Venue no 2

So we kissed and made up and then went to visit potential venue no.2.

This one is a Victorian conservatory in the grounds of a museum. As the snow was still sticking about it was quite cold (luckily they only do weddings April - October) but it may mean we move the date towards summer so we are more likely to get some sun.

It is a lovely space which is about perfect for our numbers, and the caterers are very well setup for doing weddings here.

There are huge gardens including a bandstand and great views over London which will be fun for photos.

So now we have to make a decision - do we go for the very flash and more expensive art gallery, or for the still individual and slightly cheaper conservatory???

If we do go for the latter, I'll have to rethink all my decor ideas, it opens up a whole new range of possibilities.

What we do know is that we have found our caterers, they were very friendly and in her own words 'brutally honest' so we know exactly what we will get, and that she'll tell us if we come up with a stupid idea.

Image from venue

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