Wedding blog.

So I'm getting married in June. To this cutie:

I'm really excited. But I also occasionally get overwhelmed by the fact that I'm going to school full time, working 20 hours a week, volunteering for two organizations, and planning a wedding that's taking place 2500 miles away to a man that lives 5000 miles away from me. 

The part that overwhelms me is the wedding part. I'm not very artistic (the only activity I do that can be even close to creative is making cards out of cut outs from magazines) and the idea of planning a big formal event like a wedding for 100+ people intimidates me. There's the balance between cheap but not cheap looking, trendy but not tacky, classy but not stiff. I need a color scheme, announcements, engagements, a dress, a venue, decorations, food, flowers, a cake, and so much more that is all tied together by a single theme that I decide on. I've thought a lot and have some good ideas, but frankly, I can't see it coming together without some help.

 I went back and forth thinking about doing some wedding blog posts to get feedback from other people. Do I want/trust advice from strangers? Do I want to expose my wedding insecurities (about the planning, not the groom... no insecurities there) so publicly? And then I decided why not. At the end of the day, I can use all the help I can get, and it'll be useful for me to write out my thoughts coherently. I'll be posting about announcements, color scheme, my dress (that I just got today!!), reception venue, and pretty much anything else that comes to mind. I'm asking for feedback!

But just to get the wedding creativity juices/excitement flowing, here are some of our engagements. I love them! Photo credit to Lisa Ruth Photography!