i love lists!

for anyone who knows me, they also know that i am an avid list maker. i love the feeling of making a to-do list, then crossing things off. it's so satisfying. we've been doing a lot of crossing off on our impending nuptuals list this week. it looks a little something like this:

find a venue
put down the deposit at take the cake
find a photographer
find a florist/flower source
start the dress process
narrow down dress choices with sister
start researching food options

isn't it lovely? :) sometimes i like to think that you have to do a lot of work for the right thing. other times, like now, i like to think that the universe is thanking you for making the right choice, and so it clears a path for you. literally, in 48 sweet hours, mike got his suit, we ordered a dress to check out that we found for a song, we were generously offered a venue at a price we could not refuse, we have a photographer willing to work with our budget, and babysis™ has it narrowed down to 2 dresses, both of which we like, so it really doesn't matter which one she picks and to pick the one she'd want to wear again and again. that will determine the other color in our palate. [i'm obviously very relaxed about this stuff.] mike and i have hashed out some other secret details that i cannot share yet. you'll just have to wait. :)

what i can tell you is that saturday september 18, 2010, i will officially be getting hitched to a very amazing man! the date is set. i couldn't be happier.

this weekend and next week are all about catering and flowers, i suppose, according to the list. i'm going to be researching alternatives to florists that charge 30% more just because you put the word 'wedding' in there. should be fun. my first stop is to find my own flowers. :) i'm also going to price out my friend, amy, as she reminded me recently that she's in the biz. i guess we need to hash out what we need them for first, eh? other than my whopping 2 bouquets, what else do i need?