1 down 7 to go!

After writing the blog entry about the cost of the wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii, the next hurdle was how to pay for it and how to plan it out. After speaking with our travel agent (Doneson Crown Travel), we are able to put a deposit down and pay the trip down however we like until June 21st, 2010. For the deposit, I put enough down so I could break the rest of the travel expenses up into 8 easy payments of about $250 ($248.38 to be exact). This past pay day, I put down my first payment. With the holidays coming up and some major upgrades going on at work, I will be working a lot of overtime over the next four months. I figure I can save an additional $1400 apart from my normal saving. I figure by the time Valentine's Day comes around, the travel should be all paid up.

Once we get the trip paid, we have to put our focus on getting the rings, booking the beach ceremony (My Hawaii Wedding), wedding dress, bridal accessories (shoes, jewelry and head wear) and my suit/tux. Since we know the price of the wedding ceremony is about $1000, with the money I normal save up each check, I can take care of that by the end of May or possibly before depending on if I get some additional OT before then. The final two months before we leave I should be able to save some money for spending and pay for my suit/tux.

Gail has committed to working massive amounts of overtime during the holiday period as well as anytime it becomes available. So I think we should be able to handle our wedding and honeymoon expenses without too much of a worry. We have placed the thought of what we want to do for the send off and reception/gathering after we get back to the back burner because I think we currently have bigger fish to fry. We are however, gathering information, so that we can send formal invitations to all who would like to send us off and celebrate our wedding after we return. To make sure you are invited, please email your information for willyoumarrysyd@gmail.com.

Thanks again,
Syd

We are getting in shape for life, not just for our wedding

So some people have been noticing that Gail and I are trying to keep up with our daily exercising and eating healthy. A few times people have commented that wow, you are trying to look good for your wedding, which is true, but we are trying to do so much more. A few months back, Gail was feeling a little tired and was experiencing some pain and swelling in her legs. She was wondering what it could be so she made an appointment with her doctor. The doctor basically told her to watch what she eats and get into better shape because it could lead to other medical conditions. My doctor has told me the same thing many times before, so we decided together that we would get healthy and in shape together. So when you see us working out hard, or trying to eat well, it's not just for our wedding, it's for us.