"I know you can be overwhelmed...

and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?"

Well, here I am again. I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but Danny asked me to marry him in October! So we've been in the "beginning" planning stage (aka we're gluing pretty things into a three ring binder) since October. Looking back, that seems like a lot of time, and I'm starting to get a little anxious that maybe we should be doing something else.

So, this is going to turn into my outlet for anything and everything bride related. I'm sure I'll need a break ever now and again, and maybe I'll even throw in some of my photography, but mainly I need somewhere to write my thoughts down. Hope you don't mind listening to me!
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Wedding Show Season.

Friday night my step-mom and I went to the first Bridal Show of the season. Boy! If I wasn't kind of overwhelmed before I walked into that place, I sure was when I left. I have never see so many vendors in one place. Sure, being in the hotel industry I've worked those events before, but nothing like this. DJ's were talking a mile a minute, a woman who make veils followed me around for 30 minutes telling me how cheap her veils were compared to everyone else in the room (and by cheap she meant... well...), photographers were showing off their skills in every way one could imagine, and then there were the booths that just absolutely baffled me. One of them was a company who sat up candy buffets at your reception. Really? That idea is cool, and their set-up was beautifully done, but if I want a candy buffet at my reception, I'm sure I could buy the candy and the bowls and set it up myself, or have one of the equally skilled Bridesmaids or Groomsmen do it. Maybe even my crafty aunt. I just don't know why people would spend their money on something like that. Needless to say, when I walked out of there, I was excited, but none-the-less disoriented by all the loud music, bright colors, and people chasing me around trying to sell me their services.

After I got home and could process some of the information, I started to find things that I could be really excited about. Like a salon that you can rent out for your bachelorette party! And a couple of Bridal Dress Boutiques (That I've already scheduled appointments with!!).

Today, while fighting off a migraine and dreading the long lonely shift at work, I thought it would be a good idea to hit the Bridal Show in our hotel before I clocked in. Danny and I did see some cool things, and we got some good information, and it seemed to me like people were more willing to talk to us for a length of time than they were at the bigger show. We found a photographer that we really like (which is HUGE for me... after all the years of dreaming about Melanie Mauer being at my wedding and how perfect the pictures and memories of it would be...). Mary Lashbrook Photography seems like a good fit for us. And they seem to be reasonably priced, which is good since we've still not completely set our budget.

All in all, right at this very moment, I would say I am completely overwhelmed. So no Chastity from 10 things I hate about you, I wouldn't know if you can just be whelmed. Not yet at least. We'll see if I can get there though!