Almost Here

This past weekend Bonnie and I had our bachelor/bachelorette parties. Mine was on Friday and was spent in Wendover, and hers was on Saturday and was spent clubbing around SLC. As I have been telling people this I kept getting the same question: "When is the big day?" When I tell them that it is October 3rd, I keep getting the same response: "Wow, that is really close!" Yes, I say, that is very close.

I cannot believe how time has flown since Bonnie and I took the hike up to the Living Room above Salt Lake and after waiting for people to leave so we could be alone, I nervously asked the most beautiful and amazing woman in the world to marry me. All the planning and getting everything together and the disagreeing and agreeing and the deciding on whether or not we need chairs at the wedding and where are we going to get the photographer, all of that is drawing to a close as October 3rd gets closer and I get to marry my best friend and sweetheart.

I don't care if anybody reading this doesn't like the mushy stuff. Tough. It's my blog and I will put whatever I want in it. It's almost here!! I am so excited to finally take Bonnie's hand and tell her how much she means to me and how much having her in my life has made me a better person (sure she knows this already, but this will be different I think). As I am beginning to decide what I want in my vows, one thing keeps coming back to me and that is this: I am truly the most lucky and blessed person to have Bonnie in my life and I want everybody to know this. I would climb the highest mountain and yell it out if I could (okay, maybe a tad overboard ;) ). This I know, we are going to make one helluva couple, already do, and all of the work that has been put in thus far and continuing to October 3rd is worth it as I get to marry my best girl.

Another wedding project completed

Shortly after getting engaged, I had an idea of what I wanted to do for my guest sign-in book. I wanted it to be yearbook style, and had a certain vision of what stylistically it should look like. But then when I went to buy the stuff to make it, I realized what I was thinking about wouldn't really work. I've had it about 95% finished for a long time now, and finally stuck it all together and called it done just a few days ago. The cover is kind of plain and could use something else, but I suspect this close to the countdown this will be the final project. Inside the front cover is a welcome note asking for guests to write in the book. I have put a handful of pictures of us throughout the book, so it kind of doubles as a photo album of sorts. Any suggestions or thoughts would be great.

You are invited...

We are getting there! Got my invites done (Angie did an awesome job), had them printed off (thanks Heather for the help), picked up some envelopes and stamps (found some cool green ones but did not get enough of them) and BCH & I had an envelope addressing party.

No, sticking the word "party" on something doesn't really make it any more fun, but it actually went faster than I anticipated. Sure, we have a few others to wrap up, but the majority of our invites were picked up by our neighborhood mail carrier Keith yesterday.

Re-reading this, I realize how lucky I am to have so many helpful family members and friends (and many more that have offered to help more than once but I just don't have anything to delegate to them). I feel like a lucky gal to have so many awesome people in my life.

So, keep an eye out for our reception invitation, coming to a mailbox near you.



Just a sidenote: the rubber band ball was not used in the addressing of the envelopes, it just happened to be on the table when I took the picture.

Wedding planning check-in

You know, "they" say that you shouldn't co-habitate for too long before getting married. Some feel it is less of a commitment to live together unmarried. I don't agree with this statement, but I don't want to go into it because that is not really the point I am wanting to make. I think the thing that really solidifies a commitment is not the actual marriage ceremony, certificate, or the legality of it all; but instead is the process of planning a major project together. How else can two people discover what is important to them, how they handle stress, how they prioritize and how they accomplish goals than the planning of a wedding?

I have learned so much about myself, about Brandon, and about how we operate as a couple during this process. We've gotten annoyed at one another, disagreed, agreed, cried (well, just me), gotten excited and conceded varying aspects throughout the planning. And I suspect its going to get even more intense as the countdown continues. (Which is exactly 30 days from today - but whos counting?)

I would have to say that the wedding planning is actually not the hardest thing that we have been through in our relatively short time of coupledom, but it has definitely been quite the reaffirming process. It reminds me of the things I love about Brandon, the things I love about us, and the things I want to make even better. We seem to be able to balance each other out in a lot of ways I have never had in my life before. It excites me that if we can get through this (but of course we can!) then we can take on other challenges together in the future, and perhaps with even more ease and confidence than ever!

Freak out #1

Okay, freak out moment #1. Maybe it will be the only one, who knows? I have these lists running through my head all day, things that still need to be completed, followed up on, or even started on for the wedding. I think with today being September 1st, it makes me that much more aware that my wedding is right around the corner. Because in fact, it is!

ahhhhh!

How is it all going to get done in the next four weeks? What was I thinking, planning a wedding in four months time? I need a (cheap) photographer, oh wait, scratch that...I actually need two. I need to complete and mail out my invites (almost there - thank you Angie!). All these random little things - a slip, nice shoes for Nathan, I keep forgetting to call a reserve the damn chairs. Still gotta go and buy that glue gun so I can finish the cupcake holder. Ahhh, the cupcakes! Gotta order those. Brandons ring. Picking out the appetizers for the reception. I have empty wine bottles coming out my ears that need to be cleaned for the table decorations.

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

Trying to remember, its all about the love, right? Its about us and our commitment, right? The rest of it doesn't matter...But still, commitment tastes better with cupcakes.