Making Progress?

Man! Weddings are hard to plan! Especially without your mom here to help you with everything. And especially when you're not doing one of those "invite everyone you, your parents, your fiance, and his parents have ever known" Utah Mormon wedding receptions held in the chapel gym. Both Brant & I want something small - with just our family and close friends.

That makes it tough.

I knew weddings aren't the easiest things to plan. But I didn't expect so much drama to be involved. Here is just a taste of some of the drama I've been dealing with surrounding this wedding:

- Choosing a date: Brant & I want January, but his little brother doesn't get home from his mission until Feb. 6. But we really don't want a Valentine's Day wedding (which means no Feb. 11 or 18). Kacee is gone the last week of February. I can't do March because of tax busy season...Ugh!

- Deciding on colors: this is just because both Brant & I are very indecisive people. And there are just WAY too many colors in this world.

- Bridesmaids: first there were two. Then three. Then two again. Then one? Then two. Now possibly three? I'm at a total loss what to do here still.

- Finding a reception place: Brant & I had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted before we started looking at places for our dinner/reception. Our ideal place? A barn. Do you know how many barns there are in Utah where you don't have to do EVERYTHING? None. Zero. Zip. So then the search for something rustic, small, nice, elegant, not cheesy, not too expensive, and where they provide tables/chairs/linens/decor/etc. commenced. But remember how both B & I are indecisive? Yeah...

- Temple: no, it wasn't a big decision on if we get married in a temple or not. But it hasn't been easy deciding which temple to go to. You see, I've always had my heart on the Bountiful Temple. Brant has always had his heart set on the Manti Temple. Well...he won me over on the idea of the Manti Temple (somehow...I guess I really love him or something). But it wasn't as easy to convince my parents. Heck...we're still trying to convince them. They (or I should say my dad) aren't happy about our decision. It's too far. It could snow. Not everyone will be able to go. Blah blah blah. DRAMA!

- Dresses: not my dress. Dresses for others. I have a large family & all my siblings are married with kids (mostly girls). The big question is: do ALL the girls in my family (including nieces) wear dresses to match the wedding party? Because if so, that's almost 1/2 our reception. That's a lot of people. And a lot of money.

Well...that's just SOME of the drama that I've been dealing with the past 2 weeks. But don't get me wrong. Brant & I are also having a good time planning the wedding. I feel like we talk about it non-stop, but it wasn't until this weekend that we actually got any planning done.

Yes, folks...Brant & I have made some decisons about our wedding. Here is what we know so far:

- Date: February 11, 2012.
- Temple: Manti (with the Bountiful Temple as a back-up in case of a HUGE blizzard)
- Reception/Dinner: held the night before at Millcreek Inn (well...we hope. We're still waiting on an estimate)
- Colors: a couple different shades of blues, brown, and cream
- Dresses: I'm giving in to my mom's request & getting dresses for ALL the girls in my family.
- The happiest people in the world: Brant & me

Yes, there has been a lot of drama so far (and I'm sure there will be plenty still to come), but I am still so happy to be marrying Brant! I sure hope Feb. 11 gets here soon!!!