Wedding Blog

Well, I’ve done it. I’ve admitted wedding planning defeat. (Yes, I am being a little dramatic) I sent the most pathetic email to our day of coordinator yesterday, swallowing my pride and confessing that I can’t make it through the next two months without her help. It takes a lot for me to admit I can’t handle something myself but with the last few weeks of rehearsal venue changes, broken contracts, bands who can’t keep it together, and all around unresponsiveness from vendors I am going to (I’ll say this as delicately as possible) lose my sh*t.

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Our coordinator is so affordable and truly so wonderful, this was a no brainer for me. I make her copies of all our contracts and hand it all over. She’ll take care of confirming with everyone, setting up a schedule for the day, telling the vendors when they need to be set up, making sure they are where they’re supposed to be, etc. I feel like there actually is a price for peace of mind, and I wrote a check for it this morning.

Sigh.

I do have to admit though, I feel like I am in this twisted game of Mercy and I just cried “UNCLE” at the top of my lungs. As we get closer and closer to September, I just want to be able to enjoy what’s left of the planning process. I really do love all the little details and the planning itself was smooth sailing until this past month. But from here on out I want to relish in dress fittings and picking out ceremony music; not making sure everyone fulfills their part of contracts and shows up on time. I feel like passing off some of the mundane details will take some of the weight off my shoulders and truly allow me to enjoy the rest of this experience. I feel better already.

So my advice to you, lovely hive, is don’t be afraid to ask for help! I think a lot of us head into this process thinking we can handle everything ourselves, and while we absolutely can, it doesn’t mean that we have to. There are friends, family members, and outrageously talented wedding coordinators out there to lend a hand. There will inevitably be stress, but I like to think the planning process should still be something we enjoy at the end of the day. In the stress of it all it’s easy to lose sight of what all this is about, so before that happens ask for help!

((Slowly stepping down off soapbox))