Changing of the Seasons

Temperatures a cooling down, and the leaves are beginning to change colors and fall towards the ground and slumber until winter. But my heart is not yet ready for the changing of the seasons. I am stuck in summer and quite in love with the warm weather, bright colors on clothes, and floral, summery scents. I do not want to give up my shorts, tank tops, and sundresses. And I cringe on the inside when I think about having to put away my rainbows until next spring. With the change of the seasons, my heart begins to sink to think about the "Dark Ages" in Annapolis. The lonely, dreary, dark months of winter. Where it will be cold and windy, and often snow almost daily. Just thinking about winter makes me depressed. The only thing I am looking forward to is wearing my Uggs, NorthFaces, hoodies, and sweats. Oh and my 21st birthday which is only a month and 1 day away.

This weekend is the first weekend I have off in a long time. I am excited to do nothing but plan my wedding and hang out with my fiance. I bought a sketch pad and colored pencils to design and sketch out details of my wedding. I am excited to embark upon this adventure and to create the picture, perfect wedding. A wedding that I will remember and look back on for the rest of my life.

The first dilemma I come to is the date. Adam and I cannot begin to set a date that will please us, our families, and allow the most of our family to join us in celebration. I am really set on keeping our original anniversary dating date. But in order to do that, I would have to wait another entire year before tying the knot with my high school sweetheart. The second dilemma is the weekend versus weekday argument. I want to do the wedding on a weekday in order to save money. Our families prefer weekend in order to make it to the wedding without taking much time off from work and so they can continue to party after the wedding. Dilemma? Quite. Solutions? None so far. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I also have my heart set on a certain venue for our ceremony and reception to go along with my theme. The only problem is the rehearsal dinner is required to be on a weeknight and there is a time limit constraint. The weeknight rehearsal dinner becomes an issue with the wedding party that is traveling from out of town to make it to the wedding. They might need to come early and pay for a hotel room longer than normal. There is a time limit constraint because the venue is at an aquarium. The aquarium does not close until 5:00pm and we have to be out by 11:00pm. Which only allows time for a 4 hour event. In my eyes, that is plenty of time for a ceremony and reception. My family does not party and would mostly be socializing. Adam's side of the family, however, loves to party. All. Night. Long. Which I can see it being an issue that I do not have the extra hours into the night for the partiers. Oh well. It is MY wedding! :)

I guess I have a lot to figure out since I am planning it all on my own! Tah-tah!