Wedding Progress Update

Over Thanksgiving break, Joshua and I did lots of wedding shopping. We first tried to narrow some dates down. Once we did that we checked with a few halls to get an idea of the dates they were open. We called the church office and went over to find out dates our church, St. Sebastian would be open. The priest we’ve chosen is Father Gene. Way back, last fall, over a year ago when I first went to Ohio, the priest for the mass on Sunday was Father Gene. I said to Joshua, directly after mass that that was the priest I’d want to officiate our wedding. I think it’s something about his voice or just how sweet he is.  He went over things with us and congratulated us and what not. On Saturday we checked out one more hall but decided on one his brother used in July.

Our date is: October 1st, 2011. We chose this date for several reasons. It gives us enough time to accumulate money to pay for all of the things we’d like to do. We don’t want to start out being in debt because of our wedding. We both love October–our favorite season/time of year. It’s less busy than every other month–for us, our family and friends.

I’ve also chosen a my side of the wedding party.

Matron (she’ll be married by then) of Honor: Kayleigh Wilson
Bridesmaids: Jessica Ross, Bridget Schmackers, Stephanie Schmackers, Erica Schmackers and Jenny Young.

The ring bearer will be: Maximus Ross (Joshua’s nephew/godson/Jessica’s son).

The flower girl situation is under review. I have three nieces but I’m not sure the youngest one will stay focused enough to do it. They other two would like to be in the wedding and they may be junior bridesmaids.

I’ve picked out the color purple (plum) which can be see here (top middle&right dress): click me!

Photographers are under review at the moment. The next steps will be wedding dress shopping (I’ve looked at a ton online) and picking out my wedding ring and his band. I’ve researched a tad about honeymoons but haven’t made any real strides in that area.

This process has been virtually stress free. I checked a few books out and bought a wedding planner and they all give a ton of advice. At the top of the lists: plan early, stay organized and don’t stress out. I’ve done all of these things and I do think it’s made the start of this journey much less painful than it can be. One thing I have noticed is: everyone has an opinion, about everything. I think we’ve done a good job of listening and considering everything people say but we’ve been able to make our own decisions because of what we want. The truth is, Joshua and I are fairly laid back about things. We don’t have a huge vision of what we want, we’re just taking it a step at a time. He’s been supportive, made calls and wants to be involved–I knew he would be.

This next year will pass before my very eyes, the wedding will be over and things will become relatively quiet…you know until the babies .