Engaging

30 December, 2006

To-Do list

Went and got our Christmas gift today. A new bed! I cannot remember the last time that I had a new mattress that hadn't belonged to a sibling or was a cheesy dorm mattress or a really cheap college apartment mattress. Quite exciting.

When you go into the wedding section of Barnes and Noble there are about 5 million different wedding planner guides, each including a checklist. These list are essentially timelines and are included in wedding magazines, bridal shops, etc. and without a doubt are EXTREMELY intimidating. I have never been good at following timelines, why would planning our wedding be in anyway different. Everything I do is a bit quirky and and not in a. b. c. style, so we will see if I can pull off something of this scale in the same bizarre Alan fashion. Seeing when we set the date it was only 8 months out from the wedding day, I had this feeling of playing catch up from the beginning. So here is where we stand:

Things to do at least a year in advance
Tell friends and family: check
Set wedding date: check
Decide on location:check
Set wedding budget:check (basically)

10-12 months in advance:
Book photographer: check
Book videographer: NO
Hire who will preform the ceremony: check
Book florist: NO
Book baker: NO
Book DJ/Band: semi
Book caterer: NO
Order wedding dress: check

6-10 months in advance:
Hire musician for ceremony: NO
Choose attendants: check
Select tuxes: check
Select Bridesmaid dresses: check
Book rehearsal dinner location: check
Block hotel rooms for guest: check
Order invitations: check
Select programs: NO
Book honeymoon: check (except plane tickets)
Register: NO

3-6 months in advance:
Appointment for bridal portrait: NO
Select readers for ceremony: check
Order favors: NO
Buy centerpieces: NO
Order bridesmaid dresses: NO
Hire transportation: check
Pick out wedding bands: check
Design cake: NO
Send invitations for rehearsal dinner: NO
Get measurements from groomsmen: NO
First fitting: NO

And that is as far as I will go because I am suppose to be that far along at this point. YIKES! I think my blood pressure just sky rocketed by looking over that.

Justin and I went and gave blood today. Which actually went better than it typically does for me. So we did our good deed of the holidays. Hokies play tonight in the bowl game, but I have little motivation to go out but I think I am going to go to a house party with some friends and Justin is heading to the bar with the boys. Nice solo evening out.




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29 December, 2006

Recap


Quick, brief recap to bring everything up to date. Justin and I just decided that we would like to start keeping a blog of this experience...because well, it is an experience. Both the good, the bad, and the very very ugly. What continues to amaze both of us is how much time, money and emotions go into one day. Makes you wonder how a wedding ceremony came to this. The experience of getting married is one we both are excited about but having a party that puts this much pressure on you can get overwhelming.


We had been dating for around 2 years when Justin proposed. Justin and I got engaged on September 22, 2006 at a restaurant here in Falls Church. It was romantic and perfect. We met while in grad school at Virginia Tech and have already had a roller coaster of experience throughout our relationship, with unemployment, long distance, a death and just the realities of growing up and becoming an adult. Luckily we have chosen to stick together. We are thrilled to start our life together, it is simply the logistics behind the wedding that are making days tough. Justin handles it with a bit more grace than myself.

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