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Anyway, recently we have decided on the rest of the BIG things. We only have to give them our first born. We have ordered the save-the dates and got the hotels together well, kinda. Anyone who has a large percentage of guests traveling for a wedding be sure to reserve your hotels early. Salem is no vacation hot spot, so we figured there would be no problem getting room blocks, well we were wrong!
Looking back and reading the first few blogs, I had a different idea of how wedding planning would be. I thought it would be this fun exciting time because I am easy going, try not to stress, and can be creative. NOW, when any newly engaged couple ask about wedding planning I point blank tell them to elope. I know weddings are expensive and stressful but not like this! Honestly by the end of it I will owe vendors my life, kids, and limbs.
Any couple who tries to recreate a pinterest idea make sure you have a back up! We were recently taking pictures for our Save-the Date. We think our dog is the best thing in the world, and that spoiled brat is much better to look at than Matt and I. So we decided to get creative. We originally wanted Lincoln to sit in front of us, with a bowtie and a save the date sign. That didn't exactly happen. This wack job dog is more excited about being outside playing with his ball and chasing anything that flies, than he is to sit, even for a second. Sarah, my sister was helping us recreate this Pinterest image. Holding the ball over her head trying to get him to sit for more than three seconds was quite the challenge. Sarah had helped us train him, and because we trained him in sign language (yeah, he’s kinda smart) she had no hands to tell him to wait. With his ball in one hand and the camera in the other, Lincoln did not understand why he had to sit and stay.
Donna standing there laughing/ yelling at him to sit, was minimal help. She claims Lincoln doesn't care about her. This is not true, like I said the dog is smart. He doesn’t have to give her a kiss, snuggle or pay attention to her to get food. She pretends to drop things on the floor, gives him scraps, leftovers you name it. Why would he show any affection or discipline if she doesn't ask for it. He gets what he wants without any effort.
As this 15 minute photoshoot was going on, Lincoln had taken Sarah out a good handfull of times, and lost his bow tie. Long story short we got A image for the cards and plenty of images ruined by my crazy lab.
As we keep checking things off the wedding list it is apparent wedding planning may not be as easy and stress free as I expected it to be, but we have to laugh our way through it. The good, the bad, and the ugly!
- Ash
