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Wedding Roadblocks

March 11, 2021

I need to vent...

Lorena and I are getting married, but are so frustrated that we have not been able to set a date thanks to COVID.

We downsized the Austin (legal) wedding so that it would be a “micro-wedding”. Only immediate family will be coming. Or so we thought...

We were inclined to have the wedding sooner in 2021, but my parents were uneasy about travel without a vaccine. So we pushed it out. Now my brother (who lives in Germany) is unsure he can travel for a late spring wedding since Europe has a different timeline. They are currently behind in distribution apparently, and they have more border regulations which could make his return challenging after his visit.

So, do we move forward with a date or postpone again? It's like we are unable to plan something that we are so excited about – and that's really starting to weigh on us. We have the religious ceremony in Mexico to look forward to, and at that time my brother would be able to come (hopefully), in addition to my sister-in-law and nephews.

Honestly, I say let’s just do it and then later in Mexico everyone will be able to attend. Besides, at the end of the day it’s about us.

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Austin Wedding Venue

March 8, 2021

Lorena and I looked at a wedding venue today for our Austin wedding, and it looks like a good option.

This one is going to be on the smaller side, with just close (immediate) family. Even without COVID this would be smaller than the event in Mexico, but the pandemic is tightening our numbers a bit more, for sure.

The Winfield Inn is located about 30 miles south of downtown Austin. It's really accessible and the property is really pretty (though when we visited it was still showing some wear and tear from the snow storm a few weeks back). Still, it looks like a great backdrop for our micro-wedding.

We first became interested in this location because they offered micro-wedding packages (events for under 25 guests), and well, that's what we're interested in for this legal ceremony. It also makes it a bit easier to plan since the package comes with ceremony location, dinner, wine, cake, table setup and takedown. We just need to find a photographer, florist, a little music, and someone to administer the ceremony.

So while it's not yet set it stone, this venue is looking like it'll be the one.

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