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I’m generally a pretty indecisive person. I tend to over-analyze everything. A crucial part of my decision-making process is consulting others about their opinions. It really helps me to see different perspectives and weigh out the positives and negatives. I’ve come to you quite a few times now asking for your advice and opinions regarding different elements of our wedding. So many of you have been so friendly and helpful to me in my moments of indecision. I have felt so surprised and flattered by the way that you, people whom I’ve never even met before, seem to genuinely care about my wedding. Seriously, I’m starting to feel like some of you are my real life friends!

Looking back over my posts, I noticed that I’ve left you hanging a few times. So for those of you who are following my wedding planning journey and are curious as to what I’ve ended up deciding after some of my posts, this one is for you!

1. Almost a month ago now (time flies!), I wrote about the pants we bought for our groomsmen/”Ninja turtles,” and asked whether you thought we should have them buy the matching jackets or just wear the pants with a shirt and tie. You guys brought up some great points on both sides. Well… we decided to get the jackets, and I am so thrilled that we did! And we ended up getting the normally $325.00 jackets during an Easter sale at the Banana Republic Outlet for just $123.00 a piece! All of the guys love their suits and seem happy to have the option of wearing the jacket or taking it off after the ceremony. Plus, getting our wedding party’s outfits all figured out was such a huge relief to me and Mr. Turtle!

Brother Turtle/Groomsman Raphael in his suit next to our bridesmaid’s dress (Watters #4826)

2. I also wrote about my desire for a draped tent frame structure to house our reception. I had a vision, but no idea of where to begin. Well, I am happy to report that thanks to a recommendation from our florist, I discovered Julie, the goddess of draping who is going to make all my flowy white tent dreams come true! I presented her with all of the inspiration pictures I’d collected and we decided to recreate this photo with a sheer white chiffon:

Photo Source: A Boxed Event

I am so excited to see how this turns out!

3. And finally, we made our table linens decision! I showed you a few of my options, remember? Well for some reason, this decision ended up being the one I’ve struggled with the most so far. I think it’s because I realized that linens, something I had previously thought of as a pretty insignificant detail, actually have the power to totally set the tone of the reception. After staring at swatches with my mom for weeks on end, we decided on a light pink lamour with silver dupioni runners. Since we’re going with the silver chairs, I guess it will kind of look like this picture. Picture long banquet tables outside with silver runners on them, though! I’m no linens expert, but I like this choice and am just feeling relieved to have our last “big” decision made.

Photo Source: Style Me Pretty

Thanks again to all of you who shared your input on these issues. Your encouraging comments always make my day!

So, what is your decision-making process? Do you tend to benefit from hearing other people’s opinions or do you keep your dilemmas to yourself?