WE FOUND A CHURCH....sorta :)

Hello guys :),

Sorry that it's been a while since I've last posted but things have been a little hectic. The wedding plans are coming together, and as you can see from the title we have found a church. However there is a catch to this church finding, it is sort of a back up. Michael and I have a few more churches to look at, but the one that I really like at the moment is St. Jude's in Oakville.

The church that we have booked right now is St. Dominic's, which is located at Cawthra and Atwater. It's a beautiful church, and it's been a while for a bit, but it's not the one that I have my heart set on.

So I'll give you some details on St. Jude's. It was founded in 1839 by Rev. Tom Greene, but the church main structure was not constructed in Oakville until 1883. It is a beautiful church with stained glass windows, an amazing garden, and of course a bell tower. It's a beautiful church, and the congregation is wonderful.

Why are we deciding to go Anglican? Well here is a bit of the story. We don't mind being married in a Catholic church since I am Catholic, however the issue is that we are not allowed to write our own vows. Now if Michael and I don't find another church, or if are not accepted into St. Jude's then we'll be married at St. Dominics. It's just a let down because writing our own vows is very insturmental to us. We have an appointment with St. Jude's in a week, and then we shall see where we stand. This is such an important part, and we want to make sure that we get someone we like and that we're comfortable with.

So as of right now the Church situation is going well. We're also working on the DJ, photographer, and videographer. We have appointments set up pretty much every day for the next two weeks with meetings to see all these people. They're all so great, and I've found 3 photographers that I really love, they've a bit pricey, but to me it's realy worth it.

At the moment I have nothing to report in the way of a DJ. We've found several, and the good thing is that they will play a variety of music. Michael and I however have started on putting song lists together of music that we're interested in, and what would be good dinner music. I want full control over what music is played. I know that may sound bitchy but I would like to make sure that the proper atmosphere is set during dinner, and that the right music is being played.

Everything overall is going so well. Michael and I are so happy, and I'm enjoying planing everything. You should see the amount of questions that we have for eveything. We just want to make sure that we're asking the appropriate things, and we want to make sure that we're getting out money's worth.

I know this post wasn't that interesting, but I promise I shall have more the next time.

OHHHH I forgot something.

So here is the story, we went to St. Dominics for the meeting and we met with Father Noel. He was an older priest, but he seemed very nice. So we had to provide him with information, but instead of handing it to us to fill out we had to shout for him to hear us. Well that doesn't bother me becuase I understand, what bothered me is when we told him the wedding date. He wanted to know that date and we told him September 11th 2010, and he gave us a dirty look. He then proceeded to ask us if we were aware of what date that was?
So Michael being Michael was not happy and then said to the priest yes we do, but basically it's another day in the year. I mean my dear Jennifer is born on that day :) , and I know it's a sad day for a lot of people, but the truth is people die everyday.
Are we to stop living or celebrating on a day because people die? Is there any day left then in the year where people can get married? I understand it's a difficult day for most, but for me the difficult day comes a week later when my grandmother passed away.
So that was our little issue with the Priest, but overall he was okay.