This is IT!

It's official, THIS IS IT!

Back a few months ago, if you even scroll down this blog, you will notice we thought we had our minds made up....
​Little did we know that our gut instinct to plan our wedding back at home would be where we would end up. 

Even now with the restrictions officially being fully lifted here in MI by July 1st ( fingers crossed) our final choice to move our party home has us feeling like we made the right move. By no means do I not grieve the original plan to have our beautiful Belle Isle Casino reception, but after everything we have been through this past year we really couldn't think of a better way to celebrate then to do it in a place we have spent so much time, where we have stayed healthy, where we have been able to be with family in small doses: Our Own Home.

"The struggle we were facing was that even with restrictions being lifted our venue was state owned and already decided they would be more hesitant to open. We do feel like by October they will be flexible but I honestly couldn't deal with the back and forth any longer."

Jesus throughout this whole thing has said.. "I will marry you in the street..again". So with this point being made over and over it just clicked, let's stop stressing about the "if we will", "by then it will be",  "well if this happens we can".. and just plan the DAMN thing. For anyone else in our position and to the vendors trying to keep up with all the changes, this shit takes a toll. It takes a toll on your mental health because there is a pull between having what you wanted, what you planned, and then realizing that it could be so much worse. That while a wedding is a very important day in your life, COVID brought so many other things to light 

"BY NO MEANS is this plan easier. People have a twisted idea that a backyard tent wedding is less work.... IT IS NOT." 

So will this plan has its challenges, SURE! We live on a city lot (while a bit bigger than some of our neighbors) is going to make space planning key, we have to use every inch of our space here including the driveway for things like restroom trailers, parking concerns, exc.
Our home becomes a space for vendors to stage, its the hub for all of the needs so we are the main provider of every detail. That is added pressure, sometimes added $$, BUT...It is in our control. For someone like me (a type A) that alone, having some control especially after a year of having NONE, is worth more than the stress that follows.
We will go into more on that all later as we venture into this, but at the end of the day we know we can make this happen. All of the solutions to any of our challenges are just one creative idea away. 

Photo Cred: The Focused Soul Photography

So join us...AGAIN on this journey! Check out my Instagram to check out my IGTV giving you a tour of our yard and rough plan!

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