Preparation.

Being newly engaged made me thinner.
I dont know if it was just me (probably) or if it was real, but when I looked in the mirror with that ring on my finger, for the first month I looked really good! hehe
Now, I have begun trying to eat nothing so I look really good on our wedding day, and honeymoon. I love eating nothing. I love the hungry feeling in my tummy. Havent noticed any effects of the starvation as yet, but Im in no hurry. Im being Ironic, or even sarcastic, by the way... Im not starving.


Preparing myself for getting married doesnt end with my weight. Its about marriage books, courses and also.... DRIVING. I have to get my licence. I hate the thought of it, but it has to happen. I was traumatised from previous failures but Im just going to have to get over it. So, today I drove to the Sunshine Coast! All the way... on the HIGHWAY! AAAH. I not only managed to survive, I also managed to cause mum to tell me I drove 'pretty well', although I did scare her a few times.


We drove to the Sunshine Coast to look at honeymoon places. Andrew and I have decided we want to go somewhere pretty close, so we've pretty much settled on the Sunshine Coast Hinterlands.


I have very specific expectations. Ideally, the honeymoon accommodation would have...
- An EXCELLENT view.
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-A Spa with the same view

eg- -A fireplace

eg- -Kitchen/Kitchenette

eg- -Cuteness, in a cottagey, seperate way without be totally secluded.

eg- -A bed... it HAS to have a bed. Specifically, a nice big fluffy one.

eg-

So, thats pretty much it. Its not that much to ask for and I have found a few that match my specifications almost perfectly.

Yay.

I am...

excited.

That is the only word for how I feel right now. Our wedding is less than a year away, the major details are booked and now all I have to do is get imaginative and wait. It feels like a really icy wind on a hot day, it feels fresh and dreamy.

I am no longer the girl who has to wait ages before getting married. I am not the girl who is crazy organised and a bit of a bridezilla. I am an excited, happy, dizzy bride to be! I can say- "Im getting married next April"... Instead of "Im getting married in April 2010". I can count down without people thinking Im stupid for being so excited so soon. I can look through Bridal magazines for decorations, flowers and stationery, instead of venues and themes. I can inquire about honeymoons without getting emails back telling me to wait untill April 09 and ask again.

My excitement will only continue to grow, as I get closer and closer to marrying Andrew.

Whatever our souls are made of....

One year to go!

Yesterday was Mine and Andrew minus one year anniversary. Meaning that in two years we will have been married for one whole year! The 10th of April 2010 is going to be a wonderful day, its not only our wedding day but also my grandparents 56th wedding anniversary!

I really cannot wait, its going to be so much fun! In one year I will be honeymooning :)

Andrews not so excited about wedding planning, and it is kind of my obsession at the moment. I dont know if its normal or not, but I really love planning something that has so much to do with our life together. He really annoys me sometimes, with wedding related things.

Oh well, 364 days to go and Ive half done the table numbers, placecards... the photographer, ceremony and reception places are booked!!

Pretty good progress.

The Carriage Room

Today we paid the deposit for our Reception venue. It was so exciting.


Finally I can start planning the decorations and favours!





We're getting married at 10:30 in a chapel at Macarthur Park Wedding Gardens. We're then having our photos taken by Beth Carter. Then we're having our reception at The Carriage Room!!! yayayay!





Im so happy to have all this out of the way! Now I can plan the fun details!


I really like the flowery bircage look at the moment.

Reception Venues.

I am naturally organised, as is evident in my wedding planning. Over a year ahead of time we have booked the Photographer and the Ceremony Venue. It would be smart to get the Reception Venue booked soon also but I am experiencing a problem... I CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND!!!!
Being indecisive is inarguably a curse.

At the moment, our favourite Reception Venue possibility is the Redland Bay Golf Club.

It has a really pretty view from the Reception area. We haven't made an appointment to go see them yet, but Im sure we will soon. Especially with Andrew maybe being off work in the near future.

Hopefully we'll have it all organised by the time our ONE YEAR countdown begins, on the 10th of April!

A premarital warning.

Andrew needs to be warned, if I can win monopoly I can win ANYTHING :)

Especially arguments.

Hahahahahaaa.

My first love.

I have always had someone I loved passionately and more than anything else. Before Andrew and I got engaged, before our first kiss and before we even met at the tender age of three, I was infatuated with one member of my family's household.

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Kimmy, our Cocker Spaniel had been in my family from the time of mum finding out she was pregnant with me, in late 1989. She left our family late in 2002 due to heart problems. The first syllable I uttered was me attempting to say her name. Since Kimmy, I have loved all of my dogs and I really believe they are smarter and more important than people give them credit for. For this reason, I am disappointed that I cannot involve these two beauties in the wedding ceremony.

If it were entirely up to me Id probably dream up some wonderful way of using them in the ceremony like these couples.

However, Andrew and I don't live together yet, so Bindi and Samson are only MY dogs, Andrew has two of his own, so it would be kind of hard to involve four dogs in one ceremony. Also, my mother and Andrew aren't too impressed with the idea, and it would be hard to arrange and make sure they're always being looked after.

So I'm settling for a nice photo before I leave for the ceremony.

Not long now until its only a year away!