I'm always curious to hear about why brides choose a specific date. So why'd you pick your Feb 2012 date?
My grandparents were married on Valentines Day, so I always wanted a Saturday in February around Valentines. Since my other half is deployed til next summer, we had to make ours an excruciatingly painfully long engagement. Although I won't complain too much, since this allows us to pay things out over time leading up to 2/11/12 instead of racking up bills to pay off AFTER the fact.
~DFWs Resident Snark~
I'm not so good with the advice... Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?