I've always loved Autumn, it's always felt like a hugely exciting time of year for me. Something about the change in the air, the way the leaves turn, the changing temperatures... it makes me all tingly and happy and excited. I love the way the nights start getting darker, I love getting out my winter coat and bundling up, I love curling up inside under a blanket and staying warm when it's black and cold outside.
Autumn has always seemed like a very exciting time to me, and I wonder if part of that has something to do with the UK school calendar.
Okay, no, hear me out, I know that sounds random. But look at it this way - every September, from the ages of 3 to 21, something new happened. I went into a new class, I started a new school, I moved to a new home etc etc. September/October has thus seemed always like a time of year that is brimming full of potential, the possibilities of this new year were endless, and I was indestructible.
Add to that then the positive parade of different festivities which followed - Halloween, Bonfire Night, my birthday, Christmas... I barely have time to recover from the excitement of one before the next exciting thing has arrived. I'm basically a total mess of quivering anticipation and glee from 30th September until like 7th January. On the rare occasion there is pre-Christmas snow I basically just flip my shit.
Add to this the fact that when it gets too hot I become a hot, sweaty, useless mess of an excuse for a human being, it made sense to to move our wedding out of the Summer and into my favourite time of year.
What this means though is that my excitement for this Autumn has been dialled all the way up to 11. I'm constantly a little bit tingly and wound up, I have to keep giving myself a talking to to just calm the hell down and act like a normal person. There is SO MUCH coming up, and sometimes it seems really really far away, and then that slightly chill breeze will catch me, with the smell of September on it, and I just get excited all over again.
Was your wedding during your favourite time of year? Is it near any other events that you enjoy?
Autumn is also my favorite, unfortunately in Vegas the leaves don't change colors ( stupid weird plants that can survive out here are ugly and changeless ) and it doesn't get even a bit chilly until mid November. I can't wait to move so I can experience all the things you mentioned. The food that is centered around Autumn are some of my favorites too. Lots of warm flavors with cinnamon, apple and pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteMy wedding was in January and I picked the 10th because I've always liked the number 10. I picked January because it's pretty mild here and the weather is cooler. I wasn't going to be all hot and useless ( much like you described ) in a wedding dress that has way more layers than I'm used to wearing. It's by Christmas which I love. When I was a child Halloween was my favorite but slowly Christmas is starting to edge it out of the top spot.
This is probably creepy and I apologize if if comes off as way creepy. Are you going to be live casting your wedding for people who can't make it? I know ( as I've state above ) it's probably weird but if you are I'd love to know the details. :) After following you during your entire planning process I'd love to see the outcome.
I love autumnal food, haha! It's all so rich and stodgy, it's the best.
Delete10th January sounds like a great time for a wedding - just at the right point to pull everyone out of the funk they've fallen into after New Year!
It's not creepy at all - but we won't be livestreaming the wedding. The only people who probably won't be able to make it are in Canada, and it'll be at like 6:00am, so I doubt they'd want to be up and watching it! :) Also, I don't think my family would be super comfortable with the idea of it being livestreamed. Don't worry, I will share photos though!