Dive into Google

So after swearing that I would remain calm and not turn into Bridezilla or cry over wedding details I tried to decide where to begin the wedding planning. I had not ever done much imaging what my wedding day would be like prior to getting engaged. I had never dressed up like a bride when I was a kid. I never had a bridal Barbie. I hadn't even peaked at wedding dress websites.

(Wedlok)

Where does a girl begin? Did any of you feel completely lost in the wedding world or were you all born to be brides?

So I dove head first into Google. I figured I wouldn't know what kind of wedding I wanted without knowing a venue. I figured I would work in this order: venue, date, dress. Remember, these were the important parts to me. I figured I would know the level of formality of the dress based on the venue and both would tell me a lot about the rest of the wedding.

I first had to choose the city we would get married in. Remember, we are nomads! I lived in one city, the Mr. in another, his hometown is a third, and mine a fourth. We settled on my hometown because it was halfway between our college town where lots of our friends still lived and his hometown. No one lived where he or I currently lived. My mom and I would be doing most of the work so this decision was also convenient.

Personal picture

So after deciding we would get married in the Tampa/St.Pete/Clearwater area I began looking for locations that met my description of unique, beautiful, and a little funky.

How about you, was the city you chose to get married in a challenge? Is anyone else a nomad?