Hello, World

Welcome to the ongoing chronicle of my wedding planning adventures/madness! I am getting wedding-ed to my (male) partner of 5+ years this October. Between observations of already married friends and media hype, I am gathering that putting together this one event will require: a) the organization skills of a project manager, b) the social graces of Miss Manners, c) an excellent sense of humor, d) a very thick skin, and e) a big wad of cash. I think I've got (or can acquire in six months) a) - d), but am sorely lacking e). Watch me thumb my nose at the wedding industrial complex and have a fabulous wedding anyway.