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A little update on my deciding on a caterer trauma!

Basically, I tried calling A (who catered my brother’s wedding) for the first time a week or two ago and we kept playing phone tag, but finally talked yesterday! I just really like him and we had a very encouraging talk. I’m feeling very good about everything with him, so I think there is a very good chance we’ll just choose him in the end!

As I explained to him, it isn’t that anyone else is doing anything wrong, but just that I feel like I would always be worried about them, whereas I know A will be able to pull it off in the end since I saw how wonderfully it turned out at my brother’s wedding. So, for example, if I were to call K and leave her a message a few weeks before the wedding and not hear from her in a week or two, I would COMPLETELY FLIP OUT, but if A did the exact same thing… I’d figure he was busy and just give him another call.

I realize (& Mr. Bluebell is very fond of reminding me) that this is 100% my own psychological issue, but at this point I have just been toooooo stressed about this decision (with almost a year to the wedding, so I’m sure it’ll only get worse!!). I think I’d rather just go for A to have some peace of mind.

I feel a little silly since a) there really is absolutely nothing wrong with K other than our non-meshing communication styles, and I loved all her ideas, and she’s a bit cheaper, and b) I really did want it to be completely different from my brother’s wedding which is why it took me so long to call A in the first place. But A assures me he can create a totally different menu and style (although they may use some of the same serving dishes…but they were pretty! It’s all good!), and at this point all I keep repeating to myself is “PEACE OF MIND”!!!

How much of a role does the concept of peace of mind play in your wedding planning? Do you find yourself flipping out over things that you know are really quite irrational, but you just can’t quite shake that, you know, disconcerting vibe?