The Beginning

So this is the end of the story, but it doesn't seem fitting to call it the end.  It's really the beginning of our lives as a married couple.  So much has happened in the past couple of weeks, so I'm going to break up these posts so they aren't super long.


I took the week before the wedding off, and the week after...let me tell you what a total bummer it was to go back to work this week!

The week before the wedding was when the anxiety set in.  It was never about the marriage, or being married to one person, or questioning anything in regards to Aaron himself...it was all about the actual event.  The true planner in me was out in full force.  I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off the week before.  Up until then we had felt we were doing great on our budget...that's because we only shelled out deposits up until then.  Suddenly all the final payments were due.  I swear I heard our bank account cry, and our credit card sigh a little bit.  We managed to stay within budget...but when you pay for everything all at once boy does it hurt.  Thanks dad for paying for the reception!!! 

The week before the wedding I got a call from our coordinator (this was the day of the horrible movie theater shooting) saying they were supposed to be doing a "Flash Mob" to promote the new movie..Step up revolution...(whatever it's called)  the theater wanted to be sensitive to the victims and decided to postpone the flash mob....can you guess when they wanted to do it?  Yep during my reception!

I wasn't trying to be a brat, but when I'm spending thousands and thousands of dollars for my reception I don't want a stupid flash mob interrupting our first dance (that's exactly what time they had planned it for.)  So in true bridezilla form I axed the flash mob...total bummer summer...sorry!!

The week of the wedding, I had my phone glued to my ear all day every day.  I just don't like leaving things up to other people...again it's the planner in me.  It's usually the week before the wedding where I'm telling the bride, "don't worry I'll take care of that, don't worry I'll make that call"  and suddenly I was having to worry about everything!!!

I have never been more stressed in my life..planning a wedding is THE BEST weight loss program ever.  I had absolutely no appetite at all...it's funny because I still don't...but I shed a couple lbs and I wasn't sad about that!  To deal with the stress, we decided to start golfing....I know, help with stress??  Golf didn't help with the stress it made it worse, but we've found out I'm not all that bad!!

I have more posts scheduled but pre wedding I'm starting to ramble...so I'll leave you with a few of my favorite pictures from our photo booth!

<3 Karissa