Oh, how things have changed...

Lately life has been hard for Brian and I. We can no longer have the wedding at the firehouse. We didn't save enough for the formal wedding at another hall, so we decided to go away and get married instead. Our planned September 18, 2010 wedding date has changed to some time mid-July. Right now our plans are very much in the air. We are waiting for the New Year to choose our resort. Our ceremony will be private in Riviera Maya Mexico, with only our siblings & parents in attendance. Rest assured there will be plenty of photos & a video shown at the reception to be held when we return. Brian & I are very much in love and moving the wedding further away was not an option. We look forward to starting a new chapter in our lives. We really hope everyone will support our decision and celebrate our new lives with us when we get back!

I'm constantly smiling when I think of how close the wedding is! 28 weeks to go! Wow, when you say it like that... it makes it seem even closer! I'm much more excited than he is... I think thats normal, right? My mom & I are going dress shopping sometime in January. I have a mental picture but realistically I'll probably end up in something completely different. I'm SO very stressed already about bringing my dress to another country. I will stress the entire flight that it will get lost. When Brian & I returned from Italy our luggage was lost. It was such a horrible trip home. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our trip there is much better. I'm going to ask the travel agent to make sure I can bring my dress on board with me. Is that asking too much? I'm not sure. I need to find a way to make sure the dress gets there! I cant get married without it! We have to go to Mexico 3 days before our wedding day to get *gulp* blood work done! I'm SOOO scared! Not only have I not had blood work done in over 10 years, but never in Mexico!

Brian & I were thinking of doing a little documentary video on our trip. This will of course include the ceremony. We'll edit it when we get back & show it to everyone at our informal reception. I'm excited to see how that turns out. I think it will be a beautiful, intimate ceremony. Even if it rains, we're getting married & it'll be the happiest day of our lives. Brian & I are very happy & as always we appreciate the support & love of our family and friends.