As all women who have planned their own wedding know, there is a heck of a lot of work to be done. From guest list to seating plans to hotel accommodations there are just so many things to organize. So why is it that men try to derail our planning? Q recently told me, while I was trying to figure out my guest favors, that I needed to slow down “at the rate you’re going we would be done the planning in 6 months”. Nay I say. I explained to him that we should get the big things out of the way, and then he could sit back and let me handle the finer details. Details like programs, seating arrangements, itinerary; you know the things you cannot plan for till 3-4 months before the actual wedding date.
Think about it, 12 months is really not a long time. The first month of the engagement is a write off since you are making announcements, family dinners and fermenting in engagement bliss and just getting a feel for what you both want. December holds little time for planning since the holidays tend to take up so much energy, gift shopping, family dinners yada yada yada… Really, that only leaves 10 months of planning. 10 months to plan one of the biggest, most expensive parties you will ever throw. Given, my affair will be pretty low-key and simple compared to the many I have attended over the years but as the bride you would like to leave nothing to chance. Yes, things will go wrong but you want to do everything you can to limit disasters and truly make your wedding day everything you dreamed it would be. Call me a Bridzilla if you will but I do believe this is in all of us, who wants to spend all that money to do a half ass job?
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