I knew that when I met Brian at the tender age of 19, I knew I would be one of the first of my close friends to get married. However, we were so certain we wanted to be together, there was never a rush for us to be married. We just felt like we wanted to do it when the time felt right, so I was absolutely hoping that one of those friends would be getting married before me. I mean, Brian and I go to several weddings every year, but they are either family or his friends, so I didn’t really have too many people to go to and say, umm, how does this whole thing happen? I truly had no idea how to plan a wedding. It just seemed like this giant day that took over a year to plan, but jeez…what could possibly take a year?! And you see weddings on tv or online and you think, wow, where did that amazing idea come from? Wow, how did that design happen? It’s like, somehow, when you get engaged and that ring goes on your finger, you automatically become an expert on party planning and design. Well, I’m here to tell you, that does not happen. Not one bit.

I got a comment from a good friend this past weekend who had seen our wedding website and commented on how she loved the wedding blog. She had never seen this before on a wedding website and it really made her feel like a part of the whole process, not just the day. I loved that. The reason I started the blog was to document this whole process. Many of my posts on this blog are wedding related and I apologize to people who read this and don’t care about that process, but to me, it’s fascinating. And I can almost guarantee all my girlfriends that when they begin planning, the process will be fascinating to them as well. Love it or dread it, it’s pretty awesome how the whole thing comes together.

I’m excited to know where we’ve come from, to see where to go, and of course, to see it all comes together.

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