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there were so many similar images of beautiful venues on pinterest which helped me determine my priorities. i wanted a venue with high ceilings. a venue that could accommodate 300 to 350 guests. ample parking space. ability to decorate to our preference. a romantic ambiance. nice gold chiavari chairs. space for cocktail hour.
...well finding a venue like that was way above our budget. we wouldn't be able to have a hotel reception because most hotels don't offer vietnamese banquet style menu. we definitely didn't want to deviate from that. i had to instead look into chinese seafood restaurants. many chinese seafood restaurants in the san gabriel valley have yucky fish tanks, golden dragon statues and outdated chair covers. the reception venue vision that i was hoping for was diminishing and it made me really sad for awhile.
eventually, i looked at the bigger picture and realized that the reception venue is not as important. i had to remind myself that i would rather have a marriage more beautiful than my wedding. focusing my energy on our relationship and preparing for marriage is more important that stressing over a venue. i finally came back down to reality.
after checking out a few seafood restaurants in the san gabriel area, we decided on capital seafood in monterey park. we've been to at least 3 weddings at capital seafood and the food is actually really good! although their parking structure is horrible, they have the capacity to host all our guests and the restaurant has potential to make the space romantic and nice. overall, i think we made a good decision and i know with my creative ideas, we can really transform the restaurant to our liking.
i'm so glad we finally got that settled and done with! there is about 10 months left until the wedding! we have some fun things lined up next like wedding dress shopping, picking a florist, and invitations! until next time guys!
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