The Venue!

We honestly didn't look at very many venues before we knew which one we wanted. The decision came down to two.

First we considered the Eglinton Grand - www.eglintongrand.com/

We visited the venue and immediately fell in love! Anyone who knows me (Liz) especially would understand the attraction to an old movie theatre. After discussing their packages decided it would be a better fit for a 10th anniversary or something of that nature as it is ridiculously overpriced for weddings and their ceremony room is... well... lets just say not worthy of a picture by any means.

Secondly we considered the Old Mill - http://www.oldmilltoronto.com/

Main Entrance

Waterfall View

Guildhall Banquet Room

Balmoral Banquet Room

This venue was one I had considered from the beginning. My mom organized/ran her Magazine University Conference out of this venue for about 10 years and I assisted for several years and always thought it was beautiful. They are an inn, spa, restaurant and conference centre which makes everything easier. They have terrific packages (not to mention we got a discount... no big deal!), amazing food, beautiful rooms, and so much more. I would recommend this venue to everyone and we haven't even gotten married there yet. Needless to say we put our deposit down on Saturday, February 26th, 2011. The Guildhall is the room where the reception will be held. The big windows and doors that you can see in the picture lead out to a stone patio where we will have our ceremony as long as it doesn't rain. If it does rain the room next door called the Balmoral Room will be set up to preform the ceremony. There is so much that is beautiful about this venue you should really just take a look at their website to see for yourself!