Time...

Why don't I ever believe someone who says that time will fly by? Or why don't I take them seriously? I'm amazed at how quickly life has been going lately, but luckily we have a lot to be thankful for so its times like these that I try to slow down.

January is an incredibly busy, yet PRODUCTIVE month for us. I've found that since I can't get away with as much wedding "research" at work anymore, that it has to be done at home. 

Here are my goals for the next few weeks (in no particular order in hindsight)
1. Book florist by second week of February
2. Order bridesmaids dresses by end of January (this means shop with Sarah/Jamie if necessary?)
3. Complete honeymoon research by end of February, booking if necessary
4. Finalize menu by second week of February, have invitation order placed in the next week
5. Begin super secret wedding gift project for Jake :)

I'll leave you with a picture from our mini-engagement shoot at the fair with Evoke in October

Friday the 13th

Since we got engaged in February on Friday the 13th, I will always feel like every Friday the 13th is special.  It has been a whole 9 months since we got engaged.  According to my wedding tracker, we only have 7 months and 6 days to go!  This means that we have since passed the halfway mark in the wedding planning process, and I feel like there is still a lot to do - probably because there is.

Today, I called Olga to schedule my appointment to drop off my wedding dress, so I can check that off the list!  I'll be dropping it off mid-January to be pinned and cut before my first fitting.

Here is a list of the other things that need to be done in the grand scheme of things for our wedding:

• Bridal Party Attire
• Florist
• Save the Dates
• Wedding Website
• Vows/Ceremony
• Invitations (which we can't order until after our tasting) - note to self, need to schedule tasting!
• Honeymoon

In the meantime, Jake and I have some Thank You notes to write for gifts that we received at our Engagement party last weekend.  We also hope to do some research for the Honeymoon this weekend :)

I could not resist...

This is our venue, the ballroom of Prestonwood Country Club (photo credit Tamara Lackey Photography).  I really like this set-up a lot, but we won't have a band, instead we'll have Jeff Simpson (Simpsound) as our DJ for the ceremony and reception.  I'm also debating having a head table or a sweet heart.  I see the positive aspects of both.  Do I want to be with the bridal party or alone?  Even as I think about the differences I can't decide. But I do need to consider lighting options and videography as well.  So much to do!

Prestonwood spotted...

Ashley of Story Photographers just blogged about this beautiful Prestonwood wedding of Allison and Scott.  Its always fun to see our venue set up and to get ideas on all the ways to use the space.  I've been seriously neglecting the good ol' blog - I keep saying, "I've been busy," and I have been, but I need to get some wedding things done, stat.

Ask my two, yet to be asked bridesmaids to be bridesmaids
Schedule our tasting
Get serious about flowers - do I want to DIY the centerpieces and have the florist do the bouquets/bouts?
Schedule meetings with florists -  how many is a reasonable number to interview? 
Figure out flower budget (eeek)
Schedule an appointment to try on bridesmaid dresses @ DB
Work on guest list and start getting addresses for e-party
Are we going to do Save the dates?

Yea, the list could go on and on.  When I sit down and think about it, the 8 months we have left just keeps shrinking and shrinking.  Oh and can we please figure out the Honeymoon plans??  And when do vows come into play, and music?  I wish work wasn't so busy right now so I could get a lot more wedding tasks taken care of on the clock.  I'll leave you with a picture from the wedding mentioned above.  Hope you all enjoy the weekend! (And Go Pack! Great win vs Pitt!)