“The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle.”

In so much of the planning S and I were doing, we forgot about the present, and enjoying the moments with each other most of all.

We did so much planning in fact that we forgot about the nearer future; of needing to live together, of planning to finally be together before the big day and then the rest of our lives. Upon coming back I feel like we have finally balanced planning for our future and being able to enjoy the circumstances of our present. I think its fair to say that we have grown closer, been better partners and just enjoyed ourselves a lot more because of it. But let me catch you up on the changes in our lives.

“May you - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching, screw like it's being filmed, and drink like a true Irishman”

God I really hope no one quotes that during the speeches at our reception, but knowing our friends, they just might ;)

Hello gentle readers, and today we will be discussing the often arduous, rarely easy, quest for the venue. Now, as I have probably discussed before, this one aspect of the wedding has been a complete nightmare for me. I have literally spent the equivalent of 12 hours trying to  find venues within our budget, within our size and within distance for all our guests...all of which have seemed totally impossible. Our wedding is going to be between 40-60 guests max and we live in a major metropolitan city! How do you find the right space, to have a formal, yet intimate wedding? Well, this was our mission and what follows is the fruits of our labor and how we got there.