Brigit & Michael’s Wedding Diary: 11^th January 2008

7 Months, 12 Days until wedding day:

Hello Ladies!

I’m GETTING MARRIED THIS YEAR!!

Since I last wrote I have found and secured a photographer!! Yay! That’s one more thing to cross off the list of like a million things!

We have booked XSight Photography for the big day. They will be doing the video too. Its really fantastic to find one company which will do both but also isn’t a HUGE production company with no “intimacy” between you and the photographer.

The package is fantastic… We are getting:

-Full coverage of Bride & Groom pre-wedding (video & Photography)

-Full coverage of the ceremony (video & Photography)

-Full coverage of the reception (video & Photography at unlimited locations)

-Beautiful magazine style wedding album

-2 6x6 inch mini replica wedding albums

-6 DVD’s with long and short versions & titles and chapters

-Unlimited night shots

-Proof book with all the pictures taken on the day

OK, so it was a little pricey… but for what we’re getting $8000 is good I think!! Plus we won’t owe the full amount if anything goes wrong (e.g. no sound on video etc)

I was stressing over a celebrant… I wanted someone who wasn’t totally out of touch. Michael and I are both young and we want the person who marries us to “get it”. Pretty much, I wanted someone I feel comfortable enough to swear around. (I know it’s a weird thing but it makes sense to me!!)

My mother ended up suggesting a friend of hers who I have known for ever. I had totally forgotten that she was a civil celebrant! She sent us a wonderful pack with so many ceremony suggestions, readings, vows… everything! She is totally cool. She is one of those ladies who decided that she never wanted to grow up – she has a boyfriend who’s a musician and has a beard like ZZ Top! She also dyes her hair a different colour every week – last week it was pink! (She has said that she will do her hair a “normal” colour for the wedding though).

We have run into a few issues with the wedding list though… Michael is Lebanese and his family feel they need to invite everyone they know. I was stressing about it for a while but have just decided to stay strong and do it my way. We cant fit more than 150 people anyway!

So time is now ticking away… I have a lot to do so I hope I get it all done! In February Mum is coming to Sydney. We are going to do cars, cake and invites. I’m so excited to have more done… I’ll keep you posted as things progress!

Love u all!

Love Brige (and Mic) xx