Monica & Tuan

Before I even got engaged ... well before I even had someone to possibly be engaged to ... I thought that wedding planning would be so much fun! I mean what's not to enjoy about choosing your colors, and trying on wedding dresses, and designing your very own invitations.

But now that I'm actually planning my wedding, it turns out that it's not all fun and games. Don't get me wrong, I love perusing the web and magazines for idea and I love trying on wedding gowns (I honestly have never felt more beautiful!). But there are other aspects of the planning process that never really occurred to me. Such as other people's opinions. Specifically those of our families.

I won't go into all the details as this is a public blog and anyone can read it, but let's just say that our families haven't agreed on most of the things we wanted. For example, I wanted a smaller wedding with familiar faces of close friends and families. What we're actually having is a 250 person affair with many faces I have never seen before in my life and probably will never see again. I wanted the day to consist of civil ceremony, followed by portrait session and concluding with a Chinese reception. What I'm getting is 2 extra tea ceremonies tacked onto the day making it a nonstop 8am to midnight affair. But what is life without comprimise right?