They say when you start planning your wedding, you should make a list of the most important factors and concentrate your money on those things. This is my list:

• The photographer
  I figure I won’t remember about 80% of the day and I’m going to look fabulous, so I better have a lot of great pictures. I’d like more candid photos than posed ones. Lots of pictures of everyone happy and having fun.
• The people
  The more the merrier! We have a pretty big extended family, and I’d like to have as many people there as possible. When else in your life do you get to have everyone you love in one room together?
• The dress
  You know how much I love pretty dresses. You’ve seen what dresses I like. I want to feel like a Princess!
• The food
  I think I love food just about as much as pretty dresses. Teriyaki and sushi would be nice, though I’ll settle for some fantastic hors d’œuvres and a buffet of deliciousness. For dessert, I’d like to do the cupcake thing with chocolate and red velvet and a chocolate strawberry-banana cake to cut. And a chocolate fountain or small chocolate fondue setups at each table. Aaaand maybe a candy buffet.
• Karaoke
  Because singing is better than dancing. There will be a mix with regular music as well, but we gotta sing. I think it’ll be a hoot. Especially when people start downing the alcohol and cake.
• The location
  I don’t want to be outside. I don’t like bugs, I don’t like not being able to control the temperature or the weather. The ceremony and reception will be indoors and preferably at the same location.

What do I not care about?

• Wedding party attire
  Really, as long as they look nice, I don’t care what they wear. If the girls all want to do matching, that’s OK with me, but I’m not going to force them to buy dresses they’ll never wear again.
• The ceremony
  As long as it’s short, entertaining, and we’re married at the end. No unity bleh, no writing our own vows. We don’t care about that stuff.
• Decorations
  I think I’ll leave this one up to the families. As long as we stick with a general color theme and I think things look nice, then we’re good.
• Dancing
  We may do a short first dance, but if I have it my way, that’ll be it. I mean, sure I’ll jump around a bit and sing, but, dancing? Eh, not our thing. And no chicken, electric slide, macarena garbage.
• Details
  I’m not a detail person. Cover the big stuff first and then, if there’s time, I’ll get around to my something blue. People do all these cute, little things, that they think are just the greatest ever, and then most people don’t even notice. I guess it’s nice to know that they’re there, but it’s not worth the effort to me.

What does that leave? Everything else I keep changing my mind about. Cruise ship wedding? Winter wedding? Chocolate wedding? We shall see.

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