Sunday, April 8, 2012

Welcome

Ah. Welcome. You've found or stumbled upon this peculiar blog, written by a peculiar bride. The Peculiar Bride actually. Why peculiar, you ask? I'm so glad you asked...

I consider myself a peculiar bride because I'm a peculiar person. "Now Peculiar Bride," I can imagine you saying, "you can't be that strange." And how kind that is of you, but really. I am.

Let's start off with: I enjoy organizing. Really. I love to sort things. List making is a bit of hobby of mine. Need something organized, packed, or arranged? I'd jump at the chance to take on that project! I love spreadsheets (no, I'm not an accountant, or a scientist; not even close--I'm in the arts).  And people have told me--in no uncertain terms--that this is not normal behavior. I'm okay with that. I have no personal need to be "normal"; it's a little overrated.

I'm goofy, silly, quirky, and all those other words you use to describe cartoon characters and senile elderly g-mas and g-pas. I'd love to give you some example that paints an accurate picture of my goofy ways, but you know how just when you need to remember a relevant story/experience and simply can't bring any to mind? Yeah. I guess you'll just have to read along and see what I mean. Or take my word for it.

So, to be quite honest,  I've no reason to believe that my unabashedly weird unusual quirky personality will change in any way now that I am getting married.

Oh, yes. Getting married. How fun is that?! While I'm super excited now...I haven't always been. And that brings us to the "bride" half of Peculiar Bride.

I was never one of those little girls who dreamed of a wedding. It just wasn't something I cared too much about growing up. So that left me a completely blank slate as far as dreams, inspiration, and ideas for wedding planning. Fortunately, a year before my now fiancé and I got engaged, about 15 people we knew got married and I was in a couple of weddings, so I started to mentally note things I liked or disliked, knowing that if my friends were tying the knot, I may be one day soon too. But, that's the extend of my prior knowledge.

Peculiar Groom (I can't promise that name will stick, hubby-to-be is much less peculiar than I...though he has his own, shall we say, "unique" characteristics) and I are not having a typical wedding. But more on that to come.

I'm excited to share with you all the "whats", "whys", and "hows" of our atypical wedding and my peculiar wedding planning process with you, and hope you enjoy coming along for the ride.