Let The Plans...And Bills... Begin!!!

I just mailed out my very first check for our wedding! It was certainly the best one to start with though! Our photographer. You know, the one I wrote about having a bad dream about the other night. ;) I have no worries or second thoughts going into contract with her. She is absolutely amazing! Ah-mazing! Photography is certainly one of my my most important areas for the wedding. I want images to look at forever and ever that are stunning, and I know with her, they will be! No doubt! :)

I wonder what the next check will be for... reception, hopefully! :) Then..... the DRESS! I can't wait to find the dress. Let the fun begin (oh yeah, the bills too)!!

The (Bad) Dream About My Dream Photographer

So, I had another (bad) dream about my wedding last night. This time it was the photographers turn to be the bad guy. :( I had a (bad) dream about my photographer! How is that!?! A bad dream about my dream photographer? Doesn't make any sense! She was just as cute as I imagine she will be though. The dream wasn't specifically about her being bad. For some reason, instead of her shooting our pictures, a weird (really weird) guy took them. And when I went to her office to meet, she just wanted to help me plan my wedding instead of talking about the photography…. which really wasn't bad at all. The bad part was just the tremendous disappointment of not having her do it. :( I hope none of this comes true. It didn't scare me one bit and I can't wait to sign my contract with her! She is fabulous! Really! :) I know we are going to come out with some stunning photos on our wedding day!!! I guess if I am going to continue to have bad dreams about my wedding, this wasn't the worst that could happen.

Is It True? Is It Really True?!

Is it really true? Do I have the photographer I really wanted? The photographer that I have followed for so long now?! Yay!! AND to make it even better, I have the Church too! And one of my choices for the reception is free!! Thank you to all my friends in Heaven, especially you Gram!! As of yesterday, nothing was going well in the planning, and I pushed on through (discouraged though) and fought through the frustration and today it all worked out for me. I am sooo excited to know that two of my biggest things on the list are set! I haven't signed the papers, but they will be on their way. This Church was important to me and I really wanted to try for it. As of this afternoon though, it wasn't looking good. I ended up hanging up being so upset, and I called her back and proposed another option to her...and she accepted!! And the photographer that I was dying to have is free too!! :) I can't wait to sign my name to the paperwork for both of these things.

It's been really hard not having my Mom nearby (and not available through a computer) during the planning these past weeks. I look forward to seeing her and sitting down in a couple of weeks. :) I am so thankful for our phone calls, even though some of them have been covered in such frustration. Can't wait to see you Mom! My Dad has been a wonderful help too! He has been helping me with calls and he is very excited about this process. :) Thank you both, Mom and Dad! I love you!

So, I can sleep well tonight knowing things ARE coming together. The ideal date, the Church, the photographer...THE photographer. ;) Thank you God, for all of Your help in this working out. I know You are helping me and hearing the many prayers I am sending up to You!

Good night all. I have my first 5k tomorrow - Gotta get in shape for this wedding of ours! ;) I have a goal now that there is a date set!

Frustration!

I'm overly frustrated right now. The Church is booked for the day we were hoping for, but the photographer is free. The Church is free for another day, but the photographer is booked. So far, NOTHING has gone well together. I am really not sure what to do and it is discouraging. I have an e-mail off to the photographer asking her openings around that time, and I am going to talk to the people at the Church again once I find her free dates. I really hope I can get these two things to work out TOGETHER!

Lights. CAMERA. Action!

Well, today I got a response from a photographer I would really, really like to use for our wedding. If you know me well, you know I love photos! It is a really important aspect of the day. I will want to capture the many wonderful memories from our special day in beautiful photographs. It is something I will have and cherish forever. So it is one of the most important things I want to look for and not settle on. The photography competes for importance with my dress. ;) That is how much I really want to have nice pictures. :) I am waiting for a more detailed price listing from her and then I can go from there. :) I am still deciding on some places to go look at for our reception. I am thinking when I am up north for Christmas, I will spend some time driving to different venues. There is a super nice place but it is further away and probably pretty pricey, but we are maybe going to look into it at least and just see how bad it is. I think we have a date that we are aiming for... Saturday, October 1st, 2011. It is the feast day of St. Therese (Gus and I both have a special love for her), so we thought that might be a nice day to have it. We will see. I have to find out from the Church if they are available and I also have to find a banquet hall open on that day. I'm praying to her for some guidance in my decision making! :) I am looking forward to knowing that I have a date, Church and venue decided on. Then the real fun can begin!