With about 5 months to go, I've started having some pretty crazy wedmares at night (that's my crafty term for "wedding nightmares"). Last night, I dreamed that the wedding party showed up at the church before the ceremony, but everything was going too fast and no one was having time to get ready. For some reason, I wasn't in my dress (but my bridesmaid friend who just got married was in hers), and the ceremony had already started while I was trying to get ready. Bridesmaid-friend decided she'd just "do it for me" and go through the ceremony since she was already wearing her gown! Then we skipped to the reception, which was being held in our old high school football stadium, where there was a conga line that went around the entire length of the field and seemed to never end. You can tell that I'm starting to think a lot about how this is all going to come together. I'm not feeling anxious or nervous about it on a conscious level, at least at this point, but just knowing that it's somewhere in the back of my mind (especially since I've been having these dreams ever since getting back from the other wedding) has made me want to get my ducks in a row.
So I made the To Do list to end all To Do lists. It's broken down by months, and I keep it in an online document so I can add links, access it anywhere, and won't lose it if my computer breaks or anything -- but mostly I keep it online so I can update it (and use the strikethrough font when I check something off. That feels so satisfying.). Here's my list for the remainder of May:
May:
Put [special surprise for Johnny] together
Buy tablecloths
Buy burlap/jute for runners
Buy paper plates/cups/silverware
Buy freeze-dried rose petals
Buy flower girl basket materials
Put together flower girl baskets
Find “H” for unity candle
Add finishing touches/opener to card box
Print wedding fingerprint tree (and sign)
Buy frame and ink pads
Decide on cake flavor/s
Decide on “menu”
Figure out tea recipes
Have bridal portrait taken
These things fall (mostly) into two categories - things to buy and things to decide. Most of the buying is stuff I plan to do online - I've shopped around for the best deals I can find on what I want, so the hard part's done. One trip to Michaels could take care of the rest. Now, I'm just holding off to double-check and talk through things with Johnny and Mom. Which I haven't seemed to get around to doing in a while. Actually, I keep skipping ahead on the list - which can also be a good thing - like last night, when I did some more research reading Tripadvisor reviews of Charleston-area hotels.
At least I feel like I have a plan, which feels good :)
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