Wedding Planning

Yesterday I attended the wedding show at Garrison Petawawa. To say it was busy would be an understatement. For the first 4 hours of the show it was packed! They had a walking fashion show, tons of awesome vendors and some good food to try. I fell in love with the deep fried macaroni and cheese bites! We have booked our venue, invites have been purchased, a preliminary guest list has been created, DJ is booked , dress purchased, bridal party chosen and so many more details are in motion. I finally chose my bouquet and that will remain a surprise but my girls will be carrying gorgeous flowers from Kevin's Flowers and he generously gave me the display bouquet that is their bouquet.

Simple and elegant, the roses will be cream or white that is still undecided. I really wish there was a way to share their amazing scent. After smelling these roses I know why the term was coined "Stop and smell the roses." 

As you can read a lot of the details have already been decided on, except the photographer! Not because I don't think the photographer isn't important but the exact opposite. Photography is SO important because after the meal has been consumed, the drinks are no longer flowing, the dancing has ended, you hang up your dress, you dry your bouquet and you look at your pictures. I also do not want to have to sell my first born to afford these images. I know the extend of the work that goes into amazing photography, it's not just take out the camera, shoot a few shots and presto amazing images. I enjoy photography as a hobby, so I know the cost of a quality camera, education, time in the editing room etc. So I am extremely stuck because I expect a certain quality but I also don't want to spend a mortgage on a wedding. Local photographers are charging about $3000  and to me that is a small fortune, considering I really want our wedding to cost us about $5000. I think of $3000 and what I could do with that amount of money.  I have been very laid back for most of the planning, so far from bridezilla, but when it comes to photography I have certain expectations. I want the details remembered, the dress, the accessories, I want his reaction to me in my dress, the decorations, our rings, our guests and all the other things that will blur by me on our big day. So the hunt continues...