Sat down with my wedding bible today to finalize some details before I move on to the next wedding task. I am debating how to spread my guests out to best avoid black eyes leaving the ceremony. For those family members I have to invite I don't want to sit them too close to each other and cause a brawl.
Maybe the best bet is to have each of my family members in separate corners and everyone else to a table. EXCELLENT!
For most other people the seating chart is simple. I may just place the family members at tables far apart and with the most appropriate yet random people possible.
One of my favorite presents so far was a wedding planning book that my maid of honor bought for me in the beginning. I have kept it updated as the planning process has continued and with each month I fill my calendar with to-do's and tasks not yet accomplished.
Well, it's October, time to pull out the wedding bible to see what thsi month's to-do list entails and begin delegating duties and budgets.
I cracked open the wedding planning book today to get a few tasks organized. While doing this I asked that hubby-to-be give me a helping hand in making a list of what is important to him.
This is what he gave me:
- Bride Happy
- None of your family {I told him some were coming and he then wrote}Sad panda
- No Pink Suits
Butterflies? Big Screen in Bathroom$100,000 car to leave in
- Do whatever you want!
The big screen in car were making fun of a groom on some TLC show. Otherwise, cute, loving and so not helpful. ;p
The bridal showcase was positively amazing, all the information you could possibly want was right there in front of you. Questions to be asked, cards to be taken and everyone wanted to know when your special day was. It was amazing and I wish there were more every year. ;) Right now I'm still in the early stages of planning so I needed information on everything but in a few months I'll be looking at Cakes, or flowers and I think it'd be more beneficial to have those showcases then. But today I had loads of fun entering my name in draws and gathering bagfuls of information. I had at the ready two of my bridesmaids both also running around in all the excitement filling their bags with so many pamphlets and ideas.
The girls (flower and ring girls) were having almost as much fun as us adult girls. By the end of it they were completely played out! As much fun as they had I think we could have tackled the event even better were they left home with the best man and/or groom-to-be. Next year I believe I will ensure they have someone to watch them and that I have even more bridesmaids there. SO MUCH FUN!
I think the moment that hit me the most was when we were sitting there at the fashion show and the men started coming down the runway to Putting on the Ritz doing their best Fred Astaire impressions although they were marching to Taco's version of the song.
There I was surrounded by some of my best friends, my two favorite little girls and these men all dressed up in their best duds dancing down the aisle like goofballs just as David would and tears welled up. I tried to hide behind my hair. Such a silly bridal tear moment but it just hit me. Everything in my life, every trial and tribulation, every stumble, every fall, it was all leading to this moment when I would be surrounded by my best friends, people who want only the best for me as I plan my wedding with my best friend.
In the end the day was a huge success. I gathered massive amounts of information which I quickly sorted into careful piles that covered my living room floor. We had piles such as, jewelry, fashion, dress, tux, transportation, honeymoon, coupons, business cards, etc. and then they were sorted into my wedding planning book. I have not filtered through them yet simply sorted them into their categories. However, tonight I am armed with post-its and paper to dive right into my book of wedding bliss.
I think this book will help get through those days where I am feeling inspired but can not afford the inspiration until next paycheque. Those days when all I can do is browse through options and write down information and ideas. This book is now my wedding bible and I shall know it verse by verse.
Today my dear friend Jenny surprised me with a wedding planning book. So excited was I to crack that baby open that I have stayed up WELL into the night writing out the silliest details. Making sure every question that I can answer has been answered.
Let's see, Name of bride? well I think I know that. Name of groom? Oh that one is easy. Date of wedding? Where was the proposal? Who will be the bridesmaids? Done, done and done. Wow, makes you feel so productive even if it is just stuff you already knew.
For all other details that I'm not prepared to commit to in ink I have added paper with jotted ideas. I'm so excited to fill this book with inspiration but I'm not prepared to rip up my bridal magazines.
So for now I'll fill out a paper with a guest list for every event. Three different colors, one for those invites that are mandatory, the people I have to invite whether I like it or not. One color for the bridal party those vip. Lastly one color for those people we'd like to invite but aren't necessary and so might have to be filtered through later. Oh look, I've created a rainbow, a bridal rainbow of chaos! Only I will know why Mary Jo is written in blue while Mary Ellen is in red. Hopefully I can remember tomorrow morning.
