[Wedding filter:] Wedding site!

[eohartman]

It's time to figure out the logistics of the wedding site, and I need your help and input! For reference, we'll have between 120-150 guests (rough estimate).

Underneath the cut are pictures of the waterfalls where Dustin and I will be getting married.



As you walk down to the falls from the main trail, this is what you see:


Keep in mind that the wedding will be in the fall, so it won't look this green, and the picnic shelter will (hopefully!) have a new roof. Dad has been wanting to put a new roof on it for a few years, and I'm hoping we can get that done before the wedding!

Another view of the picnic shelter:


If you're standing at the picnic shelter, this is what you see of the waterfalls:

(Ignore the obvious pasting of three pictures together and the bored fiance'.) The rock Dustin is sitting on is the same rock where he proposed. This picture was taken two weeks after he proposed, so in mid-November. We'll be having the wedding in late October/early November, so the area will look more like the pictures I took the day he proposed:

Less leaves on the rocks, more vibrant color in the trees.

This is the rock where he proposed:


I'd love to have us and the minister stand on the rock, with rose petals scattered on the ground (like when he proposed), and our wedding party on the rock below us, to either side of us, like this:

Yes, that's obviously cut-and-pasted people who I don't know. :-)

But I don't know how well that'll work, especially 'cause I'll have to step up on to the rock and over some water and that'll be rather hard in my wedding dress.

This is the rock when he proposed, from the "backside" of the rock:

At the top of the picture, you can see a grass area. I want everyone to be seated (because if everyone was standing, it would be hard for people in the back to see), and they'll most likely be seated in the grass above the falls, to the left of the picnic shelter. Here's more pictures of the grass area:
Looking at the grassy area from the rocks:


Looking at the grassy area while standing at the picnic shelter:



When my parents got married down at the waterfalls 30 years ago, they had everyone (about 120 guests) sit in chairs on the grass and Mom and Dad exchanged their vows right in front of them, also on the grass. I'll have to dig up some of their pictures and post them for reference, once I get back home. I'd prefer to have everyone sit in chairs on the grass and Dustin and I be on the rocks, about 20 feet away. We'll have wireless microphones so everyone will be able to hear us over the sound of the falls. Power isn't an issue because we can either have a generator or run power down from a house that's not too far from the falls (although the house is hidden behind trees).

I'm just not sure if we can pull off standing on the rock he proposed on, or whether we'll have to be down on the other rock, where it's a lot easier to stand. :-)

So...input?

Comments

[gonzostar.livejournal.com]

sooooo beautiful! since i'm a senitmental sap, i'd try to get on that rock if at all possible. that's the whole reason david and i are going to the beach, despite all the logistical problems. and i need wireless microphones, totally.

[chasingangie05.livejournal.com]

Love the bridesmaids and groomsmen inserts... you crack me up

[dolmadez.livejournal.com]

autumn will be a beautiful time for the wedding, and you've picked out a great location!

if I ever get married someday, I think I'd like it to be in the autumn, too.

[gweniveeve.livejournal.com]

Your wedding party is PASTEDE ON YAY!

Ahem, but yes, those sound like well-thought-out plans. And really, it's hard to hear the bride and groom's vows anyway (considering that they're facing away from the crowd, and aren't usually using their "outdoor voices"). But the microphones sound great.

I would mainly suggest having a good rain plan -- how slippery do the rocks get? Can you use tarps or rubber traction mats? (This also applies to a situation where it rained the day before).

[georgiaispeachy.livejournal.com]

stand on the rock. makes it more meaningful. and trust me afterwards you won't care if your dress got a little dirty or even wet...you won't have a care in the world. :)

[slloyd.livejournal.com]

oooh. Wireless Microphones. Sounds like a marriage between nature and technology!

You should set up cameras and stream the whole thing live on the internet, for any of those unfortunate enough not to be there!

The rocks and the waterfalls are lovely though. I can see why it is a popular place to propose. It's like you have your own little romantic getaway in the corner of your garden! Hope Dustin doesn't think "Hmmm! Lets have our honeymoon here!" because you'll probably be hoping for something more adventurous. Like England. *cough*

[breathlessdream.livejournal.com]

Very pretty. I would love to have a wedding there... although I want a outdoor winter wedding so... basically I'm sticking to California. LOL

[christyxjane.livejournal.com]

You forgot to filter this silly ;)

Im loving this idea

[sillygoosegirl.livejournal.com]

I would think your bridesmaids would be able to help you get your dress across without dipping it in the water... or perhaps you could get something ankle length.

[elleseven.livejournal.com]

OHHHH it's so pretty!!!!

I love the idea of standing on the rock during the ceremony if possible. The only thing I would be worried about getting a sprained ankle from tripping on the dress or slipping on the rock. But then again i'm probably just paranoid, lol.

[riscana.livejournal.com]

My advice is to get your wedding shoes as soon as possible and go out there and try walking around on the rocks - then you'd have a better idea of whether or not it's going to be possible to stand on the proposal-rock and make an informed decision from there.

Added bonus: if you get the shoes early, you can have more time to walk around in them and break them in before the wedding day so they don't kill your feet! :)

By the way, I LOVE that location! What a neat place to have right in your backyard..

[adriennefriend.livejournal.com]

i heart you so much for getting married on rocks.

love
adrienne