Wedding Stress Already??

Melissa phoned me this evening and told me that she & Ryan have put down the deposit on the restaurant and they have booked the photographer. I did remind her to book a marriage commissioner. There is little point in having a reception and a photographer if there is nobody to actually marry them!

She then told me that she had a weird dream last night. Their wedding ended up being at our church but it had a circus theme that apparently I had arranged. As she went down the hallway, she met her previous boyfriend (it was a good thing he is very previous!) with his mother.

Anyway, I told her that a circus theme is probably not what I would have chosen but there you go. Maybe I just needed some more inspiration - look what I found at Favor Ideas:

"Clowning Around

And for the little kid in each of us ... a circus theme wedding! This would be a great outdoor event and would be entertaining for adults and kids alike. Picture your yard with loads of balloons under colorful canopies. Strolling clowns making balloon characters, a face painter and a magician that would go to each table dazzling guests with tricks and illusions. Rent a popcorn and cotton candy cart to complete the theme.

For centerpieces, consider confetti, clown shoes filled with candy or balloon-animal arrangements. For invitations, make circus posters of flyers inviting your guests to "The Greatest Show on Earth." Or have a friend dress like a clown and hand deliver your invitations, enclosed in a clear balloon with plenty of streamers, to your guests front door."

We are tentatively planning to go to Toronto in November to go wedding dress shopping. Mel needs to book time off work (and considering she was off for almost 3 months with her broken arms...) so until she has the okay to be away for a few days, we will have to wait. I think that once a date is chosen, she can start to make appointments at the shops she wants to look at so we aren’t wasting time.

I can see that the next 9 months are going to be interesting. At least I know that I don’t have to plan a circus theme wedding because apparently I have already done but it was not a success.