after much discussion and consideration, mr. ozzybear and i decided on a destination wedding in positano, italy! neither one of us has been to italy before, but we decided on it because we both wanted a very small wedding, and he has a really large family that would have been very offended if we had it in the states and did not invite them. really, it was important to us that our immediate families be there, but we just did not want to be the center of attention in front of so many people. since we were planning on honeymooning in italy anyway, this seemed like a nice way to take our families on a trip and oh yeah, get married.

dealing with the logistics of planning a wedding overseas has been tricky, but it hasn't been completely impossible. we did hire a wedding planner in italy to assist with the coordination of some details, but there is still quite a bit we are sorting out on our own.

we are planning to be wed outside the positano town hall (they have a terrace overlooking the sea) at 5:30pm on tuesday, june 30, 2009 with 20 guests in attendance. we have booked the restaurant at the hotel palazzo murat for a cocktail hour and dinner reception.