Wedding Update - 2 weeks to go!!!!!!

It is hard to believe out wedding is 2 weeks away. I am getting so excited. While things have been very stressful getting everything finished up at my job I am so happy that planning this wedding has been such a fun experience. Last night I got to go down to the church we are going to be married at to meet with our wedding coordinator and see the work that has been done on the building. I was very please, although as I told Kerry I could have easily gotten married there before they started all the work.

But just so people can see the difference, this a picture from February when we first went to visit the location and before any work was started.



And now, the after picture.....


All of the blue carpet was removed and refinished. The pews were repositioned to make wider aisle ways and had the very ugly blue cushions removed.

This is where our reception will be held. It is right behind the sanctuary. During the service the tall doors separating the 2 rooms will be closed, but we will open them afterwards to open up the space

The stage was set for another wedding. It gave me some great ideas on how we can make our stage much more beautiful. I am hoping to use one of my mom's antique lace table clothes for the unity candle table. Then we will be lining the front of the stage with freshly planted flower pots.

This is a picture of an antique Victrola that we are going to use to put the guest book on.

I got a few quick pictures of some of the stained glass.


Finally, this a picture of the Bride's room. Again, another amazing room. I would someday love to live in a house with a room like this.




I actually got to watch another wedding rehearsal last night. It was interesting to say the least. I learned alot, but most importantly I witnessed some things that I will not allow to happen at our wedding. Mostly the fact that I felt our wedding coordinator was very much taken advantage of. This building is a work in progress and we were all made very much aware of that from the beginning. They could not guarantee what condition the building would be in come the wedding, but Kerry has worked very very hard to get that changes that have been done completed. She has poured her heart and soul into it. And yes, there are still many many imperfections. But if one can't look at an old building and love it despite it's imperfections then one should choose somewhere else to get married. Kerry even fought for us when the church wanted to cancel our weddings because of the construction. I feel so very privileged to be able to be married here.

So when you come to our wedding, there may not be "real" bathrooms, rather porta potty's outside. And yes there will be a giant dirt pit just off the main entrance - that will eventually become a childrens playground. No there isn't any fancy lighting, but who needs lights when the light that comes through the magnificent stained glass windows is so amazing. (BTW, those were almost removed during the construction for repair - but once again Kerry saved the day and fought to keep them in until after the wedding.) You will probably see patchwork on the walls, and I am sure that other discerning critical people could spend their time picking out imperfections. But at the end of the day what matters most to Brian and I is not the appearance of where we are getting married, but that we will BE married and that we get to share such a special moment with the people that matter most in our lives. And I hope that all who attend our wedding will feel the same way.