#1 The Introduction

Hellooooooooo World!! Welcome to my little blog! I've started this blog so you can join me on my journey into the world of wedding planning. Ummm...that is, if you'd like to:) Shall we then...

My name is L and my fiance, J, and I are planning a multi-cultural affair for two hundred of our closest family and friends in the great city of...dun...dun...dunnnnn......CHICAGO!

We were both born in different countries and our families emigrated to the United States (Chicago) when we were young. (Separately, that is.) We met at work and have been together since (with the occasional bumps in the road). While we no longer work together professionally, we are trying to navigate our way into this multi-dimensional world of wedding planning and having as much fun as we can along the way!

So, here's a little about me: I am a woman of many diverse interests. (Gee, that sounded arrogant.) I'm going through what I call a "career renaissance" right now. You see, I have always loved the entertainment/media industry. I really, really, really (no, really) wanted to pursue a career in it since I was a little girl, but was sidetracked by fear. Well, I decided that I either pursue it now or never. So, here I go. This is going to be a huge year for me and it's already half way through (well, one third of the way through if you really want to follow the Chinese calendar). You see, it's the year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. ROARRRRRR!! And, I'm a Tiger!!

Ok. Sidetracked much? Story of my life...sigh. Anyway, I have decided in order to follow my passion, I need to be in the best possible place for that, which to me, is LA. LA = Entertainment Industry, no? So, I'm following my passion, moving to the west coast, and marrying my partner in crime...er, life...all within the next several months. I'm so excited about all of these changes and scared at the same time! Eeeekk!!

I also love to travel, dine out, bake, cook (a recent hobby), work out (TBDL or, to be discussed later), read, music, art, water, trying new things, adventuring (that's a word, I swear!), hanging out with J, our dog, friends and family, blogs, blogging/writing, movies, theater. Well, you get the point...I love a lot of things:)

J could not be more opposite of me. (Although, we do share a love of travel and food.) He's got his feet planted firmly on the ground, while my head's above the clouds. He's the pessimist to my optimist. He's the conformist to my free spirit. He walks the straight and narrow, always there to make sure I don't fall (completely) off the edge. You get the picture. But, somehow, we make it work. And, making it work takes work. But, we try to laugh along the way, or, I try to make him laugh along the way.

We're super excited to be planning the party...er...wedding of our lifetime and being surrounded by our dear family and friends. After scouring the interwebz for ideas and inspiration, I've (i mean, we've) finally got a plan and we're sticking with it. There will be lots of food. Lots of entertainment. Lots of cultural tie-ins. Lots of fun. And, most importantly, lots of love!

I hope you enjoy the ride as I share the details of our upcoming wedding! (Which, BTW, is this coming October!) (One more thing, I also really love parentheses! And, exclamation points!)

xoxo,
L