Less Than Seven Months To Go

Branden and I are less than seven months from our wedding day. :) I'm excited but also majorly stressed. There's so much to do but not much can be done without knowing WHERE. The when has been set since November 2008 and hasn't changed: September 25, 2010.

The where has been back and forth and up and down. Utah for sure, on that I haven't budged. Branden wanted the Park City area but it's so inconvenient for everyone involved- including us!- and the least expensive options are still more costly than options elsewhere. So now we've moved on to Ogden. Branden doesn't love the idea but I feel like I have a lot more resources in that area and it'll be far easier to get things done.

People have asked what they can do to help. I sincerely appreciate the offers and will be more than willing to accept them when I know what's going on myself. :) Right now this is what I do know:

I have some table cloths and my mom is willing to help me with the rest that I may need, though I won't know how many or what sizes until I know the where of the reception. It will be an open-house type reception so I don't need a lot of tables and, therefore, not a lot of tablecloths. I may even have enough right now.

I want to do arrangements of squashes/pumpkins and maybe other fall fruits for centerpieces. My mom is willing to plant some and I can buy them if I need to but it would be really cool if we could grow at least a portion. I'm not thinking huge pumpkins. Mom and I discussed the possibility of using sugar pumpkins so they could be used for baking afterward if anyone felt so inclined. As I'm not living in the area, the pumpkins/fall produce would either go home with family members or be returned to the grower(s) if they wanted them.

I'm not going to bother with a florist. It may seem cheap to some, but I love the fall bouquets at CostCo so I'll probably get one or two of those to cover what few flowers I want. There's also a chance that I'll use the leaf roses idea that both Branden and Katie have shown me but I'm not positive that I can get the leaves or that I'm actually talented enough to create the roses in the first place.

Kazia has graciously agreed to make my wedding cake but if that needs to change I am flexible. (Don't want you to feel any pressure, Kaz!) Branden doesn't like very many of the cakes I like- or very many wedding cakes at all- but we've tentatively agreed to something simple and we'll see where that goes.

I think that's about all I know. See, not much for being this close!