Geez...
Wedding planning is going to be the death of me! I swear, now I know why you're only supposed to do this thing once. ;o)
And for us, it WILL be only once. There is no way I could do this again. We haven't even gotten into the bulk of the planning and budgeting as of yet, but I can only imagine.
I priced some honeymoon packages today just so we can have an idea of what we need to project for our budget. I really think this is do-able! Yes, we're going to have some help, but I really don't want anyone to feel like they have to break the bank to help us pay for this wedding. Simple and elegant: that's what I want.
We're looking at either Hawaii or Ireland. Right now, we're both bent on Ireland. It is a beautiful country... one I've only studied and seen from a television screen halfway around the world from the real deal. Hawaii would be awesome, too, but we both really want to go somewhere that neither of us has visited before. And for that, Ireland fits the bill. Literally. :o) I like the idea of roaming about the country... free as a bird. I know that there are some beautiful castles that I would adore visiting... and I know that there are some quaint little countryside B&B's that would just be delicious to spend a few days in. *sigh*
I want to be there NOW. I want to be married NOW. I am so ready for this... I think I have spent my entire life up until this point readying myself for this. There is just nothing against which to measure the sense of pride and accomplishment... the true and deep feelings of love which I have for this man. Those feelings which can only come at that one true climatic point in one's life when you know that you have reached the pinnacle of it all... you're done. You've tried things a thousand times over with all the wrong people, and you finally found that one missing puzzle piece that seems to have been missing from the puzzle of your life since childhood.
I made quite a funny statement today. We were talking about things and planning and such... and I mentioned that next week is when I go to get fitted for my dress, and we put that puppy on order. I just smiled the biggest smile that I believe I ever have... and he asked what was so funny. I told him that this was the point of no return, basically. "Once you order the dress... a dress like that... a dress of that caliber, there's no turning back." He just looked at me quizzically and said, "Well, okay. That's good to know." It was endearing the way he chuckled about it. Then, he pulled out my hand from between the pillow and his side where it was nestling, snug and warm and said, "I've already reached that point -- I bought that." as he pointed at the bobble on my ring finger. *snicker* Yeah, I suppose so.
Sometimes, it can just seem so surreal. I've been engaged before, and I never reached the point of planning and preparation that I have now. I never bought the dress... never really even picked it out for sure. I never thought about times and location. We never set a date. It all is just so stingingly clear and vivid and real right now. And perhaps that is what I love about it. This time, it is real. This time, it is the right time and place, and he is the right person.
I can't wait to be married... I truly can't! :o)
And for us, it WILL be only once. There is no way I could do this again. We haven't even gotten into the bulk of the planning and budgeting as of yet, but I can only imagine.
I priced some honeymoon packages today just so we can have an idea of what we need to project for our budget. I really think this is do-able! Yes, we're going to have some help, but I really don't want anyone to feel like they have to break the bank to help us pay for this wedding. Simple and elegant: that's what I want.
We're looking at either Hawaii or Ireland. Right now, we're both bent on Ireland. It is a beautiful country... one I've only studied and seen from a television screen halfway around the world from the real deal. Hawaii would be awesome, too, but we both really want to go somewhere that neither of us has visited before. And for that, Ireland fits the bill. Literally. :o) I like the idea of roaming about the country... free as a bird. I know that there are some beautiful castles that I would adore visiting... and I know that there are some quaint little countryside B&B's that would just be delicious to spend a few days in. *sigh*
I want to be there NOW. I want to be married NOW. I am so ready for this... I think I have spent my entire life up until this point readying myself for this. There is just nothing against which to measure the sense of pride and accomplishment... the true and deep feelings of love which I have for this man. Those feelings which can only come at that one true climatic point in one's life when you know that you have reached the pinnacle of it all... you're done. You've tried things a thousand times over with all the wrong people, and you finally found that one missing puzzle piece that seems to have been missing from the puzzle of your life since childhood.
I made quite a funny statement today. We were talking about things and planning and such... and I mentioned that next week is when I go to get fitted for my dress, and we put that puppy on order. I just smiled the biggest smile that I believe I ever have... and he asked what was so funny. I told him that this was the point of no return, basically. "Once you order the dress... a dress like that... a dress of that caliber, there's no turning back." He just looked at me quizzically and said, "Well, okay. That's good to know." It was endearing the way he chuckled about it. Then, he pulled out my hand from between the pillow and his side where it was nestling, snug and warm and said, "I've already reached that point -- I bought that." as he pointed at the bobble on my ring finger. *snicker* Yeah, I suppose so.
Sometimes, it can just seem so surreal. I've been engaged before, and I never reached the point of planning and preparation that I have now. I never bought the dress... never really even picked it out for sure. I never thought about times and location. We never set a date. It all is just so stingingly clear and vivid and real right now. And perhaps that is what I love about it. This time, it is real. This time, it is the right time and place, and he is the right person.
I can't wait to be married... I truly can't! :o)