Uh Oh Less than 4 months away...

So about a week ago I got an email from The Knot congratulating me that the wedding is 4 months away. I kind of panicked. I mean 4 months isn't a long time considering that there are 2 months of holidays in there.

In order to calm myself down I wrote out my To-Do list completely and have started marking down when I'm going to be doing what. It has helped me to calm down a bit but in the mean time I looked at how long and when we were going to be gone for the Bachelor/Bachelorette party and decided I couldn't handle having that length of time unavailable to do things. Maybe I'm over reacting, but I would just be much more relaxed knowing that we have that time at home rather than away.

Not much else is going on, we need to start buying all the supplies for the DIY projects. I also need to start on all the DIY projects. My list of DIY Projects Includes:

- Escort Cards
- Center Pieces
- Menu Cards
- Ceremony Programs
- Reception Directions
- RSVP By Cards (since I forgot to put an RSVP date on the RSVP cards)
- Bridesmaid bouquets
- Bridesmaid gifts
- Bride Bouquet

That isn't much, right? I mean I have a little less than 4 months to do all of that. That is basically all I have left to do...kind of.

It's been awhile...

It has been a long time since I last posted and a lot has happened, mainly I'M ENGAGED!!! That's right, I am marrying my best friend. We are very excited to publicly declare our love for each other and to really show how our two lives are becoming one. He is Chinese and I am White American. As you can imagine those are two completely opposite cultures and traditions when it comes to weddings. I feel like our planning this wedding is defining how we will combine the two cultures in our lives together. And let me just tell you, while it has been extremely stressful at times to try to accommodate both cultures it has also been amazing to see the pieces fall into place.

Our colors will be pink and brown because well I love those colors together. We will be serving the traditional ten-cours Chinese banquet at the reception. Our centerpieces will be bamboo. We will be doing the traditional Christian ceremony followed by the Chinese tea ceremony. I will be wearing my gorgeous white dress all day long.

Basically, we are doing this wedding our way and we are paying attention to what we want as the Bride and Groom. We are also listening to both sets of parents for their opinions, but in the end the decision is completely ours. I am grateful the Mr. Mango has been accepting of what I want and has stood up for what I want. This whole wedding planning process is making me love him even more.

I think that is the biggest new thing. Hopefully I'll start posting here more again. I kind of like the process of writing what is going on.