Wedding Watch #4 November 20, 2009

I’m not exactly sure why, but I’ve been given permission to talk about my wedding online! Yippee!! That’s like sending a kid into a candy store…or a bride into a wedding dress boutique! You get the picture, right? I’m excited. So for the next 77 days, every other Friday, I’ll be bringing you the latest on the Lightfoot/Fountain wedding. Yes, ladies, you can get the very latest right here on the Mom’s Blog! That is, if you’re interested? (Wedding Watch #1, Wedding Watch #2, Wedding Watch #3)

First off, I originally thought it would be a cinch to plan a wedding in five months (my ideal time frame for engagement)…somehow I forgot to factor in that I would also need to work full-time. Silly me. October was supposed to be the truly busy month and November was supposed to be a joy-filled month, full of care-free walks along Park Avenue and drinking Starbucks and baking and holiday-anticipation. …stop laughing! Stop!! Ok, fine…go ahead and get it out. As you can tell, November has looked nothing like I had hoped (something now tells me neither will December or January ::smile:: ). However, it really has been amazingly productive! For example:

David and I have worked with a friend and gotten our invitations designed – from the ground up!

We met with our cake-baker and designed the monstrous confection.

We traveled to Nashville for a wedding – this counts! I was on the look-out for ideas!!!

We worked on the aesthetic aspects of the ceremony and reception.

I met with my florist and nailed down flowers and more décor for the day in one delicious marathon meeting!

We tried out another rehearsal dinner location (this could be a lovely excuse for eating out at different places…I wonder how I could transfer this to after we’re married?).

We will have our first invitation-assembly-night this weekend!! (Hopefully, our last, too??)

We will celebrate our first Thanksgiving together…last year I only thought he might like me. Heehee! 

So, there you go!! Those are the big things but there are still (obviously) so many, many more details to come (and pictures with the next Wedding Watch!). The Lord is using my fiancé in many ways to help me to not only remember the REASON we’re doing this but to also enjoy the process. What a blessing to have constant encouragement and reminders and assistance throughout every step of the way! David, thank you! Thank you for helping me and leading me through this season! I am so grateful for you!

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