'Tis the Season...

Neither A nor I could sleep last night. I wish I could say it was because we were both so excited to open gifts, but mostly it was due to indigestion. I wonder--was it the taco dip? Perhaps the meatballs or cheese and sausage or lasagna. Or maybe it was the ice cream, grasshoppers, wine and brandy slush. Ugh, thank goodness A and I got in a good workout yesterday.

I'm no stranger to overdoing it when it comes celebrating through food and I can always find something to celebrate. Our wedding will be no exception. Friends and family we come across this holiday season have been asking us a lot about plans and the meal inevitably comes up. There's no question, between the cocktail hour, dinner, dessert and late-night snacks, everyone will have an opportunity to stuff their faces at our wedding.

I've been reading a lot about ways to save on the big day and multiple sources have commented that you can cut costs through two main methods: 1) Do a dessert-only reception or 2) Cut the cocktail hour in half or out completely. This is a great idea, don't get me wrong. However, it would not work for A and I. We love food... Love it. When we talk about what we want people to remember on our wedding day (aside from how in love we are) food is number one on the list, followed by the music. We feel really lucky that we have wonderful friends who will be doing the catering for us, so that's cutting tremendously on our costs and allowing us to spend more on quality food for our guests. We hope they can appreciate it as much as we do.

Whatever your reason to celebrate--eat, drink and be merry this holiday season. And stock up on Antacid pills...