we handed over our deposit and signed the contract.  venue has been decided and is ours.

that’s a huge weight off our shoulders, and (i feel) the biggest decision we had to make. the ceremony and reception will be held there. it’s as close to perfect as we could find and will make the rest of this fiasco a lot easier. as long as people don’t object to traveling to the suburbs, we are golden. yay!

tonight we have plans to look at our first venue for the big day.  in terms of looks, this place is #1 on the list. it’s gorgeous and if they allow us to use certain parts of it (outdoors parts) it’s exactly what i wanted. the big plus is that if we choose it, itll house both reception and ceremony, and it’s fairly inexpensive.   but i fear they do have a few restrictions on caterers and vendors, and it is in the suburbs, which could be a problem for out of town visitors.

i fell in love with the place from photos i’ve seen, so i hope (HOPE!) it’s as wonderful as the interwebs would like us to believe.  wish us luck!

i am not a very relaxed person regarding most things. i wouldn’t say i am high-strung, but i am easy to stress.  so i was wondering to myself when i would get my first bout of INSANE ANXIETY FREAKOUT ‘09.  hey guess what it’s right now.

the wedding industry is just… well it’s just no good.  it is not a place i want to get wrapped up in.  andy and i aren’t high maintenance folks, i dont want to be a princess, and when i am being pushed and told that i DO want to be a princess, well i just want to flip out.  i feel as if our biggest decision regarding the event is the venue, so i am pressuring myself and andy to look at places and figure out what we want. unfortunately, the options we have are either unaffordable or have very strict guidelines (controlling caterers, vendors and unworkable times).  it’s frustrating, because for the first time i know exactly what the day should be, but no place is going to accomodate that.  it’s going to be a really difficult thing to let go of my stubbornness and pick a place that feels like a compromise.