I’m not a traditional bride. I never dreamed of dresses and flowers or any of that stuff. And, I never really even considered the possibility of being married before now. As card carrying member of Generation Oprah, I spent the last 20 years focusing on my education, career, friendships, etc. and I have what I consider to be an amazing life. However, meeting someone at this point in my journey has made my life that much richer and has taught me so much about compromise, commitment, and compassion. I have found someone who loves and appreciates (and seeks to fully understand) the real me: Quirky, sassy, passionate, and slightly OCD…the person that even I didn’t love or appreciate when I was in my 20s. And for that reason alone, I want to spend the rest of my life with him {Insert sensitive “awwwwwww” here}  

I’d like to think of our wedding day as an elegant family reunion.  Like a reunion, the day will start with a lovely service at our church and then we and all of our favorite people will go share an awesome meal in a beautiful space to celebrate love and life! Because my groom and I are, ahem, slightly older than your average first-time married couple {I’ll be 40 and he will be two months shy of his 45th on the day of our wedding}, I hope to make both fiscally and ecologically-responsible choices while focusing 100 percent on the things that will make our guests feel loved and well cared for.  By making the day less about us, and more about the people who made us who we are…I hope to avoid some of the stress that planning a wedding can bring. Now that you know my vision, I’m hopeful that those of you in the Weddzilla community will share your thoughts and ideas over the next 16-months to help me realize it!