Today I had lunch with an old friend and fellow bride-to-be and we swapped stories about just how much had to be done before the actual day itself. It was nice to be able to chat about it and compare deals with someone else who was also going through the same thing.

More excitingly though, the wedding planner course I attended last night completely met my expectations and taught me so much that I didn't even know that I didn't know. I'm so excited to be doing this and learning about a whole new industry which I'll eventually jump into.

Aside from NG, I hadn't really told anyone that I was doing this because I was afraid that I would be laughed at or told that I was just being fruity. But it has surprised me that the few people that I have told, including my dad who I was most afraid to tell as he'd always encouraged me to work towards a good profession like law, have been incredibly surportive. I figure I can start this off as a side business, helping out friends and then hopefully establishing a reputation by word of mouth as I build my portfolio.

So today, I also registered my business and told my bride to be friend over lunch about this new venture I was taking. And she asked me whether I would help her out with her wedding (as its after mine) and call it my first project. I was thrilled and it was exciting to get my first client.

As most of you may already know, I am getting married at the end of the year. Well, specifically, on 22 Nov 09. And now that I think about it, thats exactly 4 months away. Really, there isn't a lot of time left.

At least I can say that we've finalised our venue and booked a deejay (who is really more of an event co-ordinator in that he planned out our itinerary for the evening and comes with 2 performance acts), our caterer (one of the venue's approved caterers who happens to also be a family friend) and a make-up artist. But I still have a ton of details to take care of!

Anyways, the point of this post wasn't to rant about my upcoming wedding but to rant about my career. I've just joined a new law firm and while things have started off ok so far, I feel more and more that this isn't what I want to spend my life doing. I've spent the last couple of months thinking about what I want to do professionally and the few things I keep coming back to are writing and events.

I have wanted to write for as long as I can remember. I started blogging at 18 as an outlet for my writing. I have completed one novel thus far and have at least 5 other projects which are presently half written. I considered going into journalism as a career switch but I wondered whether working in a time crunch environment would kill my passion for writing. I decided that I would maybe get into doing some freelance writing but will save the rest of it for writing novels at my own pace which I will someday publish.

As for events, I think back now to all the parties I've planned, the event-planning committees I've always been on, my year as ISA president was effectively that as chief event planner for international student activities. I've planned birthdays for friends and family trips. And if there's one thing I can say with certainty, I've always been much more excited planning a successful event than the actual event itself. And now, as I plan my wedding, I realise that perhaps this is something I could do professionally. As a side business for a start and then from there, who knows where this could grow to?

So here I am. I have just enrolled myself on a diploma course to become a certified wedding planner. I'm incredibly excited about it and NG has been incredibly supportive, encouraging me sign up for it in the first place. My classes start next week.