Thanksgiving weekend was good, including seeing lots of family, both mine and Zach's (fiance's). Lots of food, lots of family, lots of driving. Typical Thanksgiving all-around.
The weekend also involved much wedding planning and arranging, which was
a) good, since it's very hard to plan a wedding in an area 7 hrs away from where you live, so you have to take advantage of those weekends you actually are home, and
b) nervewracking, as it reminds you that it's only approximately 1 month until the big day.
But, we were so very productive!
Food - check, meeting with minister - check, decorations - sorta check, music - check, photographer - check...
Cake and marriage license remain unchecked, since the places we needed to go were closed for the holidays.
Am getting very frustrated with the marriage license requirements. I understand the license needing to be from the state where we are going to get married. Obviously we can't pick up a licence here in SC to get married back home in VA. But at the same time, it is very difficult for us both to get to a courthouse office on a week day, in person, to pick up the license. He's in the Army, so since we got engaged last December, we weren't even in the same time zone until mid-September. It's hard enough getting together on weekends in the same state, let alone in another state on a weekday. It's very frustrating that one of us can't come by with a notarized letter or something to pick it up. Now it looks like we won't be able to pick up the license until the week of the wedding, which is a little too close to the deadline for my comfort (even for the procrastinator in me!). I'd just think with such large military areas in VA with the DC area and Hampton Roads and all, there'd be easier ways for it to get done.
But I ramble. The important thing is, that it's finally all coming together, we've been able to keep family in check and it won't end up being an overwhelmingly big to-do (neither Zach nor I are big party people). And really, as long as we're married by the end of the day, it's all good!
(Only 32 days to go!!)
The weekend also involved much wedding planning and arranging, which was
a) good, since it's very hard to plan a wedding in an area 7 hrs away from where you live, so you have to take advantage of those weekends you actually are home, and
b) nervewracking, as it reminds you that it's only approximately 1 month until the big day.
But, we were so very productive!
Food - check, meeting with minister - check, decorations - sorta check, music - check, photographer - check...
Cake and marriage license remain unchecked, since the places we needed to go were closed for the holidays.
Am getting very frustrated with the marriage license requirements. I understand the license needing to be from the state where we are going to get married. Obviously we can't pick up a licence here in SC to get married back home in VA. But at the same time, it is very difficult for us both to get to a courthouse office on a week day, in person, to pick up the license. He's in the Army, so since we got engaged last December, we weren't even in the same time zone until mid-September. It's hard enough getting together on weekends in the same state, let alone in another state on a weekday. It's very frustrating that one of us can't come by with a notarized letter or something to pick it up. Now it looks like we won't be able to pick up the license until the week of the wedding, which is a little too close to the deadline for my comfort (even for the procrastinator in me!). I'd just think with such large military areas in VA with the DC area and Hampton Roads and all, there'd be easier ways for it to get done.
But I ramble. The important thing is, that it's finally all coming together, we've been able to keep family in check and it won't end up being an overwhelmingly big to-do (neither Zach nor I are big party people). And really, as long as we're married by the end of the day, it's all good!
(Only 32 days to go!!)
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