We have a location!

My mother rocks. She's been great in helping to get things going, making calls to various churches in Washington to get rates and information.

We decided to be wed at the local Episcopalian church, Church of the Mediator, by a lovely lady named Rev. (Dr.) Denni Moss. It's a small church, and they're happy to let us do a rehearsal the night before, have Troy play the Wedding March on their piano, use one of their halls for the reception, and serve beer and wine. It doesn't seem like a stuffy, religiously conservative church, which was important. It's perfect for us!

By random chance last night, Brandon and I found ourselves watching "My Best Friend's Wedding" on television, throughout which Brandon made snide comments. However, we both ended up identifying with Cameron Diaz's character when she said (I'm paraphrasing), "I've been all over the world. I want to be with my husband on our honeymoon, and I don't care where that is. That's what makes it a honeymoon!" This led us to conclude that Savannah, GA - a place we've been before and loved, has an easygoing air, access to a beach, delicious food, and is far-removed from hustle and bustle - would be a great choice for our honeymoon. It's no Cabo or Paris, but it's us.

In keeping with the simplicity of everything, we've decided to start a Honeymoon Fund on (hold onto your hats, as this name is brain-explodingly adorable) Honeyfund.com. You can check it out here. We are planning to drive down to Savannah for four nights and five days and stay at our favorite bed and breakfast. It will just be nice to recouperate after all of the festivities. We both felt that we have everything we need to live a normal married life, given that we've been living in sin for about four years already. We wanted to make the registry simple for us, easy for our guests, and fun.

In other news, Hayley has officially agreed to be my Maid of Honor and (drumroll, please) OUR CAKE BAKER! She is an amazing baker but is very nervous about the process. I keep saying that as long as Brandon and I are married at the end of the day, that's what's important. If the cake melts or falls over or isn't flawless, nobody is going to cry. We want Hayley to be creative and have fun with it - and we SO, SO appreciate her willingness to take on such a huge task in addition to her Maid of Honor title. She's the best sister in the world.

Wish us luck as we continue the process into the next layer of all the small details that into planning a big celebration. Will write again soon!