Wedding Wednesday - Location, Location, Location

Picking a location for our wedding was not a small task. Yes, I've wanted to have my wedding where we're having it since the first time I saw the pond on my parents' property. But sheldon really didn't want to have the wedding outside in the middle of nowhere. Seriously, my parents don't even have an address. So after we got engaged, I went searching for a different place to have the ceremony and reception.

If you've made this kind of search before, you know how awful it is. Every location has hidden fees and tons of rules (especailly where alcohol is concerned). That just wasn't something that I wanted. And the places that we both liked were the worst rules-wise and had the hefty price tags to keep us in debt for a couple of years after the wedding. I haven't talked a lot about budget here, but I refuse to have debt associated with this one day.

So it all came back to my parents' house. They have room, we are getting a free tent and tables, my dad is building us a gazebo for the ceremony, we can drink as much as we want and have loud music and be raucous if we desire. It's just the perfect place for us. Sheldon is still a bit leery of having an outdoor wedding in the middle of nowhere. There's always the worry that people won't want to drive 2 hours out of town or we'll have rain, or a heat wave, but I know it will still be the best day of our lives no matter what happens.