Hi Girls,
I just moved out to Chicago and will be starting law school on Monday, and I'm also currently 1,200 miles away from my fiancé right now until he can find a job out here (so we don't really know when that will be, we just hope it's as soon as possible), BUT! I was able to plan my entire wedding before I moved out here (i'm 6 months out) so I wanted to thank all of you for your advice/suggestions/pictures. There is no way I would have been able to get all of that done without all of you helping me.
I'm going to get too busy to get on here frequently, but after I get married on February 27th I will be sure to post pictures and write vendor reviews.
By the way, I LOVE Chicago! But my wedding will be in Auburndale, FL. Also, "Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire" 
happy planning to the rest of you! 
Jen p.s. if anyone has any questions about how I crammed all my planning in, just pm me and I'll try to get back to you within a reasonable time frame.