Hi knotties. My name is Heather. I'm newly engaged (sort of) and new to this board. Actually, I'm new to posting on forums period. The whole wedding planning process started off as being nothing but exciting. Unfortunately, being overwhelmed has been putting some of the excitement on the backburner.
I am 22, my fiance is 25. We were engaged on March 31st, on our 4 year anniversary. We're planning our wedding for the summer of 2012.
We've picked out our wedding party, I've already purchased a wedding dress, and I have the entire wedding planned out in my head.
On the other hand, my fiance and I are on an extremely tight budget, making the wedding of my dreams seem unfortunately unattainable. We will be paying for the wedding with very little financial help. I'm trying to stay confident that we are resourseful enough to make the most important day of our lives a beautiful one.
We are planning for an origami theme for our wedding. Having such a long time before the wedding, folding all of the origami will give me something to do to pass the time until I can marry my love. Our colors are purple and white. I've already purchased my dress (and I love it!). We are planning on an outdoor wedding with an indoor reception. We are doing an ipod playlist for the reception. My cousin is doing our photographs. My aunt is making our jewerly. My mother and I are sewing the bridesmaids dresses. My dad is finishing up his classic '54 Ford truck for our transportation (he's painting it baby blue for my mom). I am DIY-ing pretty much all of my decor. Our budget is soooo tight (have I mentioned that?) which makes it all the more special to have family and friends willing to help out.
Our biggest challenge right now, aside from not having $10,000 laying around, is finding our venues. We need a very affordable outdoor space for a ceremony, preferrably with an indoor alternative. We're also looking for a very flexible reception venue. Currently we're looking at having our events in one of the Minneapolis suburbs (maybe get away from the anxieties I associate with the cities). If any of you have any ideas about this I would love to hear them. Also, I'm excited to read more about your weddings and help you out with any ideas I have.
I'm one of the first of my friends to be getting married (the first of my friends to get married had a star trek themed wedding in the park, lol). So It's very nice to have a local community to turn to. I look forward to getting to know you all, hearing your ideas, and gawking over all of your wedding photos.
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