Weddingbee Blog

One of the awesome things about being a bride blogger is connecting with other brides. I’ve seen more wedding inspiration than I knew existed. There’s a lot out there! And it’s not just brides coming up with exciting ideas, either; the wedding industry has jumped onboard, too, with places like The Knot and Brides magazine joining the ranks and providing innovative ways to personalize your wedding.

One of the not-so-awesome things about this wave of inspiration: overkill. Some girls might not have a problem with this because maybe they know what they want or know when to stop looking, but for a big-time procrastinator and personwholikestoobsess—like me—all of the inspiration can be overwhelming.

Let me rephrase: all of the inspiation can be paralyzing.

Source

Over the last year or so that I’ve known about wedding blogs and read them, I’ve accumulated quite the list of projects I want to do. Little and big stuff. Everything from sewing the ring-bearer pillow to creating bathroom baskets. Not to mention the save the dates, invitations, programs, blah, blah, blah—the list goes on. It’s madness, really. And instead of checking things off the list, I’m adding to it.

Do you do this, too?

Source

I might be able to deal with the overwhelming amount of inspiration and long list of projects I want to do if there wasn’t an equally long list of things I have to do. Namely, choose a wedding gown, find a DJ, hire a florist…Need I say more?

Am I the only one behind on this stuff?

Source

Mama Brooch told me when I get overwhelmed with my to-do list, I need to make a “did it” list. Yes, just to make myself feel better. (Aren’t moms great?) No, seriously. It helps. It puts things in persepective—for me, at least.

Even though a lot of the aforementioned little stuff hasn’t been done, some really big stuff has been.

• We picked the date.
• We found our venue.
• We chose a caterer.
• We hired a planner.

More on the latter two later. That’s big! Right? We’ve also been feverishly stacking our dough so that when it comes time to do all the little stuff, we’ve got the money to pay for it to happen.

I’m such a to-do list freak, though. A “did it” list hardly satisfies my craving to do something…With that being said, I’m going to try my darndest to get some wedding-related tasks done and report back with even just a few fewer looming projects and decisions.

Are there any other brides that feel overwhelmed by their to-do lists? Any advice on how to get some of this stuff done?