The ever ellusive answer to the "Should we have a videographer?" question....

Okay. I admit it. I am a bride who originally poo poo'ed the idea of having a videographer in my face the whole day of the wedding. I also don't REALLY like seeing myself of the big screen, or any screen for that matter. Yes, I should be looking radiant, but I am a lady who like any other lady has no problems finding non-existing faults in her appearance. So I asked newlyweds what they experienced through their planning to deal with this nagging question. It was a general agreement among those who did not have it filmed, that if they would have had the extra moolah, they would have splurged for it because there of the many moments they felt they had missed. (i.e. parents and bridesmaids walking in, music before the ceremony, cocktail hour, etc.) And the one thing every single bride has told me is this... "The day just flew by!" So I don't want to miss a moment of it either. My options had me boggled until I stumbled upon this beautiful youtube video of the Petaja wedding, 06.07.08, filmed in Super 8 MM. The Petaja couple has such touching music throughout the montage and the video just captured the feeling of the day, not every single hairy little detail that sometimes we wish weren't caught on film. I love, love, LOVE, it. Hmmmm... What does this mean? Answer: Try to find some wiggle room in the budget for a videographer. *sigh*

Found on one of my favorite blogs....

Hello Lucky! is one of my favorite stationery companies that just so happens to have the cutest blog with so many creative ideas. So I thought I would share something from this great company since I am still getting my thoughts together on how I am going to structure my posts. Here is a cute little print that Hello Lucky! found from Sarah J. Coleman that captures the bygone days of toys. Check out her blog too.

{image: Hello Lucky}

Thanks for getting me started Disney....

I found my excitement bubbling up when I spotted this dress during a recent visit to DisneyLand. It's Belle, from Kirstie Kelly's collection. Gorgeous is the best adjective that comes to mind. Even this description does not do it justice. Seeing this in a window made me fall in love the thought of planning my own wedding. I could have stared at the window display for hours. But, when I started to search for it in the real world I discovered that it was WAY out of my price range. If I played the lottery, so I could win it, I would buy this dress as my first extravagent purchase.

Let's start at the very beginning....

a very good place to start. Well, here I am: planning a wedding. So much has been happening lately that time is already starting to whiz right on by. In order to enjoy the moment, I am starting my first official blog. I guess we'll see how this goes. Stick with me as I get all of the stacks of paper and piles of saved pictures organized into something internet friendly! Cheers!