In about one month, there will only be 1 year left until our wedding. My fiancé and I are so excited but at the same time we are sort of anxious. We keep asking ourselves:

Are we getting everything done that needs to get done at this stage of planning?

Have we booked the right vendors?

What is next in our planning?

Even though we are having these thoughts, I’m happy to say that we are on the right path. We have picked our ceremony and reception venue, booked our photographer, booked our videographer, booked our officiant and bought my wedding dress with some accessories. We also have found our florist, DJ and ceremony musicians but we just haven’t signed the contracts yet. Luckily though, we are almost finished with the major parts of the planning. Being at the right stage in our planning feels great, if I do say so myself… lol.

I don’t know about you girls, but I cannot believe how much everything costs! I’m literally shocked. Our budget is pretty low, and every time we book a vendor I want to scream because our money supply is dwindling. I’m like, “How are we ever going to pay for all of this?” Based on our budget, we can but it will be tight. Sometimes I wish we could just elope! But that would upset everyone of course and I know we would regret our decision later. I want the beautiful memories that come with the type of wedding we are going to have. At times I feel like I’m the only one who feels this way but I’ve heard so many girls who agree. But we all know what we really want, and if we could we would make it happen with an unlimited budget. Wouldn’t that be awesome?

According to Oprah.com:

40 % Reception {including catering, bar, wedding cake, linens and valet}

10 % Flowers

10 % DJ/Band

10 % Photography

10 % Attire {Bride & Groom}

  5 % Wedding Planner

  5 % Stationery {Invitations & All Day-of}

  5 % Transportation

  5 % Misc {Favors, rings, gifts , marriage license}

Having an unlimited budget would be awesome, but I don’t think you need boat loads of money to have the type of wedding that you want. You just have be smart with your choices.

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Ever since I was younger, I was always intrigued by anything antique or anything that seemed to have a history.  Where that object had another life, one in which it was being used for something grand…or maybe for something not grand at all.  I’d like to imagine what it could have been used for, who owned it and how the owner felt about it.  As the years progressed, I began to feel like maybe I was meant to live in a different era.  One that was more romantic, more beautiful…and more magical. I then so happened to meet someone who felt the same way, my amazing fiance.  Somehow, we found each other and we both love the style of the early 1900′s (and before).  We love the way the people dressed, the way they spoke, what they read and what music they listened too.  We then thought it would make so much sense to incorporate this vintage theme into our wedding.  We’re so excited to bring it to life with romance, beauty and magic.

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