We have a date in mind - September 26th, 2009. The ceremony is probably going to be at or around the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. I’m still hoping to find somewhere that would have both a banquet hall and hotel so the quests don’t have to drive somewhere else yet again, but it’s not looking so good. Chesterton, IN is just not big enough to have anything the size that we need (100+ people?). Though, we are excited that the prices of a lot of things will be considerably cheaper than if we were doing this in Chicago.
I think that I have my dress picked out, btw. Right now it’s brand new on the market, so there is some definite sticker shock. But, since I have a year until the wedding, come next spring it should be considerably cheaper due to new dresses coming out. Or, that is my hope at least…
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I’m thinking to have the colored part of the dress in a nice blue that would complement the beautiful sapphire and diamond engagement ring that Matt gave me. Plus, blue is both of our favorite colors, so it seemed appropriate.
Speaking of ring, mine is away being resized and buffed since I was a little rough on it the first week... :( My poor finger feels naked without it. They said that it could take up to a month. I wanted to do it now so I wouldn't fret over losing it due to it being a little big or fret over the scratches I already put on it. I plan on buying some gloves so when I do dishes, gardening, etc. at home I won't scratch it again. But, it still sucks in the meantime...
I asked my sister Nicole to be Matron of Honor. Thanks hun for accepting! :)
We've got our budget for this basically worked out with a little breathing room. The hard part is that Matt's car is not doing so hot and doesn't have a warrantly and mine is almost nine years old and the warrantly is about to expire so we need at least one reliable car. We would like to save for buying a new one within the next year or so, and it would be nice to buy it outright instead of having a car loan. I am rather worried about running over the budget as a consequence to a smaller amount allocated, so I have started to see what corners I could cut by doing some of this stuff myself (like invites, decorations, party favors, etc.). I like to do crafty stuff anyway, so it's not a huge deal to do this stuff myself instead of hiring someone to do it for me.
