Wedding Update

The last time I wrote on this blog I was stressed and feeling kind of down about my wedding. It has been awhile and honestly I still feel stressed and I really really HATE the word bridezilla. I am NOT a bridezilla just because I want people to agree on my ideas and that maybe I’d like my brides maids to have the same color toe nail polish (which I am providing). I am NOT a bridezilla because I want the bridesmaids to actually care about my wedding and be involved. I want my wedding to be as easy and fun as I can make it, for everyone. But please, just because I don’t want my dreams for my wedding dashed more then they have already been , don’t call me a bridezilla. I HATE that word.

But on more pleasant news, we found a pattern for my dress, we are making me two dresses because the F and I are getting married legally in April and then having our big family wedding in August. They are both going to be long and both sleeveless but that is where the similarities stop. I got the bridesmaids to agree on a dress and even though I told them they didn’t have to match they picked the exact same dress for all of them. So, matching it is! We are also making the bridesmaids dresses so that will be a big fun party of sewing and talking, hopefully it all goes smoothly. We have time.

Brett and I had our engagement photos taken, some of them were not what I expected and I think our photographer doesn’t really know how to take pictures of bigger girls (I have a belly and am not a size 2!). But for the most part I love the pictures.

We also picked a location for our wedding, Belknap Hotsprings in Mckenzie Bridge, Oregon. It is a beautiful area. I just have to never talk to their wedding coordinatior because I will murder her. The woman has no people skills, my mother promised she’d deal with her lol. We have an idea on the theme and also and idea on who we want to lead the ceremoney. A friend is going to be our wedding coordinatior for the day so no one in my family or me has to worry about setting things up and making things work. I also got the Save the Dates made and once I get them all I have to do is translate them into Japanese and I’ll send them out!

With ideas for my invitations in mind and also ideas for flowers and reception I think I’ve done a lot of planning so far!

Did anyone wish they hadn’t picked the photographer they did? I keep wishing I had picked someone else, even though we signed the contract already. I just hope I don’t regret it because pictures are the most important part for me but because of budget I felt rushed and pressured to pick someone we could afford and stop being so picky. All of the photographers I wanted were waaaay to expensive for our budget. Hopefully it all works out.