Wedding Location

I always thought planning a wedding is simple. You pick the venue, you choose the dress, you turn up, sign and kiss.

But no....... I was stuck at number one: the venue.

Who would've thought that to book a place you need to do it at least a year ahead? No wonder everyone in Australia gets married closer to their 30s. They have to wait a few years for the venue.

And with an average wedding costing about $20 000, how on earth can someone like David and I afford anything nice?

I consider myself a pretty good researcher and started with full enthusiasm and positivity that I was going to find several options. After 2 weeks, I seriously thought I wasn't going to have a wedding.

However, we've had some luck come our way and it turns out David will finish his exams a week early so we can get one place that was ok on a Friday. Then, I spoke with David's step-sister and she suggested another great place that wasn't advertised anywhere. Hopefully it's still free.

So now, I'm again with hope that my wedding will still happen this year.