- picked out and purchased wedding bands
- picked out and reserved tuxedos
- decided on favors (again!)
- picked a menu for the rehearsal dinner
- picked a menu for the wedding reception
- decided on an engagement photo session location
- nailed down all dates leading up to the wedding (showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties, etc.)
- picked out invitations
- called and reserved the Fendor Sound System and microphone for our "DJ" to use with my iPod
- cleared it with the art studios to let the table guy set up and tear down the day before/after
- decided on final decorations for the reception
Now to execute a few of these things and start on the DIY projects that are looming. I've only got three or four weekends between now and the wedding that are fairly calm, so it's crunch time for sure. I find myself making decisions about things I never thought I'd need to think about and with each one, I am simultaneously more excited and more nervous about pulling this giant event off. Every once in a while, I wish it was someone else's wedding I was planning - I think I'd be a little more clear-headed.
This morning, instead of grading my stack of student research papers, my project is to start compiling a list of all the things we'll need for our DIY bar. I haven't even begun writing yet and I've got cups, and lemons and limes and corkscrews and napkins and ice buckets and coolers and kegs and alcohol all swimming through my brain. We're hiring three of Matt's students - two to tend the bar and another to clean up empties and run out for more ice if we need it. I will feel better when there is a list. For some reason a list makes me feel like it's done, even if there is still a lot to follow through with.
By the end of this, I'll be available for hire if anyone wants me to plan a wedding. Maybe if this actually goes as planned, and when I'm tired of this thing they call teaching, I'll join the wedding industry as a wedding planner extraordinaire!
Let me know if I can be of any help :) Miss you guys!
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