A Day in the Life of a Soul Star...

Greetings, everyone! This week I want to talk about a few ways I've been staying organized during these early stages of planning my wedding. Right now, I'm still in the research stage, so I'm finding ways to store and compare information from a wide range of sources. Today I'll focus on 3 tools: the budget/wedding fund, spreadsheets, and Google Drive. The Budget and the Wedding Fund The first (and arguably most important) step in planning a wedding is agreeing on a budget. I came up with a number based on my research and what I felt my fiance and I could comfortably afford. Once we agreed on the budget, we discussed how much money each of us would be willing to contribute towards this budget. For us, it was imperative that we determine an amount that we could comfortably afford without taking out any loans or borrowing money from anyone. As of right now, we will be financing the wedding ourselves. We then figured out how much we could contribute "up front....

Those that know me will understand why it's fitting for my first real wedding blog post to be about music. The O'Jays said it best-- I love music . I may not have always known what my wedding colors would be, or what type of venue I wanted my reception to be at, or hell, even who my groom would be. But I always knew that the music at my wedding would be ON POINT. Some jazz and neo-soul to start the night off with a mellow, romantic vibe. Throw in some 80s and 90s slow jams and bangers. Some 2000s hip-hop and R&B. Some acid jazz. Other stuff that doesn't fit into a genre that I can identify. And now to pay homage to my new city, some house music and other classic Chi-Town tracks. It will be a mash of well-known, some slightly familiar, and some "I don't know what this is, but I LIKE!" So with all that pressure, it's no wonder that I had trouble falling asleep on Friday night. I had a lot on my mind. I kept thinking about music. So inst...

Hello everyone! I can't believe it's been 3 years since I've written on here. So much has changed! I won't get into all of those details now but I do want to talk about one important change...I'm engaged! Yup. Since September 1st. I'll share the details of my proposal in another post. I figure it's the perfect time to resurrect my blog so I can document this wonderful journey of planning my wedding. I'll try to stick to one topic per post so I don't overwhelm myself. I'll discuss tips, tricks, lessons learned, and share my experience planning a wedding in Chicago. So I guess I'll leave this one as is. Just popping in to say hello, share the good news, and let you know to stay tuned!