Overwhelm is subsiding somewhat....

I think I need to make a binder for all of the information I've been collecting. I'm *finally* getting excited about the wedding. Nick and I have been spending some time each weekend going through the whole list of elements of the wedding to brainstorm what we want. I'm pretty attached to having an outdoor wedding. I found a website where you can see the history of the weather in a specific place for that day for many years back to see what the likelihood is of having good weather that day.

Weather Underground

I'll have to keep that in mind when we *finally* decide on a location. We're still waffling between New York and San Francisco.

We... Well, I should say *I*... have started to panic about where we'll come up with the money for this wedding of our dreams. So for starters, Nick and I opened up a joint savings account, so we can both start contributing to it. I also found a website with some tips on ways to save money. And I liked a few of their ideas:

75 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding

I've also been searching through my Facebook friends who have wedding photos posted, looking for inspiration. I have already found bridesmaids gowns I like on there and flowers.

And on a google search for "Unconventional Weddings," I found an idea I liked for part of the ceremony. This woman gave individual flowers to individual guests at the wedding and she collected them as she walked down the aisle, ending up with her bouquet. I thought that was such a beautiful sentiment and may have to borrow that idea from her.