The next six months are going to be months of planning for us. Wedding planning, and future planning mainly. For the most part, it's ground that neither of us has covered. The plan thus far is to marry in Thailand in April, head to the Bay Area for a reception for all those Cali people, and then do the big move to New Zealand where I can begin to see how I fair as a Kiwi.
I am super excited about this journey! I want to keep you all updated as much as I can, but as past experience has shown, I am not to great with keeping up the blog. My main excuse this last year is a major distraction in the shape of a South African born Kiwi. Maybe now that we are getting a little more settled with each other, I might be able to devote more time here. Don't cross your fingers.
A thought on the wedding planning: I can honestly say I was never ever the type of girl who dreamed about her wedding day. I was more the type to dream about the man. Now that I have found someone who has gone above and beyond my wildest dreams, I have been forced to think about the wedding. I can't say I'm good at this. When I actually sit down and look at bridal magazines or blogs, I do get somewhat excited and love the ideas, but fall short with the follow through, particularly with the DIY stuff(do-it-yourself, for those who don't know). For me, a simple beach wedding with lots of partying sounds best, and so, that's what I'll have. I hope to have my closest friends and family beside me, getting along and celebrating the choice that I've made to marry someone who suits me just so. Isn't that how its meant to be? Don't we lose sight of what a wedding is meant to be? What wedding advice would you give this bride-to-be? What would you do if you could do it again? Or, if you aren't married, what is your dream of the ideal wedding?
3 comments:
My advice...Just keep dreaming about the man! I do think the atmosphere of the wedding is important. But mainly creating a scene of love and laughter. Since you're on the beach with beautiful scenery don't worry about decor. Plan the food and drinks! Also, if you can you should have a rehearsal or rehearsal dinner. You'll prob do something like this since we'll all be there before the wedding. I think this before hand 'practice' or at least intentionality of imagining your wedding is good preparation and then you won't feel like you are jumping head first into your ceremony not knowing what to expect and thus forgetting what actually happened! I really could give lot of advice but I'll stop here:)
Spend time enjoying all of your friends and family, especially since you don't see them very often. I wish we'd made our wedding more of an event to enjoy the people we love.
so true!! thanks guys, these ring true to what Erlo and I want, less time and money on the centerpieces, more on spending time with friends and family.
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