August 30, 2010, 11:54 pm
I had planned on having the wedding in the party room at the condo we're in, as it is very chic. But the guest list got out of control (my mom and his sister) and now we don't have enough room for everyone by a long shot.
My FSIL came up with an idea to rent the gymnasium at a local community centre, which would be more convenient in a number of ways: tables and chairs are included, as is a sound system which just plugs into an ipod (saving us the extra cost of either a dj or renting equipment). There is a full kitchen there also. A plus is that just outside is a basketball court and a playground, where the kids can go play if they like. Most importantly, it can fit far more people than we plan to invite, and it's not much more expensive than the party room. Also, it's available, and considering my wedding date is only 4.5 months away, that's a real plus.
The problem is that it's ugly. The walls are green and peach (wth?) and I'm not really certain what we could do that would be inexpensive and effective for making it look nicer.
Any thoughts?
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The walls are high and the room is BIG so I don't think it would be easy to do.
As for it being tacky, I agree, but there aren't any proper halls available, and the nice room I have is too small by at least 30 people, so I have to work with this one.