120 Days to Go

Check, Check, Check
We have the date: 10/10/10
We have a venue: The Attic in Sumner
We have a dress: no peeking but I love it
We have the shoes: no peeking, I want to wear them now
We have the caterer: Act III brunch
We have the cake: simple cake from Act III
We have a photographer: John Nolte Photography
We have the rings: Scott Kay via EE Robbins
We have the colors: cranberry red with gold & cream
We have the theme: fall (very original)
We have a florist: J Robbins
We have the honeymoon: Aruba

So.....What else do we need to get our list completed?
Officiant
Bridesmaid dresses
Suits for the guys
Marriage license
The TIME we'll get married!
Finishing our registry (we started one at Macy's)

There's only 120 days to go. I'm glad to have all the big stuff done. Now I can focus on finding items for decorations, the candy bar, etc. I still need to find a tiara I like. Details, details, details, that's all that's left for the most part. I don't have a lot of control over the bridesmaids dresses because Des and Britt keep saying they aren't ready. Well, when will they be ready?! I won't control what mama wears. Daddy will need help just to decrease his anxiety. I'll be going with Bruce and Ryan to get a tux or suit (probably suit, I can't really imagine a tux).

So far it has been REALLY STRESSFUL planning. This is not my thing. I mean, I'm a planner. But I like to plan things I know about and understand (therapies, dinners with friends, vacations, my life :). This, however, does not include our wedding. I eat a lot when planning the wedding. This has not been a good thing. I hope that now that all the big stuff is done that I can get on with the fun little things that don't have to be completed asap.

I guess I should mention that in the midst of planning the wedding, I have been planning a work-related trip to Central America, a trip to Chicago and mini-vacations for the summer. No biggie putting all these things on my plate at once. I'm just sleep deprived, scattered, and I lose track of my thoughts easily. Can you tell by reading this? I guess this is "good stress"? Nope. It's not. Stress is stress and it's getting to me. Now that the photographer and florist are completed tasks this week, I am looking forward to the upside of wedding planning. There is an upside, right?