unable to survive in the wild on their own :( I'm hoping my guests will have the chance to go see the bears before coming to the reception :)
@jennifer espos- I love my aquarium!! It gives the guests something to do during cocktail hour. Its set up in a circle so they start out in the amphibian room and walk through the aquarium and eventually end up in the room were having dinner, then we'll move into a larger room for dancing... SO STOKED!
@corgitales - I adore all the exposed brick! It's going to be great for photos!
@ Mrs JK - HOW GORGEOUS!! Omg. That's amazing... great you don't have any reg's you have to abide by! Do it your way girl. :)
Our ceremony and reception is on a permanently docked boat which has been converted to a restaurant. It's located on the Delaware River which separates Philadelphia from New Jersey.
@Lilyfaith and IlikePink: I LOVE both of your venues!!!!
We did!! Our reception was at Disney's Animal Kingdom in a place called Conservation Station. It is kind of a hands-on learning center for kids. It was actually our indoor backup due to cold weather but it worked out great!
I love that our first dance photos include a Giant Gorilla!!!
It also allowed for some silly pictures!
Wow! Those are all such beautiful and unique venues!
We are considering getting married in a historic Art Deco theatre that's been completely restored (even the bathrooms are gorgeous!). We were planning on another historic Art Deco building on the coast, but may not be able to get it because it's closed indefinitely for earthquake retrofitting. I started looking around and found this spot, where we go often to watch independent films, and it actually might be an even better venue.
http://artnouveaubride.wordpress.com/
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we r having it in old old castle in europe...where i grow up...love it...since i was kid i was saying im going to get married there lol
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we r getting married in a kids museum. here are a few pics of the space!
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Wow - these are all ah-mazing venues. I can't wait to see the picts you all post after your wedding day(s). Ours is just in a tent that's a little more modified than your basic tent. Nothing big, but it's different from the places our reg. crowd gets married, so we love it.
@ sanmonbibi - that is SO gorgeous! Where is the castle?
ours sound super traditional: a synagogue for the ceremony and a hotel for the reception, but they're both actually really unique (i swear! haha, maybe i'm biased...). they are both historic buildings, and the hotel used to be the general post office that now has a kind of funky, modern decor
see? not a totally typical looking hotel ballroom! ;)
@Mrs J K and sanmonbibi: I almost fell over looking at your venues. Whoa. :O Now THOSE will be dream weddings. It might almost feel too surreal for me, I don't know if I could deal! Haha.
Ok so the Aquarium is the only venue similar to mine! We're getting married at the local Zoo!
We are getting married on FFIL's property in the country/woods. It's so pretty, and definitely unique :-) We will one day inherit the property, and I think it will be special to share the photos with our kids.
We are getting married in Italy at a 14th century castle and village that has been turned into an Italian version of B&B. All the guests can stay in the castle and surrounding buildings, there is a chapel and the restaurant is michelin rated...3 months to go!
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so unique
My fiance and I have fell in love with the Outer Banks and are having our wedding outside on the water at the local aquarium and the reception and buffet will be in the shark tank room!
Any other brides out there with super unique venues? Lets see em!