Don't get me wrong, I'm truly excited to be getting married, especially to be solidifying my already firm relationship with Clay. It's just a whole lot of new stuff to think about... Like finances, the nest egg, buying a house, future children. Life-plan sort of stuff.Exciting, right? But just, well, a lot. Like you're staring at the whole world right before you, which is pretty amazing to be at your fingertips, but also kind of intimidating. I mean, it's the world. What do I do with it? Am I thinking responsibly? How do I make sure I don't screw it up? And am I setting the strongest foundation possible to carry me (us) through the years?
Clay says I worry too much. What, me? Nah.
Anyway. Let's get us married first. And before we can get married, we've got to have a wedding that passes through all of my checklists (I'm so Type A), so let's see where I am with all of this planning hoo-ha:
- Select and purchase invitations, and hire a calligrapher, if desired. Ha! No!
- Start planning a honeymoon. I've put Clay in charge of this one. Some things you've just got to pass off. However, I don't think he's made any progress... Hmm... Better check on that.
- Shop for bridesmaids' dresses. Totally going the J. Crew route, I'm not afraid to say it. They have adorable dresses! I'm down to 2 color swatches, both slightly different shades of gray. Will have to decide soon so my beautiful ladies can place their orders!
- Meet with the officiant. Hmm. No.
- Send Save the Date cards, if desired. Working on these, but they're harder than I thought! Especially since I'm trying to make them tie in to the actual invitations. Hoping to send these out in the next couple weeks, at least before school is out for the summer. Wish me luck...
- Reserve structural and electrical necessities. Nope. Not this either. But lucky for me, I don't have too many of these; my venue provides a lot of the extras. Just need to make my rain plan and I'll be good to go.
- Book a florist. Uhh... no. This is one of those areas where I'm trying to save money, and so I may end up contacting the floral departments of either Whole Foods or Central Market. Still on the fence. Who knew flowers could be so expensive?
Arrange transportation. Ah! My first yes! Clay's dad has already taken care of this, and I totally wish I could reveal our pimp ride, but it's a secret! It'll be better anyway to see it in person. Definitely a wow factor. Can't wait!
- Start composing a day-of timeline. Start? Why, yes! Finalize? Far from it. Tinkering with this, but I do have a pretty good starting point, so I'll go ahead and check this one off (if anything, just to boost my self-esteem over my pitiful progress).
- Pick your wedding party. Now for this one, I'm digressing. I prematurely checked it off the list here, but we never actually notified anyone. Clay is still finalizing his boys, but my bridesmaids are locked in as of this week. Hurray! A more detailed, gushy-girly post to follow.
- Purchase a dress. YES! yes :) Oh yeah. Yuppers. You got that right, uh-huh, boo-ya!
- Set up a wedding website. Sooo close. Days away. I've got one up, just not perfected yet ;) I'm such a tinkerer (and if that isn't a word, then it should be made one, just for me).
- Book the officiant. Uncle Claude is our man, as mentioned here.
- Settle on a head count. While I don't have an *official* number, I think we are settling in the ballpark of 150. (Gulp.) When I started planning this thing, I was shooting for 75. Whoops.
So. Many. Details. But alas, onward! Unsolicited gifts of ice cream pints and bubbly wine will be accepted unconditionally for the next 6 months. Don't be shy.
[List Source: Real Simple Wedding's 6-7 month checklist]
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