Whats going on?

J:

Things are good. We are happy. I think our little bout of cold feel has settled down. I just mostly feel comfortable. I do worry, that since we are in the lull of planning a wedding, that maybe we aren’t focussing so much on what its going to mean to be married. I hope it doesn’t hit us all at once a week before the wedding.

Life:

I started a new hobby, scrapbooking. It was fun, I did a few pages of mine and J’s trip to the Bahamas. It was relaxing.

I have also joined a gym. My first session there is this afternoon. I am excited to get rid of this extra weight and get skinny. I want to look beautiful for my weddings.

School:

I was asked to give a speech recently for a big awards dinner. I think I did alright. It could have been better, but overall the content of my speech was the most personal and entertaining out of everyone’s there.

Wedding:

Here comes the madness-

Things that are done:

Venue

Registered at one place

Catering Quotes

Photography quotes

Cake quotes

Videography Quotes

Things That Need to Happen:

Dress

Invitations

Decorations

Coordination for the day of the wedding

Book Hotel rooms

Organize everyone for wedding party

Buy J’s Suit

Buy J’s ring

and so much more that just thinking about it makes me nauseous

A few websites

Since, I don’t have any pics today, I thought I’d post a few of my favortie wedding planning websites

www.theknot.com

www.diybride.com

ww.budgetdreamweddings.com/weddingplanning/

www.brides.com

www.weddingchannel.com

www.weddingsutra.com (for asian brides)

Spring Forward

Today is a pretty fabulous day…at least for a monday. Work is slow, which means I have plenty of time to do some “research” and run errands. Also , after a really fun and relaxing weekend, its good to have a nice chill monday. I am actually excited and rejuvanated for school. I am extra motivated to be organized and be completely on top of my assignments for the rest of the semester.

Anyhoo, on wedding related notes, I emailed a lady who is starting a catering business in SLC to see if she can give me a quote. I am a little nervous because she doesn’t have a website, and for people like me, who are planning weddings from far away, websites are a must have. I really do not understand businesses, in today’s day and age who do not have a website. Weird. Anyway, the reason, I moved past the lack of website, is because she said she specializes in international and exotic cuisine. Since we are trying to do a fusion of Indian and non Indian food, I thought it would be worth a look. Fingers crossed!

I had a pretty bad panic attack about the planning too, I feel like nobody else is planning a wedding in a place where they don’t live, or don’t have family and neither do they have a wedding coordinator. I did manage to console myself by thinking, if companies can do business globally w/out any face to face contact, then I can definitely plan a party. Wonder if I can put that on my resume under “management and planning experience”? hmmmm…..

Reality Bites….not really

I actually feel productive these days, when it comes to wedding stuff. Though J and I have moments of uncertainty and cold feet, we are staying on course for the actual planning. I think a little nervousness, a dash of apprehension, maybe, is a good . Makes things much more exciting. It actually makes the wedding a big deal for us, rather than just a party for friends and family.

Now, what is all this planning I’ve doing , you ask? Well…we have a location, a real venue. We are getting married in the mountains in utah, which is something I wanted when I was younger and growing up there. It will be in Big Cottonwood Canyon, which is one of my favorite places in the world. It almost feels like home, when I think about the number of long drives, and hikes I’ve done up there.

It still feels like there is a lot to do and now that the wedding is 6.5 months away, it seems like a good idea to keep a log of things somewhere. That somewhere is here.