home is wherever i'm with you!

when we first got engaged and decided to set our date 18 months out, most people told me it would drive me nuts - and they were right. when you have that much time to plan you tend to think about things too much. i can't tell you how many times i changed the "theme," the colors, the decorations, etc. i changed my mind a million times until the planning just wasn't fun anymore. the great thing about having a lot of time to plan, is it allowed brandon and i to really think if a big huge wedding was what we wanted. as most of you know by now, it wasn't. we eventually couldn't justify spending that much money on one day and decided to put the money towards a home instead.

it was actually a really tough decision. i am fortunate to have an extremely large family - and the weddings i have attended over the years for my cousins and siblings have been truly epic. so much so "when's the next wedding?" is a question you always hear at my family functions. when i was little i couldn't wait to have a huge wedding. the hardest part for me was realizing i've grown out of that "dream" and the guilt that came with disappointing our friends and family who were so looking forward to our big day.

what i didn't expect was the incredible amount of support from our friends a family! i'm blown away by the love we have in our lives - we are really lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people.

for now the wedding we be extremely intimate in my parents backyard. an evening ceremony and cocktail party a sunset. this is perfect for us - brandon and i are pretty simple people, we don't like a lot of attention, and now that we're not overwhelmed we feel like we can breathe again.

so now we're officially house hunters! we've been addicted to the tv show for quite some time, and now that we're officially hunting it puts a whole new spin on things! it's quite the experience and i still can't believe we're going to be homeowners this year! we have a lot to learn and a lot of houses to see so we're definitely preparing ourselves for a wild ride!

considering my last post was in june (i'm obviously the worst blogger ever) i can't promise i'll be making regular updates - but thanks for hanging in there and visiting. you guys are the best!

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