Hi! I thought I would start this in order for our friends and family to be able to follow what is sure to be an interesting and fun journey creating our wedding. In addition, I have been so inspired by the posts by other brides on their own journey. I hope that anything I write and my ideas might provoke something spectacular for their weddings in return.
So, let's begin.
When you met your partner, did you ever think, "Well duh! I should have been looking for this person the whole time!"? That is how I feel about my fiancé. He is the opposite of what I thought I would be happy with. That is because I was focusing on all the wrong things. My fiancé is conservative, studies ecology wants use his life to serve his community through public service and hates trying new foods! (I think he ate McDonald’s hamburgers most of the time before he met me.) I am liberal, study neuroscience, would hate to have all my faults out there for people to comment on, and live to eat. But, what makes me love this person so much is that he challenges me to be a better person every day. His love for ecology has led to many amazing outdoor adventures with many more planned. He has opened my eyes to the true reasons why I wasn’t happy with the direction of my career as it stood when I met him. In return, I think I give him the confidence to dream big and not be afraid to run for a political office. I think I have shown him that you can share experiences through things other than the outdoors, particularly through dancing, food and good wine. J
So, this unlikely couple met and nothing else has been so clear to me in my life. Marrying this person would ensure that my life will be filled with exciting and fulfilling experiences and that I’ll get to share those experiences with my best friend.
As I am sure every couple wants, we want our wedding to reflect us. We wanted a place historic and charming. We came up with the words simple and elegant. Nothing over-stated. We want to be outdoors because we both feel that it is impossible to recreate the beauty found in nature. I chose purple and he chose gray to be our wedding colors. I really want a theme or motif for the wedding to make sure it all felt “connected”. And, more than anything we want our wedding and the celebration to be personal. We want to be married by someone who knows us and what make us great, and furthermore, by someone who will let us direct our own ceremony. We truly feel that there is nothing more important that day than to be the directors of our own promises.
I hope that gives you a good idea of what kind of couple we are. I can’t wait to continue sharing the good and bad of the wedding planning process!
