So I have been looking for an internship this semester in anything with event planning. i e-mailed so many places and I actually had a company reply. The awesome thing about it is that it is my dream wedding venue. It is in Butler so i can either live at home and work or i can live in Indiana and commute. if i live in butler it is only about 10 min drive.If i live in
Indiana then it is a little over an hour to commute but i would be living with Matt and the dogs which would be so hard for me not to be near them. Anyways the place where i am going to do my internship at is called the Atrium. it use to be a nursery but about 5 years ago they decided to shut down the shop and turn it into an event center. it is a beautiful glass building that has 3 big rooms. the biggest room is where they seat up to 280 people for an event. the second room right next to it is the room for the bar and
appetizers. the last room is where you can have the ceremony if you want or you can make it into a room of your choice like for pictures or something. they have a lovely back yard where there is a gazebo, a little bridge to pose on and many more things. they do everything for the event from the place settings to the
bartending. they have the food, centerpieces,music, and photography. it is a one stop spot for a wedding or event. I totally love this place. it is the place where i want to have my reception at when i get married.
I will be starting my internship around February and go to a little after may. i will also be helping out in December with some of the events also. I can not wait till i start. They even asked me what i wanted to do after i graduate and after my internship is done. I told them that i wanted to find a full time job being an event planner. After i told them my plans they told me that the Event Director is retiring by the end of the year and that they will be hiring for that position. they do not know if they are going to hire from within or bring in someone new. The person i interviewed with made it sound like she wanted to hire someone new. so if i do really well then i might be up for the job. So i am excited to show them what i have to offer. I met some of the employees and they all seemed very nice. so i guess i will see what happens. till then i just have to focus on passing my last few classes that i have to take. French is kind of kicking my butt right now. but i am hoping to fix that problem soon ( my french prof. is probably the worse professor i have ever had. so i am trying to deal with her).
I'll keep everyone posted...
OH and here is the site for the Atrium :) theatriumonline.com
love always,
heather
