So, when we left off I had plunked down a deposit to reserve the Southwest School of Art and Craft (SSAAC) in San Antonio for our spring 2009 wedding. We had listened to those of our friends and family members who voiced their opposition to a destination wedding and started to settle into the idea of having a wedding in Texas. I started to contact caterers, florists, and wedding planners, but I just wasn't motivated to actually meet with them. The wedding planning process just...stalled. I loved the SSAAC, but something just didn't seem right. Because of the hometown locale, our estimated number of guests was over 150, a far cry from the intimate affair I had always imagined. Every wedding-related task felt like a chore and I was filled with a mild sense of dread whenever the subject came up.
During finals (when I do my best procrastinating) I thought a lot about why I wasn't excited about the wedding. I mean, I couldn't wait to marry Mr. Kitten and start our new life together. So why was I filled with so much wedding-related dread? And then it hit me. I wasn't excited about planning the wedding because it wasn't OUR wedding. OUR wedding was a destination wedding, and I had let people's opinions change my mind about what OUR day should be like! I decided then and there that we would have a tropical, beach destination wedding like we had originally planned (and promptly started researching locations. Finals schminals!).
Ever since that day I have LOVED the wedding planning process! I am so thrilled that I decided to go with my gut and cut our losses (in the form of a $1,000 deposit at the SSAAC--ouch!).
How have other people's opinions affected your wedding planning process?
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