Catering Hall - Check

We booked a catering hall today! It's the one on the water I mentioned in the last post - the one that was surprisingly charming. We're having both the ceremony and reception there. I hope we can find a rabbi - it's between Passover and Shavuos that year. There's an outdoor ceremony on the docks into a western sunset (canopy/chuppah included in the cost of the hall!), and then a beautiful cocktail hour with more food than I can wrap my head around, and a very generous dinner. Plus, we're getting lamb chops with the cocktail hour, and an extra Viennese dessert table for after dinner, to go with the cordials and espresso cart. Flowers and linens and ice sculpture included. This place is really quite nice. Charming is exactly the right word to describe it. Today: contract signed, deposit given. It's getting real!!! :)

Stuff has mostly been on hold, wedding-wise, as I study for medical boards that I'm taking at the end of the month (of June). I can't believe that real life is so quickly approaching. Medical boards leads to a real adult job (i.e. not a part-time or summer student job). And fiance just graduated med school, and he's starting his first real job next month! Deposits at catering halls lead to marriage and children and buying a house and paying mortgages and taxes and husband and retirement plans! I just had my 25th birthday. I can't believe I'm so far removed from my teenage years.

Good thing I have so many exciting things to look forward to! Next thing to do (after passing my boards): photographer, florist, favors, stationery, rabbi, wedding attendants, dress... :)