It's a date

After already contributing two posts to this blog, Erin insisted that I take the reigns for a change (this is Jimmy btw). I can't believe it's only been a week since we started this whole wedding planning madness (to be fair, Erin's been kind enough to bare most of the burden for that), but we already have a place and a date. We decided pretty quickly that having the wedding upstate near Erin's folks' place in Schenectady was key, both in the interest of convenience and making it a meaningful event.

We'd looked into a number of places in the Capital District, and found a handful that seemed both tasteful and affordable (not an easy task), but without question our favorite was The Stockade Inn in Schenectady. Located in Schenectady's historic district, the decor is rustic and cute (with super sweet wood molding) and, equally important, Erin and her family had eaten there before and could vouch for the quality of the food. We were pretty much ready to book it based solely on the website, but we figured we'd come up here and check it out to be sure. The staff there took us on a full tour of the space, including the accommodations at the inn (very nice), and gave us a full rundown of what we could expect in terms of both the ceremony and reception.

Everything there seemed pretty standard (in a very cute, tasteful way) as far as I can tell from the few weddings I've been to, with enough flexibility that we feel like we can actually make it our own, and with a few little extras (can you say 'antique billiard room') to sweeten the deal. It's also just the right size that it can comfortably fit everyone we're expecting to come, but small enough that we'll pretty much have free reign of the place. And they were still available for most of the dates we wanted. So it might seem silly to not look at any other places, but we didn't see any point. We were sold.

So, folks, mark your calendars. Saturday, October 9, 2010 (that's 10/9/10). Stockade Inn. Schenectady, NY.

Erin and Jimmy get hitched.