Where and When are the next questions...

Following all congratulations is the questions when will you be getting married?! Which I must say is a lot of pressure for a recently engaged couple. WHEN, WHEN, WHEN??!! There is so much that goes in to when, that maybe a lot of people really do not understand! The "when" entails, figuring out a budget, picking a venue, and also knowing a rough copy of a guest list! They basically all go hand in hand to have a date picked out!  That is a lot of things to figure out right away!

Where to even start with the budget! We will be paying for the wedding traditionally with our parents paying for the respective parts, which we are extremely fortunate about. The average American wedding cost roughly $25,000 a year (holy crap!!). Since, this is the first wedding for both of our families everything is all new to us. We don't know anything about how much of anything costs. I have been doing a ton of research, theknot.com has helped a lot with seeing realistically how much to spend on each part of the wedding. Also my wedding planner binder, which is also from theknot.com, has really helped as well. 

Looking at wedding venues is so stressful! Some wedding venues charge you nickel and dime for the craziest things!! And these craziest things can add up to be very costly things. Also the venue you pick is going to reflect on your guests and leave a lasting impression. Also it will forever be in your memories as where you got married and became husband and wife. We looked at this venue I absolutely fell in love with and it came to the point where they asked what dates we were looking at. Matt and I decided the night we got engaged that we would get married a year later, so  late September or early October of 2014. We were told that they were completely booked every weekend of September and October of next year! NEXTTT YEARRR! People obviously had the same idea as us! It is the greatest weather wise in Arizona for weddings! That just blew my mind though! But, also made me feel sane to be already looking at venues for a year away, actually after this is almost seemed a must in order to get a leg up on a great venue. 

Finally, the infamous guest list!! At first Matt and I were thinking, oh my gosh we know so many people, a whole fraternity and sorority and family and friends, probably 150 to 200 people! After really considering how much money everything costs. We decided roughly on 120 people. Also, after writing a very rough guest list, I discovered Matthew has such a big family!! Which, makes me very excited to meet all those aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents during our wedding weekend, especially since I will be the newest Glynn member!! But, these 120 people will be our closest family members and friends, people that have inspired us, helped us grow alone and together, and people who will continue to be apart of our lives forever.

AFTER ALL OF THIS, which I must say is a lot!! We have picked a date and a venue officially!!!!!!

BUT!!!!! We will be keeping that a secret for a bit longer, we are not ready to share it with the world yet! For, all of those that was hoping to find out in this post, patience my friend, patience! Soon enough we will be sending out our save the dates and shouting it from the roof tops, until then it will remain a mystery! <3

For now I will leave you with one of my favorite pictures of Matty and I! Taken on the way to his fraternity's  White Diamond Ball!

XOXO,

Soon to be Mrs. Glynn