vegan columbus: vegan living in central ohio

I've been slacking on updating about my wedding planning! Sorry!

This post is just a quick note saying that we've decided to say bollocks to the statehouse and their $8,000 fee and whatnot, and we're homing in on North Bank Park, near the Arena District. It's going to be much cheaper, and it's more 'us' --- I think it was once a small train station or something. And more relevant to this site, it doesn't have any specific requirements about who does the catering, so you can cook your own food or find the most vegan-friendly caterer out there. But here's what you, dear vegan bride/groom/MOH/FMIL/LGTBQIA want to know about it:

• Most of the major rental info is on the site (click the link in the above paragraph)
• Apparently you can only rent it ON THE DAY that you want it for, minus one year. So I want it for June 27, 2009. I have to go to the office at 8am sharp on June 27, 2008 and put down a deposit. No later, no earlier. It seems weird, but I read that part like 5 times and that's my understanding.
• Alcohol can only be served by a qualified bartender.
• According to the fire marshall occupancy limit plaque, it can safely hold up to 125 people (not including bathrooms and kitchen area, which are in a semi-separate building attached by a little covered breezeway)
• Chair and table use is included. The chairs and tables are plain, black plastic and metal. Not anything fancy, but not ghetto either. Just practical. They look kind of nice with the black steel and glass walls, IMO.
• It's going to cost in the ballpark of $1000 for us.

We haven't booked it yet, since it's not yet June 27, 2008. More updates when we do!