an adorable way to work in something blue AND a monogram.
I’ll be sewing a blue heart from one of my dad’s shirts into the lining of my dress for my something blue.
Our entire engagement (we got engaged last April), I haven’t been able to understand why brides are always so damn stressed and have so much to do constantly regarding the wedding.
Now, I get it.
After months of “nothing” to do, which was quite nice, there now is quite a bit.
There are so many small decisions that have to be made.
So many things that just keep coming up constantly.
I have a notebook that I am perpetually writing in.
I won’t bore you with all of them, but trust me when I say it’s a lengthy list.
any words of wisdom from former brides is always greatly appreciated 🙂
I’m still trying to decide on a cute ensemble for the girls to get ready in
so, anyways, I get it now. I think of something new at least every day.
In the end, none it matters, and most of it won’t be noticed by anyone but us.
it’s all just details.
We’ll be married, and I know that’s all that matters.
transportation is something I can check off the list. trolley is booked for the wedding party.
so on that note, I’m reminding myself that there are much more important things going on in, and that I am extremely blessed and fortunate for everything that I have.
I realize that this post is a mash-up of completely unrelated things, but I suppose it accurately represents my mindset.
I’m also distracted by Netflix in the background (seriously, house of cards is so f’ed up!!!), and thinking about how I still need to find a wedding koozie/cozy/howthehellisitspelled to order.
oh, and my water I was boiling for tea had been on the stove for over 30 minutes.
whoops.
whoops.
my insanity is dangerous.
It's called bride brain and we all go through it!! I actually have some tricks on my blog today regarding details and things I did to help the process move along!! You're totally right – at the end of it all that matters is that you married the man of your dreams!!
I'm learning that the most stressful part for me is dealing with vendors who don't take the time to listen. I've finally gotten some amazing vendors booked and it has made everything 10x less stressful knowing I have competent people/companies helping with the wedding 🙂
The best advice I got about my wedding was "Let it breathe." It's going to take a life of it's own, and something (trust me), no matter how small, will not go according to plan. Just flow and breathe, and enjoy every minute of it!
I hear you loud and clear 🙂 But it sounds like you've got the right mindset already because in the end all that matters is who you're marrying! My future mother in law told me, "Deep breaths, this is the time of your life" and I find myself saying that over and over when my to-do lists get a tad loooooong
My greatest piece of advice I can bequeath… take it all in stride. Our wedding day was one of the best of my life even though there were a couple of snags in the day (Umm no one poured wine for my guests at the table!, my officiant forgot to tell everyone please be seated once I reached the alter so they stood the entire ceremony!) It's little stuff in the grand scheme of it all. I think that is why a honeymoon is so important – drinks and nothing to worry about! Soak it all up!!
It's funny, I stumbled upon your blog by accident last week, and I'm in the same place wedding wise- although getting married in about 3 weeks (YIKES). I had a great year of relaxed "planning" and then seemed to be hit all at once with all of the small, stressful decisions. I think it's unavoidable, but my advice would be to set aside 20 minutes together every night to devote to the little stuff, and to share the crazy little thoughts going through your mind. Often I've felt like I'm being a nag and just repeating little things over and over at random times. It's better to have a set time to think and talk about it and then it doesn't interfere with actually living and enjoying the rest of your life. Wishing you the best of luck and a beautiful day. Love the blog!
Yeah…bride brain. It does happen! It's good you know what the focus is (you're getting married to the perfect guy!) but the details are the fun part. And honestly, there's no other moment when a woman gets to plan all this sort of stuff out, so I say enjoy it as best you can. I actually spent a lot of time on details and making a few things (and according to my husband it was overboard) but I have pictures, and still have a lot of mementos from our wedding in our house now. So yeah, my brother or cousin might not remember the kick ass coasters I had monogrammed with an Einstein love quote for my husband, but I'm using one right now.
Enjoy it! You'll have detail withdrawal afterwards 🙂
Oh…and in case you care to see. Shameless plug for my own wedding…
http://lauraannmiller.com/blog/2012/07/15/emily-jason-saint-louis-wedding-photography/