First Post :)

So I have decided to make a wedding blog where I can update everyone on the progress with wedding planning. I think it will be a more efficient way to keep everyone up to date on what is going on. It will also be like a journal for me that I can look back on years down the road and maybe even our kids will look at it when they are planning their wedding! My good friend Kenzie gave me the idea because that is what her sister is doing for her wedding. So thanks Kenz! :)

So here's is what's happened so far...

wedding date: check..October 15th, 2011
reception hall: check..The Log Cabin
ceremony: check..also at The Log Cabin
DJ: check..we went with a local dj who has done other events in my family
Photographer: check..she did my senior pictures and is a family friend..she does a great job!

That is what we have officially done. We've also put together a draft of the guest list which we're hoping to keep under 230. Doing that got me really excited because I started thinking about how great it'll be to have everyone we love in one place which will probably never happen again. I haven't gone dress shopping yet, but I will probably do that in August when I am home for more than a day. That way I can have my mom and sisters with me. I really like the sweetheart, fitted up top and then flowing out type of dress. I have started looking at bridesmaid dresses as well. I love strapless sweetheart knee length dresses and the company Dessy has a dress that fits that description. I need to look more into that, and hopefully get my bridesmaids fitted by Thanksgiving of next year. Mike and I have also been looking at potential honeymoon destinations. We really like the caribbean and are thinking about the Bahamas. Mike went there once in High School and loved it. I really want to swim with dolphins and go parasailing while we're there. We both think it would be a nice treat for us on our honeymoon. We've decided to wait and go on our honeymoon in December because that way neither of us misses too much work/school. We plan on doing a mini honeymoon the weekend after up to Sonoma or down to Monteray or maybe to Tahoe, which will be a nice "mini" honeymoon to celebrate our wedding with.

So most of the bigs things are taken care of, which at this point is fine. We still have a year and a half until the wedding. It's nice having time to really enjoy the process of wedding planning without being stressed due to a short time frame. I am sure it will get crazy though once we start getting into next year! Right now it is all thinking of color schemes and creative ideas, which is so fun!