Getting back into planning-- sorta

So, last night I was watching TLC's Thank God It's Bride-day, and it kind of inspired me to start looking at wedding stuff again and get excited about the whole thing. {Yay!}

I've also discover something: I'm gonna need to at least hire a day-of coordinator because I need everything to be structured and to go as planned, and I really want family and friends to be able to enjoy the wedding, so I need somebody to take care of the details. And since Chris has a new job {woo hoo!}, business is looking up, and he's supposed to go to the National Guard soon : / maybe we can get at least a wedding coordinator for the big day...we shall see.

But I'm glad the planning mood is back because I really want a fabulous and organized day and not a mess...we'll see how long this mood lasts though Lol

I can't believe it...

Saturday, Chris and I went on a little outing. We went to the dam in Hartwell [my hometown] and to a place overlooking the lake. We did the usual: laughed, joked, took crazy photos.  Throughout the day, I was thinking about how 'friendly' and how comfortable this feels. Don't get me wrong, we are very much in love, but it sometimes surprises me how much like friends we are. I guess that's a good thing though- they say you're supposed to marry your best friend, so...

I was also thinking about how surreal this whole engagement thing feels. I mean, when I really think about being engaged and the fact that I'm getting married next year, it's just like, 'Wow...I'm really engaged to my best friend...I'm about to get freakin' married next year...That just seems so crazy to me! Lol But really, I am very excited about everything to come...woo hoo!

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Wedding vs. Marriage

As you probably know, I spend a lot of some time looking at wedding websites & blogs. I recently came across a post (or article) discussing how some peoplefocus too much on the wedding part as opposed to the actual marriage. And as you can probably guess, a lot of those marriages end in divorce.

It made me think. Yes, I want a fabulous, darn-near-perfect wedding (it can't be absolutely perfect, I hear), and I want the wedding day to be a reflection of us and our love, but the marriage is what it's really about. I don't want to get so caught up in having the "right" colors, the "right" flowers, the "perfect" dress and shoes and hair and forget about what the wedding truly symbolizes, and why everyone is really there.

[The wedding is just a day...the marriage is a lifetime.]

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Why do I feel like I'm bragging?

A lot of times, I don't like talking about my wedding plans or the fact that I'm engaged. Why? Because I feel like people will feel that I'm bragging. I don't know why I feel this way. I just don't want people to feel like I'm bragging because I'm engaged or that I think I'm better than everyone else because I'm getting married. Does that make sense? Or am I just crazy? Lol Has anyone else experienced this?