Day 34***Putting the DING in WEDDING!

**the timer is about to go off** 

        Some of you ladies out there probably know what goes into a wedding and have maybe even experienced it and for those of you that do or have probably know that now is crunch time! This marathon I’ve been running since the day of our engagement (May 14th 2010) is now in its final stretch and the adrenaline is pumping!  For those of you who have never been married or planned for a wedding due to whatever reason ie: being young, perpetually single, etc.. go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief that you are not currently 34 days out from your wedding! Don’t get me wrong, I cannot wait to be married to Cary, but it is a little nerve wrecking when you consider everything that goes into a wedding like the one we are going to have and it only lasts one day! Today I decided I would do a little countdown for the remaining days and just provide a snapshot of my sanity for anyone who is interested. 

        My wedding planning has been pretty typical I think and most brides probably experience around the same if not more stress than I have, but I have encountered a strange occurrence that I don't think other brides have to deal with. BEWARE OF FALSE REGISTRIES! Cary and I have only registered at one place and that is Target.. when we went to start our registry there we were surprised to find that a registry already existed under our names and whoever started it registered for a few weird and very expensive items(one of those items being a $500 pet vacuum). We spent about an hour on the phone with Target trying to convince them that it was impossible that there was another Cary and Lexi getting married on the same day in my hometown.. Finally Target deleted the registry when Cary threatened that we'd cancel our real registry and just tell our guest we weren't registered anywhere.  It was a pretty frustrating thing, but we moved on with our lives(so we thought) until last Friday when Cary received a text form his mom asking about a registry we had at Bed Bath & Beyond with some ridiculously expensive items on it($130 sugar bowl, $1800 sterling!).. another fake registry that we did not create! Again, we registered at ONE place, Target.  After a littler further investigation we found that we were also registered at 3 other places and so I spent all day figuring out how to hack into those registries and delete them. I am leaving out some creepy details about this whole incident, but am positive someone did this as a mean joke.. Good one! You really ticked us both off, but we kept a decent sense of humor and if any of you stumble upon one of the fake registries you'll see what I mean.

        Today I am feeling a little extra stressed than usual and it’s weird because the source is in some way 100% the wedding and in other ways 100% not.. So, we are to the point in the planning where we are ironing out minor details the specific detail I am currently working out is what time is it appropriate to start our gift opening the morning after the wedding. To be honest with you all I don’t care what time we have it.. my schedule is pretty wide open that day.  Well, some of our guests are flying out at noon, 1PM etc.. and so we would like to at least be able to tell them good bye before they head to the airport.. My side of the family are faithful Catholic people and they will have church to attend that morning so I need to pick a time that accommodates people leaving early and also people that have church.. I am just going to guess, but if I haven’t lost your interest already you are probably wondering “why is this such a dilemma?” .. I have no idea why it is, but the problem occurred last night when I was discussing this with Cary’s mom because I am not sure what I said, but I could tell I said something wrong so now I am all concerned that I have an upset soon to be mother in law.. I LOVE Cary’s mom and think she is the best and have a wonderful relationship with her so don’t think I am throwing her under the bus here. She has done a lot of the work for the wedding which is why I have kept my sanity for as long as I have, but I think she is getting spread a little thin with the wedding plus all the other million things she does on a daily basis (she is superwoman I swear)!  So, I have been replaying our conversation over and over and over in my head trying to figure out where it went south.. still not sure on it, but very sick to my stomach thinking about the outcome. Chances are I am over thinking things and worrying too much, but as most who know me would agree, I’m sensitive and hate conflict.

Today I made a list of things that have to get done in the next couple weeks and some of those things are already off my list:
1.       Make reservation for Cary and I the night of our wedding
2.       Finish up the party favors (I made/designed them myself and it has been a lot of work, I recommend buying something because it really didn’t save much money making them myself and I am guessing my guest wouldn’t care if they were homemade)
3.       Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4.       Start working on seat assignments
5.       Confirm reservations for the party bus
6.       Find jewelry to go with my dress
7.       Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
8.       Figure out my wardrobe for my bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the gift opening
9.       Pick up thank you notes
10.   Write out the programs and have them ready to print
       
        There is bound to be other things I think of, but this is my list for now.  34 days and I will be walking down the aisle to my best friend and soul mate and that will make the day perfect no matter what else happens or gets done.


~LEXI~