Why haven't I updated?

Because there's nothing wedding-worthy to talk about.

One thing we've got going on is that I'm going through the RCIA class (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). So we'll both be Catholic before the wedding. I'm glad for this - it has made us feel more unified.

The other thing that has kept me from wedding plans (besides work and life and all that other stuff) is my friend Alaina's wedding this Saturday. I'm one of her bridesmaids and I'm VERY much looking forward to a FUN weekend at The Poland Spring Resort celebrating her marriage to Jim!

Perhaps in the next week or two I'll get back with some real updates.

Information Gathering

I'm in a major information gathering phase. I love looking online to see all the different ideas out there. However, we're at a point where we need to make some decisions! (I'm not a very decisive person). My first choice for a photographer is already booked up. Wow, 13 months in advance!

So it's time to decide on photographers and DJ's. This weekend and next week I'm hoping to put together a comprehensive list of all the services these various people offer! Some of them will have set hours in their contract so it's hard to figure out this far in advance what we'll be needing.

But overall it has been so much fun. I've also done a lot of planning for my friend's wedding that I'm in this fall. I love that I actually have some ideas to help her out with. Weddings are just so much fun and such happy events!

Quick Update

I have been doing a lot of research into photographers for the big day! It has been great going through all the websites and seeing all the happy couples! Unfortunatly my first two choices are already booked for next year. Bummer! But I'm sure there is someone out there that will be perfect for us.

This weekend we're having a cookout at Pat's apartment with both sets of parents so they can finally meet each other! It should be a very low-key kind of time. So that's kind of wedding related! I'm sure there will be lots of wedding talk, which I love! I just wish I had more to tell people.

Of course I have tons of plans...but I don't want to give them all away. I want people to be surprised when they arrive at the reception!

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!