In a month and a half we have:
- Set the date
- Found a Venue
- Selected our wedding colors & theme
- Have a Caterer
- Selected a Photographer
- Bought my wedding dress
- Asked our Bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, & ring bearers
I'll start with the date. When Stephen proposed the first question that we asked each other was "when is this going to happen"? It's also the first question everybody asks you after you get engaged. We both love Spring and Autumn, we began talking about how soon (this year) or how long (next year) we would want to have our wedding. Being that we got engaged in january this spring was way too soon, and next spring was too far away. We settled on a date this fall, September 27th to be exact :)
Our venue is not to far from our small town deep in the heart of the central valley at a family friends barn. We are having both ceremony and reception on location.
Don't mind my sister or the boat ;)
Our colors are mint green and coral. Think a little bit more green that teal. This basically what I'm going with color wise.
Think along the lines of burlap and lace. :)
Our caterer is actually my Aunt and Uncle. I only agreed to them catering so long as they can enjoy themselves at the wedding.
We have a photographer. A husband and wife duo, whom my sister is friends with. Stephen and I are very happy with who we chose for our photographer. (We will be taking our engagement photos in 2 weeks)
Did I mention the wedding dress? AHHHH!!!! I wish I could wear it all the time! It is beautiful! My sister-in-law made a couple dress appointments for me on Valentines day. My Mom, Courtney, Paige, Colleen, and Titus were there to help with the deciding factor. I tried on four dresses total and fell in absolute love with the third dress. I would show a picture of it, but you will just have to wait until the wedding :)
Our bridal party is official! We both will have 5 of our closest friends and family standing by us as we say "I do". I will have my 3 siblings (yes, that includes my brother) and my 2 best friends since elementary school. Stephen will have 1 of his brothers and 4 of his closest friends. Our flower girls are 4 of the little girls that I nanny and the ring bearers are the 3 little boys that I nanny. All 7 of these kiddos are excited for Stephen to marry me and make me a "Princess".
As of right now that is what is set in stone planning wise. There is still a lot that needs to be done, but I still have 7 months to go!
I am thoroughly enjoying planning my wedding. There have been a couple "stressful" moments. Nothing to go all bridezilla about.
Until next time :)
Kaitlin
