Old city philly wedding reception help

[nurbie]

Yeah I figured... some boards alert the thread owner if a comment was made... Thanks for the tips... They do allow wedding photography, or ceremonies across in the other garden, so I am hoping to talk to someone there and explain that we won't bring any furniture in (aside from the possibility of one small folding chair - of course we can give it up if they insist - for his grandmother if necessary), and be in and out in less than a half hour... with less people than the photography allows... here's hoping. Otherwise, I am all for eloping ... not a planner.

[devchonka]

WOW how weird, this is my post from two years ago and I stumbled on it because of a strange time in my wedding planning life. I've been sort of lightly pressured into a certain idea of what my wedding should be (we finally had a date set for January...long engagement) and just this night I had enough of the planning and the stress. Luckily for me nothing was set in stone yet as far as contracts are concerned.

Reading this, I am reaffirmed about what our wedding was/is supposed to feel like....fun, light, casual. Not a planning circus. I bumped our date to July and decided to go with a city hall wedding and a party at a favorite bar afterwards...I call it, our f--ck it get together. HAHAHA.

I am not a planner. I don't need this crap. I want to wear and white poofy dress and marry my fiance with our close friends by us. That's it.

[bluebananas5]

for the 18th century garden (and other NPS areas) go to Independence National Historical Park - Special Use Permits (U.S. National Park Service), there is a small fee depending on the size of your party. they are on a first come first serve basis - so get your date in early.