"Be reasonable"

When I first started talking to my parents about a wedding budget, they had no idea what to say. I started just randomly throwing numbers out there to see if I could get a solid number to stick to. I never was able to get a firm number on it; they just told me to "be reasonable". What? Is all I could think. What does "be reasonable" mean? It's frustrating when I'm trying to book vendors for the wedding. Is $x,xxx "reasonable" for live music during the ceremony? I'm trying to cut costs as much as possible with things like buying bulk flowers and having a friend make the arrangements, but it's starting to stress me out. Give me a number people!!! I'm going to ask once again tonight if I can have a solid number to budget with. Wish me luck!

First Wedding Present!!!

My mom just called and said we received our first official wedding present shipped to the house. With the amount of presents we registered for and the little space we have in the condo to put everything, we put my parent's address as the shipping address. I'm so excited to open the first present. I already cheated and looked at the registry, so I know what the present is, I just don't know who it is from. My plan on tackling thank you notes is to write them as the presents come in, so I'll have a thank you to write tonight. We have already received three engagement presents, but this is the first real wedding gift. So strange to think that people are already buying gifts this far in advance. They are also already booking their hotel rooms. In case you haven't seen it yet, check out our webpage www.lindsayandwarren.com I'm mighty proud of it :)

The boys are back in town

Warren and I spent most of yesterday cleaning up the condo since Adam was coming back into town. He has been at GHP in Valdosta all summer, and I must say Warren and I were most excited about going to our Sunday night hang. When Warren said that Adam was almost home, I quickly put "beers on deck" (three beers in the freezer) so they would be ready for his arrival. We had a great night at The Albert with Adam and Lynanne....we hadn't skipped a beat. Last night was so much fun, but I now have a case of the Mondays :(

New Year's Eve Wedding???

When I told my parents that Warren and I picked a date, they were so excited. Then, when I told them it will be on New Year's, my mom's first reaction was "Lindsay, NO!" She said that people would be going to New Year's parties, and then I said.....yeah they will, they will be coming to OUR New Year's party. The more we talked about it, the more my parents fell in love with the idea. I couldn't tell you how many times my mom has told me that her friends are so excited for New Year's now.

Wedding planning is in full swing. So far we have booked the ceremony and reception site and the photographer, and we went wedding band shopping last night. We had a great engagement photo session with Lori Gordon www.shootstarphoto.com and our Save the Dates are in our guests hands as I type this. To those of you who didn't get a save the date, I'm really sorry. Warren and I went back and forth about the guest list numerous times. The reality is we had to draw the line somewhere. We want a guest count of around 150, and with Warren's large family and our combined popularity, it was hard to narrow down the list. Last week we registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and Macy's. Warren really loved doing this with me. He seemed the most happy when he was in control of the laser gun.

There is still much more to do before the big day, but I think for now we have a good handle on everything. Still to do is flowers, DJ, Tuxedo rental, limo, alterations, etc. If I name everything on the to do list, I may freak out. Thank you to my future hubby for putting up with all of this crazyness. I know it can be stressful. I just know it will be all worth it when we are ringing in the new year as a married couple with our friends and family.

I gave in to the blog world

Ever since meeting Warren, I promised myself that I wouldn't start a blog. Why would I want my life's story circulating around in the Cyber world for all to read? The more I started reading other people's blogs, the more I was enjoying it. My fiance is often on his blackberry reading blogs, and I figured I would give him yet one more blog to read. As I continue to plan our wedding, I figured this would be a good place to update friends and family on wedding planning so I don't have to repeat myself numerous times. Let the blogging begin...