a place and a date

We are getting married at The Sandusky Yacht Club! It sounds really fancy, doesn't it? When I told Chris that's the place his mom booked he said "WHOA!!! The YACHT CLUB??" I've never been there but it sounds like it must be nice.

I have not committed 100% to a dress, yet. There are basically 3 I am looking at. They're all pretty similar (short, white-ish) but I haven't decided for sure yet. I really wish I could wear a blue one. I CAN... I just wonder if people will freak out. What if everything else was white? I just really like color. Plus, blue is cheaper than white (which is just silly). AND... I actually LIKE blue! I don't like white. Man, now I want to wear blue really bad.

Oh, so my sister said, as long as we get married after 5pm on Monday the 4th, she'll have no problem getting there... so it's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! May 4th, 2009. We are totally getting married that day. I hope I'm wearing blue!!

We are still going to have a pre-marriage reception on Saturday the 2nd. I know. I have decided that Chris and I are going to be our own entertainment at it. We'll spend April coming up with a set list and we're just going to take our guitars and play and sing. That way, I'll have something to do. Listen, I don't drink and I get nervous talking to people that I don't know in regular conversation, especially if I have to talk to them for a long time. I get REALLY nervous if I want them to like me. Usually I just end up saying nothing beause I'm too afraid people won't be able to handle my real personality. You see, I am always "on" in real life. If I am not entertaining you it is because I'm too afraid of you. Some people are only "on" when they're performing, I am just ALWAYS "on." (I hate having to put that in quotations... but it should be in quotation marks so I have to live with it.)

You know, white makes me look weird. I had to wear a white dress in The Merchant of Venice and it really washed me out. Maybe I should bring this up to someone. Maybe I should bring it up to ME because ultimately, I am the one who is going to make the decision.

It's really pretty, isn't it?

hahahaha

Look. I'm walking two dogs. I wish that was true. We'd LOVE to have a dog in our wedding!!!! (I keep saying we should register for a puppy.)

registry heaven

Although we still do not have a set date (Jen still hasn't gotten back to me about whether she'll have an exam on Monday, yet), we have a honeymoon booked at Disney World!! I am, of course, ridiculously excited. We have a Disney honeymoon registry, too so we can get some awesome Mickey Mouse Bride and Groom ears (and, you know, dinner). We are staying at the Pop Century Resort and going everywhere!!! I am seriously more excited than I have been in a long, time. We are leaving in 99 DAYS!!!!!!

Although Jenny may still make a dress, I might just buy one online. The bouquet to the right is what I really want. I know it might not look like a bouquet but I think it's really cool. If I end up having to get real flowers I just want Gerbera Daisies. I am not wearing a veil (I think they're silly), my dress is going to be short and I really want to wear mary-jane shoes. Chris is going to wear a regular suit. Our ideal event includes people sitting in a room, telling stories and like maybe singing songs or something. Does that make me sound like a hippie? I'm not trying to... I'm just having problems thinking of a wedding "proper" because I NEVER thought about it. As I've said in the past, the one wedding-related idea I ever had was to play the entire White Album by the Beatles. We're not serious people, we should not have a serious wedding. I mean, we should SERIOUSLY get married, but I doubt anyone in the world can imagine me standing at an alter silently and not making a joke. If I WAS doing that I can guarantee I would have something unfortunate happen to me. I'd fall down, fall in water, something ridiculous.

We actually went to look at rings about a week ago. It was fun. I learned a lot, actually, and we talked to the girl at Shaw's Jewelers for WAY too long. I'm also looking at some on etsy. Chris is having a good time with everything. We registered at Target, too, but not for very much. We really only need a good vaccuum cleaner. If people want to buy me something that I don't need, I'd rather it were off the Disney Registry.

Anyway, I'll be updating this blog often as more (..... ANY) details are finalized. This is going to be a crazy 96 or 98 days!!!!!

SURPRISE!!!!!!!

Everything was going as planned: we had made no plans but assumed the wedding would be a year from this month. I went home to Ohio and that evening when Chris and I talked he told me that his summer/fall contract was being cut short and instead of starting a week after his current contract ends, they're starting 2 months after. This means, essentially, that's he's laid off for two months. I pondered the idea of getting married at some point during those two months... and then we decided, why not? We don't have any money but it's not like we're going to have money in January. We were only waiting because we thought that'd be the first time available; why not do it now?

So, as of, officially, yesterday, we are now getting married on

May 4th, 2009

(or, if my sister has a final exam that day)

May 2nd, 2009

What I can tell you for sure is that we are going to DISNEY WORLD May 5th - 12th!! More to come soon!!!!!

i guess we're "officially" engaged now

We did it. We took the official engagement photo.

Chris is trying to get me to change the wedding location to Virginia at the theatre. This is probably going to be an ongoing discussion.

But, for sure, my friend and our resident costume designer, Jenny, said she would be "honored" to make my dress! That's awesome. Jenny has great style. This will be very exciting.

stop the presses!

Does anyone else think this should be our engagement photo?


Yes? No? It'd be the most appropriate picture of us to use....

I haven't posted much on here lately because nothing has really happened nor will it happen for months. We may already have to move the tentative date back a week, but we'll see. I'm in this weird wedding limbo. The initial excitement wore off (the other day this man who ushers at the theatre came up to me and said, "I just heard the good news! Congratulations!!" I said, "Wait. What good news? Oh, right! Thanks! Hahahahaha!") and we can't actually plan anything this far in advance anyway so for the next couple of months we will TRY to save money and maybe I'll get the balls to ask Jenny if she'd like to design and make a wedding dress. John suggested I do it and now every time I see her she seems too busy. It's such a great idea, though, so I really want to.

unofficial STD (teehee)

We decided on a date. This is unofficial because we have to figure out what we're actually DOING and reserve a place and stuff but remember to remember

Monday, January 11, 2010.

That's it. That's the day we're getting married, barring any unforeseen technical difficulties. We could definitely change this. In fact, it's probably likely to be changed... but right now, that's what we're aiming for (and what I keep saying the date is when I enter contests).

I wonder what that day will be like. Will there be a huge snow storm and no one will be able to make it? Will there be a random Ohio winter warm spell? Will I wear a blue dress instead of white? Will there be chocolate cake and red velvet cake? Can I convince Starbucks to sponsor our wedding since we'll have coffee? Only time will tell...