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Has anyone done ceremony and reception at Fuel House without using the courtyard (now it's called Trust I think)? Any pics?  I'm worried that the space won't be big enough...

I know! I love it to!  I just don't know how moving all my guests from that front space to that back cocktail area would work.  I keep going back and forth on it.  I know they'll drape off that back area so that when ceremony is over everyone moves back there and then they flip the other side of the curtain (the ceremony area) and then open it back up for cocktails, I just don't know. 

I'm looking at doing Feb. 2012 so I definitely have to do ceremony and cocktails inside otherwise you can use the betsy ross patio area for cocktails.  SInce you're doing May you could do that. 

How are you doing with the long engagement?  We got engaged at the end of dec. and just decided to do Feb 2012 instead of 2011.  I wanted to do a winter wedding but we didn't think we could pull it off financially in a year.  I want to start planning stuff though, I'm so impatient!

@weaverm26 We are currently inviting about 160 I think about 130 will probably be coming.   I don't like the idea of doing ceremony there either.  I think it's going to be too cramped in that back space.  Check out the Meeting House that's right down the street, I think it's kind of a non denominational place to do ceremonies...

If you take a look at partyspace.com http://partyspace.com/philadelphia_county_weddings/unique_spaces/trust you'll see they have plenty of dates available.  They're supposed to update this pretty regularly so I think it's pretty accurate.

Winter isn't too popular a time so I think you'll be safe. 

i went to a wedding (ceremony and reception) at fuel house in january. i dont know the exact number of people, but it was probably around 150. the ceremony was in that first room when you walk in with chairs lined up in a u shape.  people were also standing up on that higher level and around looking down (not the second floor though).  dinner was upstairs. they cleared the chairs in the room from the ceremony and that is where the band and dancing was. 

here are my thoughts on fuel house:
1. it was FREEZING.  they had curtains hanging by the door, but it didnt block much of the cold air from getting in.

2. there isnt much of an "aisle" to walk down, so the father walking the daughter down the aisle didnt really happen. if that is your dream, then either arrange the chairs differently, or dont have it there.

3. once dinner was over, and people went downstairs, there were hardly any tables and chairs.  my feet were killing me and the older people took the few chairs there were. 

4. i am just one opinion, i have heard of other people really liking it.

5. they had good beer, which was a plus! since it is byo.