Gonna Get Married

Wedding planning has consumed my life.

Over the weekend my parents, groom and maid of honor helped stuff and address the engagement photos/announcements. It was a good time. We got to chat and get the ball rolling on wedding talk. I will be mailing the announcements out in the morning! We still have some missing addresses but the bulk of that portion is done. Mission (mostly) accomplished!

Next up--getting coordinated to try on some bridesmaid gowns. I want to get started on that now so that we toss around the first set of dress ideas together. I'd like to get a feel for the styles the girls favor and feel comfortable in, as well as to what their price ranges are. They may or may not be wearing matching style of dresses, which is something we have to discuss.

It's a crazy trying to get everyone coordinated. Of course, this wedding planning is a huge priority to me; unsurprisingly, everyone is busy with their own priorities. I'm slightly concerened about how everything is going to work because everyone is so busy. I have four attendants. My maid of honor is graduating this May (and very busy with all that + working on her thesis), going to Europe for a big chunk of the summer, and then moving to Ohio for grad-school early fall/late summer.

One of my bridesmaids lives hours away in the twin cities area, and another lives in California! My last bridesmaid is super shy and I'm worried that she won't speak up if she's dissatisfied. Oh, and she's on the hunt for colleges right now so she is rather busy. It's going to be a challenge to coordinate bridal showers and other gatherings where all the ladies will be able to attend.

Plus, as-of-yet, I have not nailed down a site. It's between the skating rink in a nearby lake town or my uncle's barn, also in in that town. I personally prefer the barn idea, but it will take some cleaning and we need to find out about city ordinaces regarding noise, parking, alcohol and firecodes. *sigh* We'll see--wish me luck!