Today we met with our new best friend, our right-hand man, our wedding planner, and travel agent - Kristi. After an extensive discussion about how to maximize the enjoyment of our wedding experience, we decided to forgo a typical summer wedding for a Thanksgiving adventure. With this detail known, our new BFF, Kristi, will search her little heart out until she finds the best options for us! Knowing that we are getting guidance from a professional and a newlywed herself gives me a peace of mind I never would have imagined possible.
Why Thanksgiving?
Originally Kory and I were drawn to northern destinations like Prince Edward Island, Maine, or even Alaska., all of which are locations ideally visited in the warmer summer months. Unfortunately this wasn't the dream vacation location that everyone else had dreamed of. Because we are asking our family to join us on our special day, we thought the least we could do is choose a destination that appealed to as many people as possible. Seeking suggestions from Kory's family and mine, I was given some great ideas! Kelly, Kory's sister, suggested we check into cruises and more southern destinations. With this, we researched "hot spots" like Mexico, Florida, Costa Rica, the Bahamas, etc. The photos of the white sand beaches and crystal clear waters were undeniably breathtaking. The catch, these places are scorching hot in the summer. We searched high and low for that undiscovered tropical island that averages 75 degree temp with less than 60% humidity anytime in June, July, or August. Kory tried to tell me over and over, you cannot get that close to the equator in the summer and expect cool weather! Kristi, our travel agent, confirmed this. To her knowledge, this is an impossibility in the summer... but not the late fall... Thanksgiving!
Now that we have a time period figured out, and a general idea of where, I am looking so forward to next Thanksgiving - 2o1o. I think the holiday will have a whole new meaning for me, forever - starting this year!
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