I’m not gonna lie, I’ve more or less known what I wanted my wedding to look like waaaaaaay before I was engaged. Fall. Outdoorsy. Evening. Lots of lights. Trees.
Image from here.So as we started looking for places (umm, the day after we were engaged?) I kind of knew what I had in mind but didn’t know where to start. I googled, and googled…and googled some more! (Is googled a verb? Because, I really think it should be). I found tons of relatively close places, but had to immediately decide:
How far do I want them to drive?
Soo, how much is this place?
Can people stay there? What other accomodations are included?
Wedding date!?
And so on, and so on. Kind of overwhemling if I think too much about it, but the whole planning thing has been fun, so far. So after a while I have kind of narrowed down the where, the when, and the how many – so that has helped. But the most important right now…WHERE!
I have been looking for places a) out of town, but not too far (like 1-2 hours away tops), b) outdoors, trees, nice weather in the fall, c) secluded. That pretty much puts me up somewhere a little higher in elevation, and most likely…a ranch! There are some cute little ranches in nearby places that I would loooovee to get married at. I love the scenery that I have seen and how seclucded they are. There are a lot of other nice places that don’t really have the seclusion…and while they are nice, I really would rather not have onlookers and passers-by. IfyaknowwhatImean.
Anyywaaays, that’s about where we are right now. We are planning to go to a few places this weekend, so cross your fingers for us. I would love to just set a date 🙂 And if you know of anything near Bakersfield, plus or minus a few hours, that would meet my standards (HAH, standards…I sounds like a snob) please let me know 🙂 🙂
PS, I was messing with my blog layout yesterday…does it look okay? I have never made any sort of banner/header/graphic so that was kind of my first shot. Constructive criticism appreciated 🙂 I kind of think the birds look mean, but who knows. Some people tell me they look snobby 😉
Woodland Dreams 