wedding

May 02, 2008

no time lately, but i've been stealing it from my lunch hour to go through articles and other wedding stuff collected from a few dozen issues of wedding magazines (mostly Modern Bride, and Brides). for me the most important thing in these early stages is that i start out being organized, because keeping things straight later on will be so much easier if we do it as we go. that's why i wanted to start the guest list early, and get the info into the program we're using to keep track of everything. and now every time we realize we missed someone, we just go add them in. we can add and delete people with little effort since most of the work is already done.

we're not budgeting like we should, starting with the budget and adding vendors later. instead we've decided to find major vendors we love, and go with it. as long as i get certain things i love, like the location, i can skimp on other things, like finding nice flowers at a fraction of the cost. i'm totally up for DIY invitations and a cheap (but nice!) dress. hopefully we will be able to handle the costs without going broke- luckily my parents are paying for the location, but Huggy Bear and i are shouldering everything else. honestly, i'm hoping his mother will pay for the rehearsal dinner (it's traditionally paid for by the groom's family) but i'm not even taking that for granted.