Wedding worthy songs and other things on my mind

So I see lists and lists of wedding songs.  Everything from first dance to father daughter dances to music to keep the party going.  I was just thinking about some of my favorites.

I knew I loved you before I met you by Savage Garden
God Gave me you by Blake Shelton
Then by Brad Paisley
Could not ask for more by Sara Evans or Edwin McCain
Can't touch this by M.C. Hammer (an old favorite of my fiancee and I)
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
You by Chris Young
My Little Girl by Tim McGraw (my favorite Father Daughter Song)
Old Time Rock and Roll by bob Segar
All you need is love by the Beatles
L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
Marry me by Train
Wedding Dress by Matt Nathanson


Sooo with the music listed (I'm sure there's more but I can't keep track) it's time to get to the other things on my mind.  I know there are some traditions that most brides follow but lately there are many that I'd like to skip.  I'm pretty sure that I would like to skip the bachelorette party at least in the traditional sense.  I'm all for a nice night out with my girl friends or some fun but I'd rather not have a crazy "last night out"  I don't want to drink tooo much or go party it up in Vegas.  I want something much more me.  I'm still trying to figure out how to have my bridal shower without it being too corny.  I feel like it is my job to plan a lot of this.  I know it supposed to be for my bridesmaids to plan but one lives out of state and the other is often as busy as I am.  Knowing that we have a limited budget I'd rather just have my bridal shower and then grab dinner with some good friends.  There are a few other traditions that I would love to break but I haven't decided what I want to do.  At times I wish I had a fairy godmother to make all my dreams and wishes come true but at the same time if they all did come true what would my wedding day look like.  Maybe it would be a garden in a beautiful winery and I'd be wearing my dream dress, (or even better the dress I sketched!).  My groom would look dashing in a custom suit and take my breath away and much as I will his.  I'd have a beautiful hand-tied bouquet of peonies, hydrangea, and dahlias.  The best part of all would be the most memorable day of true love shared between my groom and I.  This last part will ring true no matter what the day, I just hope it will be everything I want, everything I've dreamed of and everything I hoped it could be.  I love my fiancee with all my heart and the day I marry him will be the happiest day of my life.

Wedding Reception Theme

As the planning continues we seem to be developing a romantic, nature theme. Our cake has tree branches and birds similar to our invitations.   We also love the idea of having trees as center pieces at the reception. We are truly inspired by the photo on the right.  I love the all around look.   I want lots of emerald/jade green with black and ivory complements as well as silver accents.   I wish I could just pull my favorite parts out of this photo and just place them in my wedding.  That would make me truly happy.   I'm still  looking for more decor and things to guide our theme without making it too cliche.

What do you do next...

So lately when I think about my wedding I think about it in 3 ways:  What I love, What I like and What I still need to do.  

So What I love about my wedding: are the people involved, the love I share with my groom, the date and time of year.   The ideas I have for flowers and decor (now if only I could make them make sense to others or had a limitless budget to pull it all off).  I love the photos that we are going to get from our WONDERFUL photographer.  I love that my dad is going to walk me down the isle.  Our wedding cake!! I never thought I'd say that I love my wedding cake (I'm not really into cake)

What I like... the day that we are planning.  It's not our original plan but it will work for us and hopefully be everything we want.  I like my dress ( I wish I would have waited longer to purchase it and spoke up for  what I really wanted.  I guess I feel like I settled a little bit.  Part of me wishes I would have picked the dress that made me smile) I like the food we have picked out (haven't tasted it yet but I like the menu)  I like the guest list.  I hope the people we want can make it.  I like the gifts we've registered for and the ideas I have for the bridal shower.

What I still need to do.... finalize the guest count, complete my to-do list (I have know clue what's on the list, and  pay for EVERYTHING!!