For starters, the wedding date has been moved up! We are getting married August 7, 2010. I am glad we moved it up because I cannot imagine being this stressed out for 18 months.
The next big change is the location. It always felt a little predestined for me to get married at the First Presbyterian Church in Enid Oklahoma, invite 500 people and then have a formal reception at the Country Club. As fun as it would be to have IDENTICAL weddings as both of my sisters, I decided that my life has gone way off of the path I assumed it would be. Maybe if my mom hadn't so tragically died and my dad wasn't remarried within three months of the funeral I would be having that oh so predictable wedding. With all that said the new location is Hillcrest Presbyterian church in South Oklahoma City. It is a very small, informal church that is unbelievably welcoming and friendly. Tracy, my sister, and her husband go to that church and so does all of Tim's family. We have only been going for about a month and I am already signed up to teach the high school Sunday school class!
One thing is staying the same is the large number of guests. The church only holds 250 people so the ceremony will be small and then everyone and their dog is invited to the reception. We are estimating 200-250 at the ceremony and about 300-400 at the reception. I like this arrangement though. I am glad only the people who REALLY care about seeing us get married will at the church but it will also be nice to see everyone from both our families' past and presents at the reception.
I could not be any more excited for the location of the reception. We have booked the Oklahoma City Farmer's Market! It is such a cool building with so much character. The only thing better than the space you ask...? HEATHER...She is the wedding planner who is in charge of weddings at the Farmer's Market. She is so nice and really understands my theme.."As much as we can get for as little as we can get it." I was so stressed out about linens, food, flowers etc... and she sat down with me for nearly two hours and helped me get a better idea of the details. I have not been stressed since. She is a God send!
Some of the smaller details we have changed are the colors, Sky blue and Ivory with just a touch of yellow. I was really wanting to think of a good way to incorporate my mom with out overshadowing the joy of the day. My mom LOVED yellow roses so I am going to incorporate yellow roses into my bouquet and my sister's bouquet. The bridesmaids are going to have blue dresses with white hydrangeas, my sisters' will be the same but with a couple yellow roses added. My bouquet will be white hydrangeas and little bit of blue and then a few yellow roses. I think this will be a nice touch without being to loud.
I am also hoping to do as much as I can myself and with the help of family so any suggestions would be appreciated! I hope to blog more often now that things have settled down. I hope you keep reading!
