The love song within a foreign film that is my life is coming to its climax; Manu and I will be husband and wife in a little over a year. (I know, I’m still pinching myself too.)
It’s only been about two weeks since we’ve been engaged and already we’ve had super highs and super lows. The lows being that I’ll always be a person split between two countries that I love so much. Last night during a lesson with one of my adult students, Nietta, she said, without any prompt:
“Marissa, now you’re young and full of optimism, but even you know that your life will not be easy in the future. If you remember the love you and Manu have for each other, that will be what gets you through the hard times.”
She’s so sage.
The super highs have definitely outweighed the lows, one being that we’ve already found our venue! (The people who know me are like, “When have you ever been so organized?”) And I say to them, friends, I have an Italian and an American wedding to plan, I need to be on my game! The venue we found (the first one we even saw, actually) is a perfect blend of rustic southern Italian charm; think olive groves, palm trees and white stone.
Today we have to go talk to the priest to finalize the date and I swear, I have never been so excited to go into a church in all my life.
(Thanks again everyone for your well-wishes and adorable comments - Kate/Mom and I always talk about how nice they are and how lucky I am to have found such sweet readers!)
Girl I've been in the woods and am a little late with this, but CONGRATS!!!
ReplyDeletehi marissa! i'm new to your blog and really enjoy it. and wow what great news! congrats!! i also met a european (my dutch guy) while we were both studying abroad in finland...now 5 years later (the last 3 living in holland) we are also engaged since this last christmas!! just love international love :) congrats again!
ReplyDeleteWhere have I been??!! Obviously, I have not caught up with all of my blogging yet!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! What an exciting year you have ahead! XO brynn
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! Love the venue! There's no doubt is going to be an amazing wedding, oh so romantic! ;)
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel about always being torn between two countries - Jurgen and I have this hard conversation all the time - will we ever move to the US, if so for how long?, when we get married where will it be? - but it's so true, when you are with your soul mate, your love for eachother makes all of those tough decisions worth while :)
ReplyDeleteThe venue is stunning! When I get engaged I am so going to email you about how you're going to pull off the dual wedding thing, because I'll probably be doing the same!
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Jenna
Drooling over the venue--Congrats!! It is going to be gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT! so gorgeous!! congratulations on finding THE PLACE!! :) focus on the highs...there will be lots more! i like the first pair!! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteamazing. love your blog!!
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Emily
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yay, that was quick! I'm so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteOh Marissa, it's such an exciting time for you and your Man-u (couldn't resist). It is true. It's not easy being married to someone who calls home someplace far away, I know. My husband is Dutch and has been in the US for over 10 years and he's counting down the days until we move to the Netherlands. One person will always be fighting off a bout of homesickness, having to explain the humor of Seinfeld, using expressions that do not translate into English, wearing far too much pink for a straight man AND calling a blow dryer a hair blower for like 11 years!! But for me, it's exciting being with someone who is from a different culture especially since it means my life will always include international travel. Life is not easy and it's short so go slow and follow your heart :)
ReplyDeletexM
Ooh that is gooorgeous! I looked at some of the gallery pics - beautiful. I love my venue so much. Sometimes I have to remind myself, I'm not just having a party there, I'm getting married there! I'm so excited for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Congratulations on finding a venue already! Good luck setting a date
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful spot! I'm still so excited for you guys! You've found your guy and you get to live your crazy lives together! What's better then that?!
ReplyDeleteMarissa- I am SO, so happy for you! Congratulations!!! Looking forward to seeing the photos of this next chapter in your life! xoxo
ReplyDeleteso, so, so exciting! many congratulations again!
ReplyDeleteThis venue looks amazing. i just spent the last 15 minutes looking at all the pictures on their website. I'm so excited for you!!
ReplyDeleteoh my word this looks incredible! We booked our venue within weeks as well and it helped reduce so much stress. Can't wait to follow along during your planning!
ReplyDeletehow very very exciting! and if i haven't already said it - congrats congrats! i look forward to seeing some of your planning as it unfolds here on the blog!
ReplyDeletewowza- this place looks amazing. i think you're gonna have a dream wedding :)
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