Big love, not big prices.

I know our wedding is about two years away, but it would be terribly stressful to plan everything at the last minute. Doesn't sound fun. Our budget, guest list, and venue aren't meshing very well and I'm a little sad at the moment. We're gearing towards having the ceremony at California Baptist University's beautiful, intimate courtyard. I sit there a lot and study between the trees, eat lunch, and fantacize about getting married there. Ben and I even stole some time to slow dance there for a minute. He loves it. I love it. I just hope everyone else will love it as much as we do! Honestly, I think weddings are insanely overrated. Ben and I joke all the time about just getting in the car and traveling to Las Vegas to tie the knot. My step-grandmother told me that in her days, wedding were very simple and easy. Heck, you were lucky if you got a cup of fruit punch with your cake! Nowadays, there is so much pressure to provide a glamorous event. Wedding dresses are as much as cars today!? But they sure are beautiful.

This really angers me. Why can't it be simple. The wedding industry is booming and the expectations are high for most groups of people in the United States. I understand how beautiful the hard work can be, but the price...not so much. I am sure it is worth every penny for a memorable day. I just don't get why some take out loans to afford such a costly event. I just want to marry my fiance--and I would like to not get into debt! Anyway, I'm thinking out loud and I wish things weren't so complicated. My brain is fried. Probably deep fried. I put so much effort into things, probably too much sometimes, but I can't help it--it is who I am as an artist! I love doing it, but it all comes with a little bit of a headache that is so well worth the reward and finished product. I will say that at this point, we're focusing on the ceremony. I wish we could just have the wonderful ceremony and be done with it.