Wedding venues and invitation designing!
So this week we’ve been playing around with invitation designs and today we are trekking up to Markovina and Kumeu Valley Estate, one of which is set up for a wedding today which will be cool! The weather is beautiful too 
On Tuesday night we looked at the papers she had found and the invitation designs she liked and narrowed it down to what she will use for the engagement party and what she’ll use for the wedding. These are the papers and invitations she’s been looking at…Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
Tomorrow night we are going to make mock ups of a couple of different designs, getting our craft on
Wedding venue breakdown…
Markovina
- Beautiful gardens with lots of different areas to take great photos – ponds, trees, red phone boxes, grape vines etc
- Reception area has a vine-covered “ceiling”
- Dance floor right in front of the top table with great light and disco ball set up and bubbles!
- Choice of ceremony spots
- Nice stone table and chair for signing the register
- Wet weather ceremony spot a good alternative
- Petanque courts for guests to play
- Plenty of shade especially over guest seating for ceremony
Downsides
- Saw a few bits of rubbish around the gardens
- One of the garden “props” is held together by a strap – making it not possible to use as a photo spot
- Rectangular tables only
Kumeu Valley Estate
- Lots of open grassed area
- Interesting shaped building with bell tower
- Lovely entrance way
- Top table can be located up on a stage
- Nice high ceiling
- Wedding coordinator has contacts with vineyards in the area for photo shoots
- Outside bar set up down by ceremony area
- Couches to the side of the reception area – good for older folk to sit down and chat
Downsides
- No shade over ceremony guest seating area
- Not too many photo spots on site
- Dance floor completely separate from tables – people can’t sit and watch the dancers
- Small bar access
Serena seemed to like both of them pretty equally so she may have a tough choice on her hands! Tomorrow we are heading out to Kariotahi Beach to view Castaways. I haven’t been there either so I’m looking forward to it!