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So, as most of you know, Benn and I have been engaged for a while…1 year and 8 months to be exact.  We thought it was 2 years and 8 months…but we were wrong.  You may think that with such a long engagement we would have everything set!  Wrong.  We still have yet to pay our deposit at our choice of reception hall.  While I have fallen in love with a hall unfortunately out of the way for everyone, Benn is not convinced that that is the place.  Choosing the hall is very important to us because we want it to be elegant, but we don’t want to spend a ton of money.  Benn is in love with the Lawton Community Center.  The building is beautiful!  Rock on the inside, dimly lit, and pretty perfect.  Two things are an issue with this place.  One, they charge for plates and silverware and glasses.  Two, I feel that our pictures will turn out a little dark.  The bonus to this place is we could get married in the downstairs area, but of course it’s an extra…too much money.  (In my opinion.)   I’m in love with Ever After Banquet Hall in Hastings.  The owner is the head chef, and her daughter is the planner.  The facility can hold 500 people, they provide a taste test of their ENTIRE menu twice a year, the lighting is beautiful, it can still be very dim…or bright depending on how we’d like it, and the best part, the dance floor is HUGE!  I am finished looking for facilities because I feel that we have found the best place at the best price.  If Benn finds other places I will gladly look at them with him.  We are also trying to find a church in Hastings that will allow us to have Reverend Marty marry us.  A lot of churches only allow their Priest to run the marriage ceremony.  Reverend Marty is from Unity in Kalamazoo, and she is amazing.  We feel that her message will be perfect for us.  We would also love for her to be our marriage counselor.  We haven’t found a church that will allow for that to happen yet, so we haven’t asked her…so it’s a secret!

Like I said, we don’t really have a lot of things completed, but there are a few!

My dress, tiara, and veil were each 75% off!  That was a fantastic day!  I’ll never forget my grandma’s reaction when I put on my dress to show her, and I can’t thank her enough for buying me the dress.  I love you grandma!

Benn and I have also chosen our bridal party, but not everyone has been asked yet, so I have to keep my mouth shut.

We have yet to find a DJ and a photographer.  I have a dream photographer I would love to have, but he and his wife are moving soon.  Plus their packages are a bit expensive for us.

Colors are something else I’m having trouble with.  I would love to have peach be a dominant color, but I don’t know what color would go best with it.  I got this picture from weddingchannel.com.

I like this color!

Flowers are also waaaay over my head.  I would love to have exotic looking flowers, but who knows.

So, if you have any ideas, please let me know!

Mindy

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