Change of Plans

    This weekend, out of sheer boredom, I began toying around with the idea of beginning the wedding planning process. The only thing I didn't change about our wedding was who we're marrying. When we got engaged we both decided that we would like to enjoy a long engagement, which would allow us plenty of time to focus on school and save up some money. Originally we planned to have the wedding in mid-October of 2011. We both liked the idea of an outside wedding in the fall and were considering getting married at Springhouse Gardens just outside of Joplin. So we decided that this year we would watch the temperature and the scenery and then set a date. We also decided that we were going to go with more earthy colors, ivory, brown, and a touch of burnt orange.

    After this weekend our wedding plans are not even comparable to what we were originally thinking. We're now going for a more modern wedding. We would like to have the wedding in a loft like setting; open floor plan; high ceilings. (We have yet to find anything big enoughL) I love the idea of black and ivory weddings, but wanted to throw a little accent color in there to break it up, so we have decided to go with chartreuse. In addition to changing the location, as well as the colors, we have also decided to move the wedding up a couple of months. Instead of mid-October we have now decided on early September (not a big change).

    I haven't gotten much into the planning other than that. I did find some invitations I liked. I got the samples in the mail today; it's a good thing I ordered a sample because they are not at all what I thought they were going to be. I also decided that our reception is just going to be hors d'ouevres, cocktails, and cake. I am glad I allowed myself plenty of time to think things through and plan everything out, I just hope I didn't allow myself too much time..