I Will Now Begin Planning my Wedding

We have three months left until our wedding. Three! I've settled on most of the details: the menu, the cake, the centerpieces, the music, the flowers... Done! (Well, at least ordered.) I have not, however, even an inkling how the actual wedding is going to go. I'm talking about the ceremony itself here&mdah;you know, the reason for planning this big party in the first place.

There are a few reasons I've been procrastinating on this issue. The first one is that I don't really know where to start.

That's why I bought this book:



It's been really helpful with laying out all the different parts of the ceremony and explaining what the options are. Great! So I can't use the "I-have-no-idea-how-to-do-this" excuse.

Here's the real problem, I think. Your wedding is supposed to be a big reflection of who you are, right? It shows all the people you care about your style, who you are as a couple, what colors reflect your personality, how traditional or non-traditional you are, your favorite music, your creativity, your rockin' ability to cut paper, etc. I had no problem with that. But the ceremony itself should say something more (and I'm not just talking abiance here—this time you have actually say it in front of God and everybody. So before you plan this major declaration, it's important to sit down as a couple and figure out what you believe on a higher level. Do you believe in God? Are you religious? Which religion are you? These are heavy questions, and at 24 I've only begun to scratch the surface. I have more anxiety about this than anything else in the whole wedding process.

I guess my plan is to start with reading this book, throw some ideas off of Nathan and our pastor, and go from there...