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Our venue - reclaimed brick building in a small Texas town

P: 11/18/2008 12:12:45 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	I thought y'all might like to see pictures of my venue. It's an old building in downtown Bryan, TX. The brick walls are showing, it has an antique bar and huge mirror above a sideboard/ dresser (big piece of furniture named something I can't remember at the moment!) There are very pretty chandeliers hanging from an open wooden ceiling painted black/brown. My fiance called it ghetto, but I think (hope) that he just lacks vision. I told him that I prefer the term, "urban" When I imagine it with tables and linens and candles everywhere, it is beautiful in my head!
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:12:45 AM

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P: 11/18/2008 12:13:46 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	front door
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:13:46 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:15:12 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	gated patio - will put white lights in fence, but probably won't actually use patio for anything.
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:15:12 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:20:15 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	antique furniture and mirror against brick wall
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:20:15 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:24:00 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	one of the chandeliers - there are couple of different kinds
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:24:00 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:25:49 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	this shows the bar and the stained concrete floors
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:25:49 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:32:31 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	last one - some tables that hadn't been put away from an even the night before. The space is sort of split into two huge rooms that are separated by a brick wall with two large openings in it, so it's very open. This is the room that has french doors opening out onto the small patio (doors not pictured) Thanks for looking! I'm sorry I haven't learned how to do multiple pics in one post.
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:32:31 AM

P: 11/18/2008 12:53:01 AM
bebe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,986 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 11/20/2007	Ah, I used to build custom homes in BCS. Downtown Bryan has some neat places. I went to a Big Otis concert down there one night. It was in a place very similar to your venue. I love the place you chose, the brick walls and chandeliers are really cool. And I agree, dress it up with tablecloths and candle light, very romantic.
Posted: 11/18/2008 12:53:01 AM

P: 11/18/2008 11:11:23 AM
swedish bean Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,872 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 3/24/2008	lol That is not "ghetto".. I think that with the right table linens and such it could look very nice! But it certainly is not ghetto.
Posted: 11/18/2008 11:11:23 AM

P: 11/18/2008 11:17:24 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	haha, I agree that it is not ghetto! I believe his exact words were, "It's kind of ghetto... but on purpose". I think he just didn't know what else to call a room with no finished ceiling or walls. The entire space has exterior brick wall showing except for the little hallway they created to lead to the restrooms.
Posted: 11/18/2008 11:17:24 AM

P: 11/18/2008 3:45:26 PM
laurel25 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 800 Last Post: 9/16/2009 Member Since: 5/8/2008	I love it! I think that with candles and nice linens it it will look beautiful!
Posted: 11/18/2008 3:45:26 PM

P: 11/18/2008 3:49:57 PM
lovesparklies Cut Rock Total Posts: 295 Last Post: 6/11/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2008	I think the building has some great character and is pretty much a blank slate for whatever you want to do with it! No ugly 1980's carpet or wallpaper to deal with, hehe. It will look beautiful with candlelight everywhere. I really liked that chandelier in one of the photos -- maybe you could work that into the theme and even bring in more of them.
Posted: 11/18/2008 3:49:57 PM

P: 11/18/2008 3:57:57 PM
mintve Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,200 Last Post: 6/2/2009 Member Since: 10/15/2007	very nice! love it!!! Great find :) Everything Works Out for a Reason
Posted: 11/18/2008 3:57:57 PM

P: 11/18/2008 4:17:30 PM
mia1181 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,383 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 10/25/2006	I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is freakin gorgeous! OMG I can only imagine the awesome pictures you are going to have with that venue!
Posted: 11/18/2008 4:17:30 PM

P: 11/18/2008 5:04:09 PM
elrohwen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,905 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 5/20/2008	I your venue! I love love exposed brick. It's so casual and so hip at the same time. ~Elrohwen
Posted: 11/18/2008 5:04:09 PM

P: 11/18/2008 5:51:39 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,155 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Ohhh how COOL! What a great venue! I think urban wins over ghetto (believe me, I went to college in south central LA--I KNOW ghetto! ) for sure. It's going to be so cool.
Posted: 11/18/2008 5:51:39 PM

P: 11/18/2008 7:06:32 PM
oobiecoo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,973 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2007	What did you say this place was called? 202 or something like that? I've never heard of it but it looks gorgeous! You could do as much or as little decorating as you want and it would be beautiful! Bebe... I used to paint faux finishes in custom homes in Bryan. Have you built anything there recently? ************************************* "Love is a great beautifier."- Louisa May Alcott
Posted: 11/18/2008 7:06:32 PM

P: 11/18/2008 8:00:39 PM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	Date: 11/18/2008 7:06:32 PM Author: oobiecoo What did you say this place was called? 202 or something like that? I've never heard of it but it looks gorgeous! You could do as much or as little decorating as you want and it would be beautiful! Bebe... I used to paint faux finishes in custom homes in Bryan. Have you built anything there recently? The name of the place is Downtown 202. It's on Bryan Street and faces the LaSalle Hotel and Brazos Cotton Exchange. Also, I don't know if you saw this, but I saw a thread you started for me for the first time today - Thanks! http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=97483
Posted: 11/18/2008 8:00:39 PM

P: 11/25/2008 11:53:30 AM
SuiteLady Rough Rock Total Posts: 77 Last Post: 10/17/2009 Member Since: 10/25/2008	sighs dreamily It is the site of my dreams! I think it will be fabulous with the right linens and decor. You really don't have to do a lot with it. Can you hire an outside caterer for it?
Posted: 11/25/2008 11:53:30 AM

P: 11/25/2008 12:43:59 PM
Mediterranean Ideal Rock Total Posts: 578 Last Post: 6/3/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2008	I love that venue!!! OMG, imagine the photos!!!!!! The color photos, at different levels of saturation, the B&W ones, the sepia ones!!! Ohhhhhhh...this place is all kinds of perfect for creative photos! I don't think it's "ghetto on purpose" To me, "Ghetto on purpose" is more like an art gallery in the warehouse district of a big, urban city. When I think "Ghetto on purpose" I think of things like grafitti art, and steel & concrete buildings, and lots of industrial-style details, like exposed ductwork in the ceilings and steel door handles and stuff. This is more of a "rustic" vibe to me. I think it's beautiful. You have just GOT to come back with pics of your wedding after the big day!!!
Posted: 11/25/2008 12:43:59 PM

P: 11/28/2008 12:28:46 AM
Guilty Pleasure Ideal Rock Total Posts: 640 Last Post: 9/8/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2008	Date: 11/25/2008 12:43:59 PM Author: Mediterranean I love that venue!!! OMG, imagine the photos!!!!!! The color photos, at different levels of saturation, the B&W ones, the sepia ones!!! Ohhhhhhh...this place is all kinds of perfect for creative photos! I don't think it's 'ghetto on purpose' To me, 'Ghetto on purpose' is more like an art gallery in the warehouse district of a big, urban city. When I think 'Ghetto on purpose' I think of things like grafitti art, and steel & concrete buildings, and lots of industrial-style details, like exposed ductwork in the ceilings and steel door handles and stuff. This is more of a 'rustic' vibe to me. I think it's beautiful. You have just GOT to come back with pics of your wedding after the big day!!! haha, it's funny you mention the term "rustic" because I actually think it is "rustic urban" which makes no sense at all, but here's why... It does have exposed ducts and some graffiti on the brick (no gang graffiti or anything, just you can tell that things were written on the wall at some point in bright paints like at a rave or something), but it also has rustic elements like the antique bar and the wooden beams in the ceiling and the fact that it's in a little Texas town. It's weird, but I like it! I will definitely come back and post pictures after it's all said and done. I hope that I can create a recpetion as beautiful as the one floating in pieces in my head... we will see! Suitelady - I am hiring a caterer that is actually located on that same street. It's a yummy restaurant with a good reputation in town, and the manager there said that she would take care of renting all the linens and glassware and tables etc and setting it up/ taking it down. I don't think I could have committed to such a huge undertaking (booking a reception venue with absolutely nothing in it) if I hadn't had the reassurance that I wouldn't have to do everything myself. I was a bit overwhelmed at first!
Posted: 11/28/2008 12:28:46 AM

P: 11/28/2008 1:27:01 AM
Gwyn Ideal Rock Total Posts: 745 Last Post: 2/8/2009 Member Since: 1/5/2007	I live in LA and ghetto has a whole 'nother meaning out here =) I think the place is trendy looking.
Posted: 11/28/2008 1:27:01 AM

P: 11/29/2008 2:29:44 PM
HollyS Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,098 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 7/18/2007	I think, with just the right decor/floral/candles, this will be a really unique and beautiful location. It has 'good bones'! _____________________________ "I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/29/2008 2:29:44 PM

P: 11/29/2008 7:19:55 PM
bebe Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,986 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 11/20/2007	Date: 11/18/2008 7:06:32 PM Author: oobiecoo What did you say this place was called? 202 or something like that? I've never heard of it but it looks gorgeous! You could do as much or as little decorating as you want and it would be beautiful! Bebe... I used to paint faux finishes in custom homes in Bryan. Have you built anything there recently? oobiecoo - My ex-partner is still building and stays busy. We built some of the largest and nicest homes around!! I stopped about 2 years ago. The drive from Houston was getting too much. I used 2 faux firms, one more than the other. I'm sure you must know "B" and her crew, the other was a 2 woman company. I'm sure there are others, but I mostly called "B" when I needed her.
Posted: 11/29/2008 7:19:55 PM

P: 11/29/2008 7:44:06 PM
luvmyhalo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,037 Last Post: 8/11/2009 Member Since: 12/4/2007	I LVE it! It could be very romantic with lots of candlelight and flowers. I went to A&M...Whoop!
Posted: 11/29/2008 7:44:06 PM

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