Eh, The Beginning..

So this is where I plan to publish all of my ideas for the wedding. It is probably incredibly presumptuous of me, but if anyone wants to see the details of the wedding, this is the place to be.

I am still in the very preliminary phases of planning, but I do have some things worked out:

1. I plan to spend as little money as possible, so cost is extremely important. I think that ridiculously expensive weddings are a shameful waste and in no way a celebration of a future married life, but rather a egocentric display of self, which, in the case of weddings, is a unnecessary. That being said, there are certain things I'm willing to spend more money on, e.g. food & drink (because what would a good party be w/out these?) and photography (because photos are the only thing you have left after "the day").

2. Keith and I will be getting married in March of 2010, on either the 20th or 27th. These days bookend my Spring Break, so I will have to miss a minimal amount of classes. If we do end up getting married on that date, I have approximately 279 days left to plan this wedding. Wonderful.

3. We will definitely be getting married in St. Ann Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze, FL. It's the church Keith grew up in and it's really important to him to get married there. Also, considering he is basically giving me carte blanche on all the other details, making this concession is not going to kill me.

4. We will not be having cake. There will be some sort of dessert there, but basically all sort of cake that would be acceptable for wedding cake is gross. Also, icing is really gross. So...cheesecake, anyone?

5. We are trying to keep the number of people at the wedding to right at 100. With that many people, it's enough to feel both populated and intimate at the same time. If you've ever been to a wedding with 150+ people there, you know what I mean. Also, fewer people means less money. Food, alcohol, table rental, napkins, stemware, utensils, centerpieces, etc. costs are all affected by the number of people, so fewer people means lower costs. This, in general, is the theme of the wedding.

6. I am in contact with a couple different reception sites and photogs, but I don't want to jinx anything, so I will report on those when things are confirmed. For the most part, the reception sites are in Historic Downtown Pensacola, which is preferable.

7. I'm hungry, so I'm going to make some dinner now.