Wedding Updates

So, quite a few people have asked me about how the wedding plans are going. Here's an update of our impending wedding:

Q: HAVE YOU SET A DATE?

A: YES. We are getting married on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Reserve it!

Q: HAVE YOU PICKED THE CHURCH?

A: Yes – St. Philip the Apostle Church in Pasadena, CA. It's the Church where I was fully initiated into the Catholic Faith, and it's closer to the two sets of families than San Diego. We'll be having a full Mass wedding ceremony starting at 3PM.

Q: HAVE YOU PICKED THE RECEPTION SITE?

A: Kind of. We visited the University Club of Pasadena, which we loved. However, we were kind of nervous to just book it since it's the only place we've really taken a look at. We went ahead and put down a deposit with them for the date, and I let them know we'd be looking at other places in May to make a final decision. They were extremely gracious and let us know that was completely understandable, and we could get a full refund on our deposit up to 6 months before the wedding.

So, we'll know for certain in May. We've got three other sites to visit, and then we'll make a final decision. Still, it's very nice to know that whatever happens with the other three sites, we'll have at least made a reservation at a site that we both really liked.

Q: WHERE ARE YOU REGISTERED?

A: Well, technically we will be registered at Target and REI. But, even though we've started the Target registry, don't worry about looking for anything just yet. Scott and I have to sit down and go over what all we've put on both sites before we'll send out that info. But, thanks for already thinking about it!

Q: WHERE ARE YOU GOING ON YOUR HONEYMOON?
A: I think both Scott and I are more excited about the honeymoon than the wedding! LOL! We both love to travel, and we both want to go to so many places. It's going to be hard to decide.

A couple of itineraries we've looked at doing are a South American Adventure (Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Fly down to Lima Peru, do Machu Pichu and the Amazon Rainforest); Thailand & Vietnam; and a "Family Heritage" tour in Ireland & Italy (we'd visit both Dublin & Rome, as well as the areas in Ireland and Italy that our families came from).

It might be one of those, or it might be something completely different. Whatever it is, though, we'll be ready & excited for it!

That's about it for now. I'll give more updates once I have them. I'll be creating one of those "wedding websites" eventually. I just have to get a spare minute here one of these days! Work is kicking me in the ass. I need a LOOOOOOONG nap, and I'll just leave it at that.

Cheers,

E