guilty of pre-wedding wedding planning

It's true. I'll admit it....I am guilty of pre-planning my own wedding. So sue me why don't you.

I know however, that I am not the only girl who has done this. Obviously. Let's be real here people. I mean, can you blame me really? Being 24 and surrounded by friends and friends of friends who all seemed to be getting engaged, married, buying houses and having babies--you know, THE WORKS--of course I started to get anxious and thus it led me to start planning my future wedding. 

Here is what I had to work with while pre-planning:
future groom: Jordan. (you know when you know, right?)
budget: unsure, but hopeful.
ring: again, nothing. but wishful thinking. and making it painfully obvious about what I liked and wanted.
size: small. I wanted everything small. No big poofy dress, small even numbered wedding party, cupcakes and no giant cake, and no more than 200 guests.
decorations: no fresh flowers, period. lots of DIY stuff and candles.

colors: plum purple, sage and khaki
time of year: late summer

Thankfully for me, Jordan was totally ok with me always rattling on and on about "when we get married....for our future wedding...." because turns out he also had the same idea in his own mind. But with both of us still being in school (we'll be professionals some day), I really wasn't expecting anything to happen in the near future. The only thing I could rest easy about was knowing that he agreed, more or less, with my above list. Which only further got my wheels spinning and more obsessed with all things wedding related. I constantly found myself looking at dresses, rings, venues, and even photographer prices. Every recent google search on my computer had something to do with weddings, no joke. At this point, I KNEW Jordan was the one because he was still around! Whewww....So imagine my surprise when I got home from orientation, on my birthday, and he had this beauty waiting for me...

 

I know, it's gorgeous isn't it?

And just like that, we have been in a whirlwind of officially and for real planning this wedding! Now I don't feel guilty (not like I did in the first place) about spending all night going from one wedding blog to the next with a marathon of 'Say Yes To The Dress' playing. Now he only has 8 months left to listen to me as I read different facts and stories from the latest Brides magazine or try to show him my latest idea....all while he enjoys a couple of cold ones and plays Call of Duty. Which I quickly realized I might as well be talking to a brick wall and that's what my mom and girlfriends are for. Thanks J man for just nodding your head and always agreeing with me anyway. Just one of the many things I appreciate about you.