We set a date!!

So we set a date for our wedding! We are getting married on Friday August 16th, 2013. Im glad we decided to wait a little while on getting married. In our town it is very hard to find venues if you dont have more than a year til your wedding. Our town is small and everything tends to book up right away. i didnt want to be rushing to do anything and this way we can save money and take our time to plan our dream wedding! We put our deposits down on the Holiday Inn for the reception, Double Trouble DJs for our music and ET Images for our photographer.
The Holiday Inn is getting a make over in the next few months and will be getting rid of the ugly wall paper on the walls and new carpet. I was told everything will be more modern. I dont think anyone really looks at these things anyways so Im not to worried! Double Trouble DJs are twin brothers who started their buisness while in college. I can remember going to parties and them playing music and then to bars where they were the entertainment! They are the best in town and really know how to get everyone up and moving. We are also renting there photo/video booth for the night. ET Images is Ryans cousin Emma! She is a 17 year old High School student who has a passion for photography! She did our family photos and Graces 4 month pics. She has a great eye and takes beautiful photos so Im glad she is family and I can book her for our big day!
We still have yet to decide on a ceremony site though. Our theme is a beachy feel so we are hoping to do something outside. I would love to have a beach ceremony but that may not be an option so we have some other sites in mind. The only problem is right now is that everything is covered in snow so its hard to picture what we want at the moment! Im not to worried about it though. Marquette is a beautiful place and its surrounded by water so we have plenty of options!
Next month we are taking a trip to Oshkosh, WI to visit a few of our friends that live there. While there I am goign to try on dresses with a few of my bridesmaids. I am sooo excited to do this! Im hoping I can loose a few pounds of this baby weight before. I have an idea in my mind of what I want so Im hoping I will find the dress! And maybe the girls will find bridesmaid dresses they like. Im thinking of a blue color for the girls but that could all change! Over all I am very excited to finally begin planning. I know I have 18 months of time til the big day but Im excited to have the time to put our own personal touches on everything.