first, hope... now, change...

So this is not as fluffy of a wedding prep post as my other ones... cuz I've just been thinking about all the big changes that are going to be happening in my life as of next summer... moving in with Kitani, getting married to Kitani, starting a totally new job, having to come home at a reasonable hour, teaching classes I have never taught, setting up a home, setting up a lab, going on a honeymoon, managing tight finances, giving up my awesome UCLA gym membership... and it's just a little overwhelming.

The wedding seems like a piece of cake relative to all of this. But I realize that all of this change is also spurred on by great hope. And although I love Kitani and feel safe in his arms and all that mushiness, what I really love is that he is always praying for me and he understands better than anyone else how much God loves me.

Now to supplement that mushiness with some wedding planning-ish stuff, here are some photos of some cute couples...

White Box Weddings




Jasmine Star Photography Blog

Amelia Lyon Photography Blog

This has been one mushy blog post. Perhaps because it is our two-year anniversary celebration today (Indian food in a restaurant all to ourselves -- 4 waiters serving us! and a jaunt to Borders... one of our favorite hangout spots... haha). Here's to the past two years and hope-driven change in the future!

Goin' to the chapel and we're...

gonna get maaaaarried... (the Shirelles)

One of my favorite oldies songs has always been the classic Shirelles song. I've never been a huge music connoisseur nor a lovey-dovey sentimental romantic, but I've always liked this song!





Something about the simple harmonies makes it so singable! Anyway, now that I'm actually planning on going to a chapel and getting married, I now have to think about how to decorate it. In accord with our patriotic theme, I'm thinking of using ribbon like this:

And tie it around the pews like this:

This is what our actual wedding church (Dongboo Korean Presbyterian Church) looks like:


(front)


(back)


I wonder where I might be able to incorporate patriotic bunting...



If I had a tent wedding, I would want it to look something like this:

A tinge of jealousy...

Location, location, location... KitanJi had a bunch of constraints on location (big enough, Korean-food catering allowed, central location, ceremony+reception, cheap!) so we settled for the one place that fit our needs on all those dimensions. However, I think if I had any choice for location, I would have loved to have a patriotic wedding at A PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY!!!

Or another option that is appealing to me is at a modern museum...

But getting married at a nice clean church in Ktown is fine with me!