Dress appointment....dis-appointment

We never did get to Portland for Sara's dress appointment. Yet another Maine weekend snowstorm put the cap on all of that. Timing of the snowstorm was such that - the aunties form Massachusetts had to cancel their plans to drive to Maine, cancel hotels rooms etc. So although Sara and I could have made it to Portland (snow didn't come til that night) we wouldn't have been able to have our 'girl's weekend' as planned. So we postponed the appointment for a month (or two) until we can all get together again. Maybe April school vacation, since Sara is a teacher, auntie Lori is a teacher, and cousin Becky is a teacher.

So my earlier post - promising pictures of Sara in dresses, will have to wait until we try again.

venue change..

The wedding is still on. But the 'island idea' is off. Can i just say....Phew!!!
Pulling this thing off on an island was going to be quite a feat. Not impossible, but much easier with plenty of extra dollars to spend - and Sara and Stan don't have lots of extra dollars to spend! Or even if they did - they don't really want to spend a lot. They are both kind of frugal.

I know, I know...a young bride who doesn't want to spend $25,000 on her wedding (or expects someone else to?). That's my Sara. She doesn't want to spend a lot.

That being said -she does have a certain vision for her wedding. Think 'casually elegant', or 'rustic Maine coast-y stylish'...something like that.

The first order of business is to find a venue now. I know that Sara (and I) are both getting a little nervous to get going on this and get that decision made so we can move forward from there to all the other decisions that need to be made.  (Let me just say at this point that although I keep saying "Sara and I" as though it's our wedding - I don't mean it that way. All these decisions are to be made by Sara and Stan. I am a 'helper' as Sara and Stan make their way through options and decisions. An extra set of eyes, and ideas - but definitely not pushing my own agenda. This is their show!

So - as soon as the weather gets a little bit nicer - Sara and I would like to spend a day visiting and considering venues. As soon as we do - I will take pix as we go and post some here.