Quantock Lodge

We've just booked our reception venue. 

About ten miles away from the church there is a range of hills called the Quantocks. They're gorgeous. Coleridge and Wordsworth hung out there back in the day and created the whole romantic movement. It was the first place in England to be labelled an 'area of outstanding natural beauty'. I was the second. Laughter.

The venue is called Quantock Lodge and it looks like this:

Abby has a lot of ideas for decorations. The Friday before the wedding day will be a day of crafting and making the whole venue look something similar to her whimsy page on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/alyndsay/whimsy/  

We'd love for the front of the Lodge to look like this Tim Walker image:

Every good hero needs a sidekick. I'm not the only one planning this wedding. This is my older sister, Steph:

Back in August, Steph was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent surgery for 5 1/2 hours to remove it. 5 months later, she's helping me plan my wedding. 

Bit awkward really, because she thinks she's helping me run for President. Keep smiling...

Right, church and venue: booked. Next stop: catering...