SAVE THE DATE

It has been nine months since Foodie and Mr. Fiancé visited her cabin in the woods, and Saturday she made a special day trip with her mom and bff to check it out. The weather was 80 degrees in the shade with a slight breeze over the bursting river and lying in the hammock, she felt like she had just recieved a 2 hour massage.

During the trip, Foodie made one final inspection of the facilities to see if a wedding was really possible in this remote location. While slightly uneven, there was space for a reception in the old bad mitten court and the ceremony could be held in front of the fire pit. However, food would be difficult. Without stable electricity, the BBQ would be the only real option for hot food and the small refrigerator would not be sufficient to cool everything. However, a meal with BBQ salmon, roles, salads and a pie instead of a cake would still work and even though it might be difficult, it was possible. But is this what she really wanted?

In the last few weeks, Mr. Fiancé and Foodie had been talking about hassle-free destination wedding. It would be cheaper than a large wedding and probably cheaper than a cabin wedding after hiring cooks, and rentals. Not to mention, Mr. Fiance new obsession with coconut water that is local on most tropical islands – so at least the carbon footprint on the food they would eat would go down.

Overall, standing on a beautiful beach after a day of scuba diving and mango mojitos sounded better than a wedding in the woods and no honeymoon. So after an internal debate, an obscene amount of phone calls with her sister, 5 phone calls with customer service, and re-reading every bit of information on the web twice, Foodie reserved a weddingmoon package at Turks and Caicos for May 28, 2010!!!!!

However, now that she has a date and will spend most of trip in her a bikini - those love handles have to go!