Wedding Dresses Determine Wedding Venues
OK, so recently I was in a dilemma. I felt like I was standing in the middle of a four way intersection – scratch that, an eight way roundabout – with no idea which way to go. I had no idea where to have my reception or even what kind of ceremony/reception I wanted. Whenever I looked for a reception site, I found myself jumping around to all different types- from a garden setting to a beach setting to a traditional church setting with a large ballroom type reception to a backyard wedding. And all seemed equally attractive and equally unattractive. I was having a hard time picturing myself at any of the places I was researching. That’s when it struck me. I couldn’t picture myself anywhere properly because I couldn’t picture myself properly. I had no idea what type of wedding dress I wanted. Wedding dresses come in all sorts of flavors. There are some that are very modern and chic, some that are sleek and sophisticated, some that are soft and romantic, some that are Cinderella and ball-like, and some that are meant to be more informal and relaxed, like for the beach. I realized I would never be able to choose a wedding venue until I had at least narrowed it down to the style of wedding dress I wanted. Everything stems from the dress.
So, I started to do some research. I went online and plugged in “wedding dresses.” Within seconds I was on this fabulous website with thousands of choices to look at. It had everything from wedding dresses to bridesmaid dresses to the flower girl dresses- even mother of the bride and mother of the groom dresses. For the next week, I devoured all the information I could about bridal dresses. I looked at every designer under the sun, plus utilized things like the forum this website had and the tips they provided. I literally flooded myself with information and images. It was “my process.” I knew I needed to determine what kind of bride I was meant to be so I approached it creatively. I figured that would give me my best results. I felt it would be a more organic decision if it came from a creative, intuitive place, rather than a judging, thinking place.
After a week of deluging my brain with wedding dresses, I spent the next three days actively not thinking about it all. I just tried to let all those images and information roll around in my brain without me “thinking” about them. And then, after three days, I had a dream. I dreamed myself walking down the aisle in my wedding dress. It was wistful and romantic. The sun was behind my head and my hair was soft and upswept. I was outside surrounded by green and next to a lake. I felt such peace and contentment when I awoke; I knew that was what I wanted. This time when I went to research weddings, I researched only those venues that fit the criteria I imagined. We booked with the third place we went to visit. I am so excited and can’t wait for the big day.
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