What is a MUST for a wedding?

Ok, update on my 6 year engagement to the man of my dreams.  You may have read our love story I posted in the example for how to enter your Love Story 2 Win Wedding Photography competition I am running.   Since then, although it never really dawned on me, I thought..hmmm, maybe we should actually get married.   Granted I read ALOT of wedding info to keep up to date with the latest for my clients, but I can't say its ever really made me want a wedding.  I'm a low-key kind of gal so I would only want a low-key kind of wedding...if we ever did get around to it.  Like alot of my clients, we have a mortgage, credit cards, family overseas and interstate, and a precious child so throwing a party isn't going to be high on our agenda.

So...I was thinking numbers the other night (don't ask me why) and I say to my guy, "Honey, don't freak out but next year it will be 7 years (my lucky number) we will be together, and around Easter (when we got together) there is a 13th (his lucky number) on a weekend, what do you say we try get married once and for all?"  (Romantic, huh?)  Then a pause of silence and of course I know what he is thinking (money).  I say "We'll try and do it the way we want (immediate family only, ceremony down the road at the lake, fabulous photographer, vintage style decorations and clothing, luxurious dining table outdoors under a marquee, with a cool jazzy-type band, fabulous food like lobster and such and an amazing weekend up in the Hunter Valley as our honeymoon) but if we can't, we do it anyway".  He says with conviction in his voice, "Yep, lets do it.'

Of course I find myself 2 hours later like a mini-bridezilla already doing the sums.  Hmmm.  Let's just say it's going to be very very low key.  I started making a list then (I'm big on lists) of what, to me, is an absolute must.  Celebrant, Rings, Dress, Alcohol ...then it hit me.  How do I find a photographer that I am going to be happy with (read perfectionist) for a few measly bucks?  Do I forgo a photographer all together?  Nope.  Do I try shoot my own wedding?  Crazy.  I'm stuck.  I even considered whether we could just do a commitment ceremony instead to save money to have a decent photographer, but then I think what's the point, we are already committed big time.

Anway, please let me know your thoughts on what is a must to you, while I try figure it out and actually commit to the date, and tell the family (yes I'm telling you before them as they would want to help out and I'm not into them paying for it, or having them commit to a date I haven't yet committed to).

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