The One Year Mark!!!

I thought today would never come and we'd always be over a year out from the wedding. Well October flew by and here we are! One year from today I marry my friend, my love, my Jimmy.

If today was the wedding I'd be scrambling for cute rain boots and a very large umbrella. It's pouring down rain and it's quite windy. All of October has been like this in the Chicago area, and I could probably count the number of dry days on one hand. I've been paying close attention to how this October has played out to try to get an idea of what next year may bring. The weather has been mid 50's most of the month. Perfect in my book. Today it's 65 and super humid.

The trees have been absolutely gorgeous lately. Oranges and yellows and reds covered the branches... until yesterday when the wind came and it rained leaves. Most of the trees are now mostly bare, but it still looks like fall. If I wasn't afraid of getting my dress dirty I could easily arrange photos of Jimmy and I jumping in huge piles of leaves next year.

So we officially have 12 months left to plan. So far this is what we've accomplished:

• Booked the reception venue
• Bought my dress
• I have 2 bridesmaids and a MOH (which I have yet to blog about)
• Jimmy has a best man
• Signed with a photographer
• We have our guest list

The next big things we have to get done are the DJ and church. I want Jimmy to find the DJ and we're pretty sure we want Jimmy's church for our ceremony. I also need to decide if I want to do Save the Dates. Plus I need to talk to Jimmy neighbor about doing our flowers. The more I think about it, the more I realize I still have a very long list of things to do.