Weekend

This weekend we're headed up north to spend some time with Pat's extended family. I'm really looking forward to it because there are a lot of people that I haven't met yet! So this weekend won't really be wedding related, but it will be family related and that is SO important to me! I am hoping to get everyone's names and addresses this weekend so I won't be hunting them down later. So that might be one thing crossed off the list!

My current project has been researching photographers. Pictures are very important to me so I want to choose just the right person to capture our day.

Where are the updates?

I should do a better job updating over here. Unfortunately there isn't a lot to update. Patrick and I have been looking at churches near Martindale. We've been talking about colors and flowers and all kinds of good stuff. But it's stuff that I want people to be surprised with!

I will say (perhaps I have said it before) that since it's a September 27th wedding and we both love the season, we're going with a fall theme. Traditional fall colors throughout the dresses, bouquets and decorations. I can't wait for a few months when all the fall stuff goes on clearance so I can stock up!

We're having a lot of fun planning, although at times it certainly is stressful. I think planning any event for 200 people would be difficult. I dream about the wedding every night. Usually about what I forgot to do (one dream was that I forgot to book a DJ), but last night I just dreamed about boutonnieres for the guys. Weird.

I'll try and do a better job of updating over here. I hope people are still reading!

It's official!

We've booked Martindale Country Club in Auburn for September 27, 2008!

When we met with them on Saturday we liked the location even more. I'm really excited about the location and I can't wait to go to our food tasting next spring to decide on the menu!

This makes it feel real. Now that we have a firm date and a location we can start looking for all the other vendors that are needed.

I think I'd like to be a wedding planner. This is so much fun!

Have we found the reception venue?

Perhaps...all signs are pointing towards yes! I need to confirm with the manager, so I'm going to leave you all hanging for a little while longer. I'll be so relieved to have found the place! We went to look at it on Saturday and it's pretty much exactly what we wanted... I'll keep you posted!

Still searching...

We're still searching for a location to have the reception. Pat's schedule is insane and it's hard to figure out a time when we can go and look at different places. I'm about ready to start scheduling "wedding" time into his calendar so we can figure some things out.

The guest list is coming along nicely. It's huge...but we had a feeling that it would be. That's ok, we couldn't imagine cutting it down - we can't wait for everyone to celebrate with us!

Bridal Show

I went down to a bridal show in Portsmouth, NH last night. I went with a Sept. 2007 bride (I'm in her wedding) and we had a great time. I picked up cards from a lot of people and we have a sample DVD from a DJ to watch. I didn't have any of those "I must have this" moments, probably because everything is still so new.

Hopefully when I get home today I'll have some packages from a couple of different reception locations that I had requested. We've definitely narrowed it down, but the final decision hasn't been made yet. It's such a big decision!

Small Update...

There haven't been many updates because we haven't been making much progress! For the most part right now we are trying to find a reception venue that meets all our criteria.

I have been requesting a lot of information from various places and we've been going through it, deciding what works for us.

I think once we've locked in a reception hall, everything else will (hopefully) fall into place.

It's sad though...all I can think about and talk about is the wedding. I must be driving poor Pat crazy! :)