Or, How the Wedding is Like a Kid's Toy
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| Puzzle that took us months to actually assmble |
All of a sudden, the wedding is upon us! I have a slightly difficult time realizing that this has been two years in the planning, it seems like we've only just started!
It's not exactly panic that I'm feeling, more like overwhelmed; there are too many pieces that all look the same. The finished product is going to be beautiful, but it's a lot more complicated than I thought it would be, much like the puzzle of Neuschwanstein Castle Ellie got for Christmas a couple years ago. It took forever to put together, much longer than she thought. We had to put it away a few times, but none of those puzzle savers they sell were big enough to contain the behemoth. Anyone who has been to the apartment in the last year knows that we have stacks of boxes, and mounds of crafting supplies all over the house. It's a wonder our roommate hasn't bailed or set everything on fire. As we've been digging out the boxes that have been stored in the back entryway, things have gotten worse; you'd think we were moving!
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| Lesbian cake topper form Etsy |
I'm not even (really) worried about the stuff we still have to do. Now I'm more concerned about stupid things like
- "Why do Ellie and I BOTH have a room for two nights listed at the hotel?"
- "Did we give out all the comp rooms yet, or did I do the math wrong and we still have one?"
- "Why did the new coordinator mention an ice sculpture when we met her since we neither ordered it nor have enough room bookings to 'earn' it (and can we turn that into cost & reduce the total owed)?"
I'm also concerned about the things out of our control, like whether the cake will arrive as discussed and on time; if the DJ will actually be any good; whether guest will be springing any last-minute +1's, travel/rooming difficulties, etc on us; just general things that don't actually happen and I have no control over if they do.
That puzzle is now hanging in our living room, right when you get to the top of the stairs, huge and gorgeous, much like the wedding will be.
When Bill and I got married, the travel agent made all of the reservations for ONE. Luckily, Bill looked at the tickets as soon as he got them, in time to fix the problem. Imagine a honeymoon for one....
ReplyDeleteI am sure everything will turn out great for both of you!
Ruth
When I got married, my baker died 2 months prior to the wedding - but we only found out 2 weeks before the day of! The baker who took over all the contracts from her had our cake there in one pieceand one time and in the right colors - and leaning like the Tower of Pisa. Luckily everyone thought this was just a very modern, cool-looking abstract cake. Only three of us knew the truth, and we made sure we cut it before it toppled over!
ReplyDeleteWe also had a tornado the night before our wedding. Luckily a group of men with chainsawsvcleared the church parking lot for everyone. There will be little things that go wrong. Most of them only you will notice. To everyone else, it's going to be an amazing, magcal, memorable day full of joy and laughter and fun. Take a deep breath and enjoy it! (=
~Kristy