Progress Update

FH is at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) up in Seattle this weekend with about 10 of his closest friends having an amazing time so having the house to myself all weekend has given me a chance to catch up on some things.  I feel like we should have more done in the planning department but I guess we're not too far behind the "schedule" at a little over 7 months to go!

Things we've decided on:
Venue
Food (who doesn't love TACO's!)
Officiant
Bridesmaids/Groomsmen
Tuxes
Dessert Bar/Cake
Photographer (though we still need to book him officially)

Things to do:
Pick a dress
Make  bouquets/boutonniere
Figure out/purchase decorations
Decide on Ipod playlist or pick a DJ
Decide on hair & make up
Pick out bridesmaids dresses (this should hopefully be done next weekend!)
Book tent/chairs/table vendor
Figure out rehearsal schedule
Finalize invitations
Figure out DIY photobooth setup
Find shoes/accessories

I'm sure there's a million other things on the to do list but those are the ones on my mind at the moment. FH picked out my wedding band in May and we're still picking his out. My stepmom has been slaving over our invitation books (16 pages of handcrafted awesomeness revolved around love and our wedding theme) and I finally get to see them in person next weekend! Lots of exciting things going on.

I'm finally feeling excited about the wedding again. I was getting so frustrated early in the process because we had a million ideas but no official budget or plan of action. I took a few weeks off from wedding stuff and I think it helped a lot. Now that we're 7-ish months out I know its time to finalize the big things and we have a set budget to work from now. FH got a job after a year of not working so things are back on in full swing.

Next weekend I'm heading "home" for a weekend of wedding shenanigans with my lovely ladies. We're going dress shopping all together followed by drinks/dinner and bonding time. I'm so freaking excited I can't even explain. Planning our wedding living 500 miles from my closest friends is harder than I'd ever imagined! Hopefully a weekend with the girls will be enough to keep me going till I go home again over the holidays :)