So....we got engaged in March, and we're getting married 6th June next year. I keep thinking that I am incredibly well organised, and if anyone asks me about the wedding, I can reel off all the things I have done.
Except, with the months flying by, I am suddenly feeling as though most of these things that I think of as "organised" are in fact only clear in my head. ie I know what we are going to do, but haven't actually done/finsished/arranged it.
I know 9 months still seems like a long time, but the fact is that H2B works as a store manager, so once we get to October, I see far less of him than usual until the Christmas period is done and dusted, by which time I am then in my full on busy period which ends at the beginning of April. In addition, my daughter, who is BM, and who has been with me every step of the way, is going to work in a ski resort over the winter period, so that's her out of action until it is time to be doing the last minute bits and bobs!
Things are booked, and deposits paid, and I have sort of sat back a bit thinking that's the big stuff done. But reading everyone's posts on here is showing me that there are many other bits than just the biggies, and I really do need to give myself a kick up the bum.
Really, we need to get as much as possible done before the end of October, so that while H2B is mega busy at work, I can do things like the grooms' journal etc in secret, and then we can do the next round after Christmas - things like menu tasting we cannot do until January at our venue, we have chosen the brides and BM flowers but H2B want to help choose the venue flowers, the band have been booked, but we need to arrange to meet again to sort out the playlist etc etc etc.
That's without all the smaller things that I keep thinking will somehow present themselves already done!
Its not as though I can just get on and do it all when he is at work (he works weekends, I don't, so I could do stuff then potentially) because he loves being involved in all the planning, and having his input and feeling that things are "joint" is really important to me (having been married before to someone who just said "whatever you want to do....." which just meant that he couldn't be bothered to make a decision or have an opinion).
So, with that in mind, I have ordered the Wedding advice "madlib" type cards that have been sitting in my "basket" on Vistaprint for the last few weeks. Another thing done, paid for and off the list.
One down 74986 to go......!!!
