A week ago Stephen proposed and it didn't hit me until a week later that there is actually going to be a WEDDING! I focused on all the visa stuff, wrote everything down and know exactly what to do there..
But when it comes to the wedding I am stumped!
In Austria you have to have 2 weddings - if you get married in a church, the state doesn't recognize it, if you get married by the state, the church doesn't recognize it - and all you need is a witness per person and after you're married you go someplace to eat and that is about it! That's the weddings I attended and am used to.
I figured this is what we need, but then Stephen told me about Maid of Honor and bridesmaids and Best Man and groomsmen and how there is going to be a reception and dances and all that stuff... I don't really know how this all works!
With waiting for the visa and getting everything planned we hope we can get married in october next year and make it a Halloween themed wedding - which I think is an awesome idea - but as it looks right now my parents and my siblings won't be there. So even though I see Stephen's family as my family too I had hoped that I would have atleast one person to come with me, but I suppose that is a topic for another blog..
SO
What I got so far is:
- We will need to rent a place for the wedding & for the reception!
[We might get married in a church & have the reception somewhere else but we're not sure about that yet!] - I need/should have a maid of honor & bridesmaids!
[Whom I have to ask to be my maid of honor & bridemaids?] - There will be a bridal shower organized by the maid of honor
[What exactly happens there?] - I need someone to hand me to the groom
[Since my dad won't be there and my family won't be there I will have to ask someone to do this for me, right?] - There will be several dances (which means I have to learn how to dance!!)
- There is a certain order how people enter and leave the church/place where we get married
- Unity candle! Which we might not be able to do..?
And this is about all I know :P
We aren't having a "bridal party" (grooms men/bridesmaids) for our wedding - The two people witnessing for us will just come forward when signing and then return to their place/chair in the.. audience? don't know what to call the people watching lol!
Wedding planning I find quite stressful even for our very small wedding/not following the traditional things. Just do some research, maybe watch some wedding shows and find out what you like