Planning, Planning, Planning

So our wedding is booked for summer next year which leaves us about a good 18 months to plan our day. This may seem like a good amount of time but Elizabeth has her finals coming up in May-June, so she most certainly needs to concentrate on those.

However we have done a little planning, the big things mainly. To start with the ceremony venue was always very important to her. We had talked about it in the past leading up to our engagement so I knew it was always going to be Ely Cathedral. (What a place to get married!!!!) Fearing that places might be limited we gave them a call and after a quick chat about certain requirements that needed to be met we got a date pencilled in. Then came the various forms to fill in and we had to get a special wedding licence from London but it’s all been quite easy so far.

Then came the reception venue. This is where things started to cause problems due to budget, size and numbers. Currently we have about 259 people on our guest list which is fine as we both know all these people and she wants a big wedding with all the family & friends there, but not the cost that goes with running such an event. The logistics of this is huge and when I think about solutions to it, I normally get a no from Elizabeth. The reception will be at her parents’ house, a beautiful converted farm house with out buildings and about 12 acres. So the obvious choice would be a marquee of some sort so we can house all these people for the hog roast we have in mind. A nice summer garden party style, informal and relaxed as we want people to have a nice time.

So far I’ve had a good amount of involvement but it hasn’t been easy. As you might expect there are differences in opinions and we both want different things in the smaller details. But as a whole we are on the same page on the main aspects of the day.

I just hope it continues that way when we really start planning….