not so easy peasy

I think the hardest part of the wedding planning process is tying together the colours so the wedding decor and fabrics are in perfect harmony.  We met with the wedding decorator this past weekend and after seeing a bunch of colour palettes, I feel as though my ability to match colours just went out the window.  Why does everything look so bad to me now??  Can I not match two simple colours or is it all just in my head?  Maybe they do look good together but I just can't see it right now b/c choosing the colours is just a tad overwhelming?

We went to visit the church first and at the top of the list was to create a backdrop behind the ceremony site to cover the ugly balcony railing.  We also wanted to decorate the middle aisle and the door frame.  My colour is purple so I choose 2 different shades of purple (light and dark for contrast) and the floor runner will be white.  But now I'm second-guessing the purple.  How will it look in pictures when the bridesmaids walk down in their darker purple dresses?  Should everything be white with some purple accents such as the flowers? 

We then headed over to the banquet hall to choose colours for the chairs, backdrop and head table.  The one thing I am concerned about is the table linen being white and the chair covers being ivory.  I'm surprised the wedding decorator only has ivory chair covers, instead of white, and she doesn't have her own table linens.  Should I spend more money renting ivory table linens?  Or is this a minor detail that guests will overlook especially if the lights will be slightly dimmed?  Personally speaking, I think I would notice.

Steve's wedding band has finally been ordered so I feel good about that.  It was so funny when we were in the jewelery store and he had to try on some rings for size.  His hand looked so weird with a ring on it b/c he never wears any jewelery!  Anyway, now we just need to look for a ring pillow.

We also went to visit Steve's old high school b/c we're interested in taking our wedding pictures there.  At first I was a bit skeptical b/c the venue didn't seem like it had a lot of interesting spots for picture taking.  Boy was I wrong.  I don't know what it looks like in the summer but it's absolutely breathtaking in the winter!  The best part about it is the wonderful view of the lake in the background which I like a lot!  Check out all the ducks that are still hanging around.

And the last bit of wedding planning we did this past weekend was go to the travel agency to grab some travel brochures to check out honeymoon spots.  Okay, I thought this was going to be the easiest part of wedding planning.  I was wrong b/c there are so many different resorts and places to choose from.  After going through all the mags and visiting travel sites online, I found a luxurious hotel in Antigua that I'm pretty much sold on!  And now I'm waiting to receive the price quote that could potentially burst my dream honeymoon bubble.  If I can't go to Bora Bora, then I need to go to this resort!