I've got some big news, and I'm feeling rambley.
Some of you already know this. If you read my Facebook, you know. If I've seen you in person since Saturday, you probably know (because I can't shut up about it.) If you don't know (or found out through FB) don't feel bad - it's just 'cause I'm really bad at spreading big news in a normal, or sensible, way.
Are you ready? Are you sitting down for this?
I'm getting married.
My smile is about eighteen miles wide. I proposed to Tom on Saturday, we made it official. We're planning on having the wedding March 13, 2010.
I'm starting to get scared, haha. Mom and I went looking at dresses today, and boy are they expensive. And I wasn't even looking at the dresses that are intended to be bridal gowns, which I know are more expensive still. It seems like everything for a wedding is expensive, and trying to do a budget just got me more worried. I mean, we only work part-time, so we're not making a lot of money. We're planning to do a lot of things in cost-cutting ways, though - I plan to wear a dress that was intended for a bridesmaid or prom (I may even wear my own old homecoming dress), Tom plans to wear dress clothes he already owns, my ring is silver instead of gold, I intend to make my own reception centerpieces, I want to ask a friend (or several) to do our wedding photography for us... And we plan for the guest list to be tiny. Really tiny. We're estimating around twenty people, including ourselves. Because, not only will it alleviate costs, but, Tom is very shy and a very private person, and the bigger the guest list is, the less comfortable he's going to feel.
But, of course, I'm worried about offending/upsetting people by leaving them off the guest list. Who knew there was so much to fret about with such a happy occasion?
I'm rambling, because I've let myself stay up past midnight as a result of forgetting that mocha drinks have a lot of caffeine in them. (*twitch*)
I feel like I'm focusing on the negative in this post, but really, I'm so happy, and so excited. I feel so lucky and blessed to have found the man of my dreams so young, and to have someone whom I know I can grow old with blissfully.
Are you ready? Are you sitting down for this?
I'm getting married.
My smile is about eighteen miles wide. I proposed to Tom on Saturday, we made it official. We're planning on having the wedding March 13, 2010.
I'm starting to get scared, haha. Mom and I went looking at dresses today, and boy are they expensive. And I wasn't even looking at the dresses that are intended to be bridal gowns, which I know are more expensive still. It seems like everything for a wedding is expensive, and trying to do a budget just got me more worried. I mean, we only work part-time, so we're not making a lot of money. We're planning to do a lot of things in cost-cutting ways, though - I plan to wear a dress that was intended for a bridesmaid or prom (I may even wear my own old homecoming dress), Tom plans to wear dress clothes he already owns, my ring is silver instead of gold, I intend to make my own reception centerpieces, I want to ask a friend (or several) to do our wedding photography for us... And we plan for the guest list to be tiny. Really tiny. We're estimating around twenty people, including ourselves. Because, not only will it alleviate costs, but, Tom is very shy and a very private person, and the bigger the guest list is, the less comfortable he's going to feel.
But, of course, I'm worried about offending/upsetting people by leaving them off the guest list. Who knew there was so much to fret about with such a happy occasion?
I'm rambling, because I've let myself stay up past midnight as a result of forgetting that mocha drinks have a lot of caffeine in them. (*twitch*)
I feel like I'm focusing on the negative in this post, but really, I'm so happy, and so excited. I feel so lucky and blessed to have found the man of my dreams so young, and to have someone whom I know I can grow old with blissfully.