Happy Days

We up and got married over the weekend. It was lovely - a superb day. In standard form, I've been processing and finding little things I should have done differently with the wedding, with the main one being that I kind of petered out at the end and wish I had taken a moment an hour or two before it ended to change into my comfy shoes, put on my glasses, and have an adult beverage. (This couldn't have been predicted, but I forgot to drink alcohol after the cocktail hour. I think I was too busy trying to talk to everyone and be at the right time/place for all the events like the toast, first dance, cake cutting, etc.). Being more comfortable would have relaxed me and given me more energy to keep going. BUT seriously the evening was awesome, vendors amazing, everyone had fun and I just can't wait to see the pics from the photographer. And for balance, I was really glad we hosted events Thursday, Friday and Sunday to visit with all the people who came in from out of town. That gave us a chance to have real conversations.

What I learned tonight...

Been doing some wedding research and am fairly amused by what I'm finding (not surprising as I can be oblivious sometimes)...

• September is the most popular month to get married in San Diego
• A nice garden property that looked great is actually owned by a cult (thanks to them for having a footer on the website saying operated by... and thanks to wikipedia for explaining what the group is all about - apparently public reaction to this cult actually prompted the "anti-cult" movement in the 1980s)
• Hotels minimums for Saturday nights vary wildly... one was 20k another was 7k. 
• April is a month in which I may be able to negotiate a lower rate (according to the hotel that has the 20k minimum)
• There are places out in the country that advertise "theme weddings" for which even the staff will dress in costume (think Renaissance Faire)
• Photographer's websites are the most entertaining way to find wedding ideas, be it locations, necklaces, netting hats, etc.
• It's going to be really hard to decide things as there are tons of great options locally

Next, I will do the research on the other towns we are considering (also full of options!). This really couldn't be more fun, considering one of my favorite things to do is look through pictures, and this provides a heckuva reason to do that.

Best of both worlds

You may think I love plants, because that's what I talk about most of the time... but I'm actually kinda partial to a certain human being as well. And thanks to a wonderful gift he gave me this weekend we have a melding of worlds. Getting to share a wonky eggplant from my garden and news of our engagement at the same time is just awesome. =)  We've had a lot going on around here this past week, and between the engagement bliss and the adventures of getting to know our new dog (Max), things couldn't be better!