People always tell you that wedding planning is a lot of work, but I never quite understood just how all-consuming it could be. We've been engaged for almost exactly six months (can you believe it!?) and have gotten the majority of the big things done (checking things off of a list has never been so satisfying!) Over the past five months, my evenings have been spent working on our gust list, sending our Save the Dates, perfecting our wedding website, browsing Bridesmaids dresses, researching and Yelping vendors, setting up appointments, filling out paperwork and signing contracts. Our weekends have been spent (driving) meeting with vendors, (driving) discussing flowers, (driving) browsing wedding photos and (driving) tasting cakes and whenever Jason was in the driver seat doing all of this driving, I was usually next to him in the passenger seat firing off emails on my phone to confirm whatever appointment we were headed to next.
While all of those things were entirely expected, what I found to be entirely unexpected was the amount of space this wedding has taken up in my brain. I've always been a, "have my shit together", "on top of things" kind of girl. The apartment was always spotless, the laundry was always done and I was always prepared for things WAY ahead of schedule. Then I got engaged. Suddenly there are more things in my head than there is room for and they're all flying around a million miles a minute. Centerpiece ideas are crashing into linen and deck umbrella rentals, dress fitting dates are getting tangled up with visions of escort cards and table numbers and the poor honeymoon is suffocating somewhere under fuchsia flowers of every shape and size. Thank goodness there's a cocktail hour menu zipping around in there somewhere to keep them all sane! Amidst all of this chaos in my brain, the basic things have started to fall out. The apartment always seems to be a mess, there is always dirty laundry in the basket, and if it weren't for the obnoxious rumbling in my tummy every couple of hours, I might even forget to eat!
Luckily I have an amazing fiance. Not only has he been a willing and supportive participant in every step of the planning process, he has kept me sane. He doesn't care that it may be two weeks before the bathroom mirror is cleaned or the entertainment center is dusted. When there's dirty laundry in the basket, he does it and when the cupboards are bare and my stomach is empty, he makes sure to fill them both up.
While all of those things were entirely expected, what I found to be entirely unexpected was the amount of space this wedding has taken up in my brain. I've always been a, "have my shit together", "on top of things" kind of girl. The apartment was always spotless, the laundry was always done and I was always prepared for things WAY ahead of schedule. Then I got engaged. Suddenly there are more things in my head than there is room for and they're all flying around a million miles a minute. Centerpiece ideas are crashing into linen and deck umbrella rentals, dress fitting dates are getting tangled up with visions of escort cards and table numbers and the poor honeymoon is suffocating somewhere under fuchsia flowers of every shape and size. Thank goodness there's a cocktail hour menu zipping around in there somewhere to keep them all sane! Amidst all of this chaos in my brain, the basic things have started to fall out. The apartment always seems to be a mess, there is always dirty laundry in the basket, and if it weren't for the obnoxious rumbling in my tummy every couple of hours, I might even forget to eat!
Luckily I have an amazing fiance. Not only has he been a willing and supportive participant in every step of the planning process, he has kept me sane. He doesn't care that it may be two weeks before the bathroom mirror is cleaned or the entertainment center is dusted. When there's dirty laundry in the basket, he does it and when the cupboards are bare and my stomach is empty, he makes sure to fill them both up.
Regardless of all of the wedding planning craziness, I can honestly say that I have never been happier. At the end of the day, no matter what wedding planning chaos went on, I get to lay down next to my future husband and although I spend all of my waking hours planning the wedding of my dreams, my dreams are actually full of him and the life we're so looking forward to starting together!
I promise to update you on all things wedding in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!
Until my next happily ever after...
<3 Nicole
I promise to update you on all things wedding in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!
Until my next happily ever after...
<3 Nicole
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