Fine, so maybe I'm not that much of an anti-bride... so sue me!

It turns out, I am kinda getting into the fun of this whole wedding planning. It's not the usual, little-girl-dream of a wedding, but more so, it's just plain fun to plan events and the details surrounding it. I realize this now. I can also now admit that it took finalizing Gonzalo's divorce to truly propel me into the mayhem of the wedding planning.

My wedding date is set for April 17th and I have a venue and a photographer confirmed (btw, obsessed with both). Believe it or not I also have Save-the-Dates (to be mailed out in the U.S. AS WELL AS in Chile) and we have our wedding website. Further, we've registered for some items at four stores in the U.S. I feel like I'm ahead of the game for someone who some time back claimed to be the anti-bride.

I find that it's fun also because G is super into it as well. Actually, it's more like I research and find images of things we may both like and put them into a Power Point presentation. When he gets home we discuss and vote. A very corporate spin to things considering he's too busy to actually do the researching with me. He *is* however, all about the discussing details and how we can make our wedding "different" for Chilean standards (which, let's face it, won't be hard with someone who's basically gringa involved in more than half of it.)

I get a little unmotivated when I come across details that mean a big deal to me, for which Chile has LITTLE TO NO SOLUTIONS!! And by this I mean flowers. Hello?!! Where does one go in Chile to discuss the fabulous-ness of flowers with someone who isn't about to throw carnations into the mix? I'm at a loss on this realm and it's really frustrating me!! I'm not sure what I'll do here ... I'm hoping a solution falls in my lap... or at least I'll wait until next week when I go to boutiques to try on wedding dresses. I'm sure someone there will have a lead to give me. If not, I'm sure you'll hear about it since I'll rant to NO END on my blog...

So that's where it's at right now. I'm glad to be planning this and nothing would mean more to me than to have people here to share that day with me. I did the registry thing just because it was advised that I do it rather than not do it. So there it is. But really, this is just as fun without gifts.

Oh except for the invitation part. That part truly sucks a**. I don't recommend it at all and I'm treating it like taking off a band aid in one sweep.