I’m you. I’m a bride to be. I’m probably as excited, frustrated, overwhelmed and emotional as you when it comes to planning the big day. Our fiance’s would probably have the same opinion of us if they shared in some beers and conversation between plays of the football game…and they would probably also breathe a sigh of relief to know that the woman they proposed to is not the only one who has lost their senses when it comes to wedding planning. It’s really a strange phenomena…
So…I’m actually guilty of starting my planning prior to ever being engaged to my fiancé. He had lived in Japan for a year before I made the leap of faith to move overseas to be with my “boyfriend.” Yes, I left without a ring on my finger much to the surprise of many people who just couldn’t fathom that a person would move to another country to be with the one they love without a ring. While I respect their opinions, my thought is this…whether or not there is some bling on my finger doesn’t change the love we have for one another. Although it is very pretty and sparkly, It’s still a piece of rock dug up from the earth. We decided we were either going to do this relationship together in physical proximity or move on. So, after seven months of trying to figure out what to do with my house in the midst of lost housing values, my schooling (working on my MBA at Walsh college) and most importantly, my beloved job and my more beloved paycheck ( I landed a sweet gig working with foreclosed homes…job security!), I packed four fricken heavy suitcases and left on a jet plane to Japan.
Upon arriving in this new country after 18 hours of travel (yuck!), I found that I was bored. Really bored. Extremely bored. I went from an 8-5 job, school 2 nights a week, a volunteer gig one night a week, family dinners and a super awesome social life to a world of online classes and solitude from 8 am until 7 pm when my boyfriend returned from work. So, in an effort to lift my spirits, I started looking at wedding dresses online. One thing led to another and the next thing you know…I’m in bed with my computer researching everything wedding related.
Like you…I’m busy. Well, I was busy and now I’m blogging. In an effort to offset countless hours of my life spent researching wedding items that I can’t find or afford, I realized there has to be a better way to do this. I can’t imagine trying to plan this type of event with the schedule I used to keep up that you probably still do. Actually, I can’t imagine planning my wedding from a different country either but the journey has begun. I’ve literally spent hours upon hours researching on the internet, reading magazines, purchasing the wedding planner and to no avail…am no further than when I started.
My one breathe of fresh air in research has come in the form of bloggers. Who knew?!?! I’ve found bloggers to be the best resource because of the community of people you are able to reach out to for help. These people have even done the homework for you…bonus!!! So, here I am…blogging in an outreach effort…
There is still so much more I want to know though. Like what things cost. What a pain trying to piece together a dinner and drink menu when its listed per person per hour per day per season per…holy swear word! Just tell me what it costs. This is my why. Why do this blog (yet another piece of my life I never saw coming…) I decided to reach out myself and share my homework and research. I’ve already done it so why not post it and let others benefit. Seriously, save your sanity (check out The Nitty Gritty for vendor reviews and prices!).
Everyone wants the sun, moon and stars to align perfectly on the big day…we want to wow our guests, see the tears of joy in our parents eyes and make our fiance’s jaw drop once he sees us walking down the aisle all dolled up. We all want that day to be everything we imagined and we want to feel that all of our hard work and efforts make for a smashing affair that our friends and family will be talking about for months.
Since this whole blogging thing is a new deal for me…my wish, hope, goal, vision for this blog is to get down to the nitty gritty of what we really want to know, tangible resources and ways for us to be able to utilize one another to create an AMAZING wedding … and within budget (the least pretty word I know)!!!
Please, feel free to email me with ideas/suggestions/feedback/advice/whatever anytime :0)
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