My daughter is starting to plan for a Catalina wedding in 04/09. She is looking to do something very simple, casual, and inexpensive, but we may still have at least 60 - 80 guests. Most likely a brief outdoor ceremony and then a very casual lunch. She is not interested in too much wedding ';foo-foo'; (flowers, gazebos, tulle bows, etc). We are aiming for a theme of relaxed and fun! We have started looking at venues near the water that also have dining facilities to rent for a group - Mi Casita has a private courtyard and the Landing seems to offer a variety of small, casual banquet options. Anybody out there with any other suggestions or options that we can explore? Recommendations for someone to perform the ceremony? Do%26#39;s, Don%26#39;ts, or Pitfalls? Weekend house rentals? Have never been to Catalina, so we are in the dark.....any advice is welcome.... Thanks!
Catalina Wedding Ideas?
You should look into Two Harbors, it is less populated and alot more scenic in my opinion.
Catalina Wedding Ideas?
I have seen weddings at Descanso beach, the Casino, the grounds at Hamilton cove, and ocean front on the street right in the center of town. Hamilton cove would be a great place to rent condos. They are expensive but would be off season rates in April (I think)The island won%26#39;t be crowded that time of year. Weather may be an issue but April has been fabulous this year.
We got married at the Banning House Lodge at Two Harbors in 1991. It was perfect setting for a wedding. We too like casual but we also had to tend to a few traditions do to my mother in law. We had about 85 guests. The immediate family and wedding party stayed at the lodge for both night (rehearsal dinner and party on Friday) and some guests stayed in Avalon and either took the boat or bus over to Two Harbors. The rest of the guests came over on the Catalina Express. We catered the food from The Reef restaurant and brought the cake over from the mainland. We rented chairs from the Catholic Church in Avalon and also used the florist in Avalon. Anyway, it was the perfect wedding, very private and the the familty and guests loved it! PM me if you have any questions....
BTW, we took our kids to The Banning House Lodge last summer. It still looks great and the kids (now 6 %26amp; 9) loved seeing where mommy and daddy got married.
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