Wedding Hours: Clocking In

Wedding Hours: Clocking In

March 13th, 2008 @ 1:08 pm by Mrs. Cupcake

Lately I have started to wonder how much time I have really spent planning our wedding.

Most of my lunch hours these days are spent returning vendor phone calls or catching up on a few wedding blogs to try and catch a quick bit of inspiration. I come home at the end of the day, and the laptop usually makes its way in front of me pretty promptly. If I’m not emailing a potential vendor, organizing my wedding binder, or poring over my latest Excel spreadsheet, I’m seeking out ideas online (including, of course, on Weddingbee!). There have definitely been one too many evenings that I have looked up from my computer to realize that it’s well past my intended bedtime. Sometimes I have a lot to show for it and I feel like my time was well-spent (our save the dates, for instance)… other times, though, I just go to bed thinking, what did I actually accomplish in the last 3 hours?

This fairly common occurrence has started to make me wonder: if I give myself a time limit to perform certain wedding tasks, can I stick with it? Will it teach me a lesson in wedding time-management, or will limiting myself to X hours per task just make me feel more pressured to make the right decisions more quickly? I think it’s very possible that “clocking in” would make me more accountable for my wedding planning hours, and in turn a little more sane if I had a few extra hours per week to relax. I might just have to try it….

Do you give yourself a time limit for wedding tasks, or do you keep researching and working until you get exactly what you want?

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6 Responses to “Wedding Hours: Clocking In”

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stargazerlily (message) 946 posts, Busy bee

No time limit for sure! I work from home and even though I work long hours, I have a lot of downtime when the computer is working its editing magic, so I research my butt off all day long. I love the planning process and I’ve met so many wonderful people along the way!

3/13/08 @ 1:11 pm (reply)

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miss teaberry

limit? that would be a great idea…i don’t just work until i get exactly what i want, i continue to obsess about it even after it is perfect!

3/13/08 @ 1:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Cupcake (message) 1,167 posts, Bumble bee

Miss teaberry, “obsess” is definitely the word I should have used

Miss Penguin, I wish I had downtime at work! I’m lucky if I can squeeze in a Weddingbee-fix at lunch time (like now).

3/13/08 @ 1:32 pm (reply)

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vyeta7 (message) 220 posts, Helper bee

I have to say that I put wedding research and planning in the ‘fun’ and not ‘work’ category. If I wasted to minimize my time and hold myself to a schedule I am sure I could. But have found myself really enjoying the process and holding myself to a timetable would just add to the stress.

3/13/08 @ 2:43 pm (reply)

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Kate

I agree with vyeta7… I think limiting the time might actually be more stressful. I know that at times I need someone to tell me to just make a decision but I mean, really let’s be honest here, it is way too much fun and you should enjoy while you can- I figure I get to to do this once, so I might as well spend the time I want on it!

3/13/08 @ 4:12 pm (reply)

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GetMarried4Less (message) 915 posts, Busy bee

my job is such that i could work a little every day to produce my monthly reports. or i could cram in all my work in a stress filled week.

i have chosen the latter so most of my days are spent researching, conceptualizing. and refreshing WeddingBee.

3/13/08 @ 4:40 pm (reply)