Progress Report #1

So, it’s been a month since the engagement, and I decided to write about the fun and exciting things that have happened since that wonderful day. Of course I jumped into this wedding planning head first. Give me another week and I should have it completely planned. I’m being a little exaggerative of course, but a lot of decisions have been made. Just to have a “written record” (and to keep everyone in the loop), I will briefly describe the awesome party plans that we have thus far.

Date: December 15, 2012

This is probably not news to most of you because this decision was made within the first week of the engagement. Also, it has been talked about often—including having it posted on the blog! So, December 15 is a definite. Why this date? Well, we could have rushed into planning a wedding for this summer, but that didn’t sound fun to me. Having 11 months to plan this thing sounded a lot better! Also, we could have gotten married this summer, but both Seth and I would be going back to school starting in August. Therefore, there would be little-to-no time for money making. And I’m all for “living on love,” but having money helps too. So, Seth graduates in December (the 14^th to be exact… yes a day before the wedding) and will have a full-time, big-boy job. This means that he will have a full-time, big-boy salary. And that is music to my ears!

Time: 4:00 p.m.

It will be Christmas time. That’s no surprise. Therefore, it gets darker earlier. So… it is pretty much a guarantee that it will be dark when we leave the reception, without it being too late in the evening. Don’t you think that will make for pretty pictures? Me too. Also, a 4:00 wedding lends itself to a reception with a lot of delicious foods to fill my guests up. Oh, and me.

Place: First Baptist Church, Cochran, GA

If Seth and I are not strangers to you, then you know this was a pretty obvious choice for us. Both of us grew up in this church, and it would be so, so special to have our wedding in the same place that both of us were baptized. We even grew up with the people in the church, and we can’t imagine sharing this day with anyone other than these special people.

Dress: "_________________"

Strapless? Lace? Satin? Beaded? Halter? Train? White? Veil? A-Line? Mermaid? I should just take a vote to see what people think I picked. Surprisingly, I had no preferences before trying on dresses, and I was open to anything and everything…. hence the reason I tried on 13 different dresses. (The average for most brides is about 6). I traveled to Statesboro one weekend, and left feeling poorer (financially, of course). Well, I made a decision on one dress with ease. This is one of my secrets I’m keeping though… I have to leave some things to the imagination!

There are several, several more decisions that we have made including: preacher, wedding planner, caterer, ushers, food genre, photographer, wedding party, etc! I think wedding planning is so much fun. I’m proud to say that I haven’t even been a Bridezilla… well, in my opinion! There are some secrets that I am not revealing, but these things listed above are yours to share! Hope you are enjoying this as much as me!