Most girls think about their wedding from the time they watch their first princess movie.. you know, the one where the princess is in turmoil and a handsome prince saves her and whisks her away to her happily ever after love story? It almost becomes emblazoned in the young girl's head to find that prince and only then will that "happily ever after" bliss follow...
Well, once we get older we definitely realize that love and life are not that simple. Some of us are fortunate enough to find a version of that prince... a prince who hogs the TV all the while proclaiming, "It's (fill in the sport of choice) season, babe... my team is going to make it to the playoffs/superbowl/world cup...etc. etc. etc. Alas, us princesses exercise the patience we are most always programmed with. We love these guys, regardless of their obsession with EVERY sports season and our favorite shows getting DVR'd until further notice.
Just like no man is truly prince charming, no wedding is bliss to plan. Truthfully, I did NOT have a secret stash of wedding mags under my bed waiting for him to propose. Therefore, I did not think of colors, costs, locations, guests lists, food menus, and all the other insanely time consuming and expensive factors of planning my memorable day. It's almost overwhelming enough at first to consider the justice of the peace to be the best option.
I promise the feelings of unease and overload dissipate little by little. The stress, however, still lingers. I am 12 months and 6 days away from my wedding, which seems to be quite a long time to plan by most website and expert timelines. I am here to say IT'S NOT! There are SO many details to go over. Then again, I've also experienced my own twist in this fairytale. I relocated from the midwest to upstate New York only a month ago! All of my friends and family are still back in the flat lands. Except of course for prince charming and my 7 year old son (he's my best bud).
I decided to blog to document this process for myself and also for other brides no matter what stage of planning they are in.
I look forward to updating you with all sorts of information I find, and I hope you all participate in these next 12 months and 6 days of decisions and planning huddles!
Living out my real Happily Ever After as we speak (pre-season football is on),
The Long Distance Bride (in planning)
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