Hello brides! I am in a bit of a pickle for getting ready. We picked a venue that doesn't have getting ready space. I didn't think it was a big deal at the time - figured we'd get a suite at the hotel we're staying in. Turns out our main hotel block hotel doesn't have suites at all and many of the other hotels in the area don't have open suites.
I'm looking to see if anyone has any creative ideas for spaces we may be able to use. Knowing we'll have pictures taken in there, I'd love for it to be a cute space with natural light for makeup. I'd also like for it to have furniture since we'd be hanging out there all day (e.g. many "meeting spaces" don't have anything besides conference tables or circle tables and chairs which just feels weird).
Along with this, what ideas do you have for transportation from getting ready space to the venue and what do my girls do with their stuff? If this is a party crowd that will likely go out after the wedding, I'd love for their stuff to go back to the hotel, rather than have to travel with them to the venue.
We're getting married at the end of October in downtown Raleigh, NC, so we have a bit of time - any ideas are welcome!