bring on the stress?

So up until this week I could say that I haven't been stressed about the wedding planning, but I am stressed now.

The wedding ceremony location is set, but the reception is what is giving me trouble. I would be perfectly happy totally just skip having a reception all together. But, I think it would be a little rude to have family drive in from out of town to see a ceremony that is going to last not even 30 mins and not feed them. I doubt half the people would even come if there wasn't food involved -haha- just kidding.
But I've been doing alot of thinking, and I want something personal and meaningful.
I would be content with after the ceremony- whoever wanted to go out to dinner went out to dinner and we all just ate, drank and be merry.

So what we are thinking now, is to have it at the beach house. The beach house has always held a very dear place in my heart. The only problem is that I am concerned that there wont be enough room for the 50 people. That and also now we would have to worry about renting tables and chairs and finding a caterer and set up and take down blahhhhhh.You know, the stuff that would be taken care of if you were to go to a banquet hall or something and pay them to do it. Well I can't cut down the guest list past 40 because I can't very well invite one set of aunt and uncles with out inviting the others. (Why do people have to have so many children?!?! hahah) So now it's down to measuring.... we are going to measure the porch and the long hall of the beach house and see if it will work. Because weather permitting it will be outside, and backup plan- the main hall. So we shall see!

But besides that things are good. Mom has her dress picked out, I picked out all of the bridesmaids dresses and colors (I want them each wearing different styles and colors). Katie has already went and picked her favorite dress and color... Now Beka just needs to go try hers on and pick one, decorations are chosen, flowers chosen, favors chosen, songs picked, musician picked, i designed some save the dates- but I want to redo them so that they aren't so formal looking. It is just down to picking a place for the dang reception.... oh and a photographer and cake.*sighhhh*