Today: no green tea. Ick. Instead an iced coffee with cream and splenda (because I can't quite get myself to drink coffee without some sweetness).
On Sunday I went to the Bridal Expo in Brookfield, WI. Holy shit. I knew brides were conniving and ravenous, but I had never actually scene it in person. Brad and I squeezed our way through the crowds, bumping purses of every shape and size, pulling his mother and sister along for the ride. And what a ride it was. All I took away from the experience were a few good ideas, and a deeper awareness of how empty my pockets are.
I just can't believe this is how Brides to be spend their time, money, and energy for a year or more before getting married. Is it really necessary?! NO!!!
Brad and I repeatedly looked at one another with a kind of terror you could see no where else but at a Bride-to-be convention. Sheer horror.
So I'm off to plan my wedding like an indie music artist. Cutting every cost corner I can, and eliminating every not-so-important item. Some would call these "budget-cuts," however, I call them, "why-the-hell-do-we-need-THAT-cuts."
I recently talked with my mother who reminding me, (and will have to continue to remind me), the true meaning of marriage and a wedding. So after many, and many more to come, debates, Brad and I are trying to get our wedding ideas down to the core. Strip it down to what it really is, and celebrate the people who will be there, and the experiences we all have to come.
Wish me luck.
2 comments:
I can't believe you even set foot in one of those. I see you learned your lesson.
I never saw the point of putting yourself in massive debt over one day and its suppose to be the first day of the rest of your lives, right? Who wants to start with more debt? hmmm... something doesn't compute.
Your wedding is going to be amazing! You are such a creative person that I think you will do a splendid job making it all happen.
thanks Liz! LOL.
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