Weddingbee Blog

This wedding of ours is nearing closer and closer, and there are still some major tasks left on my list. Like writing my vows.

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I know, kind of major.

When I was younger, I always wanted to write for a newspaper. Not because I had any real desire to be a newspaper reporter, but because it seemed the only thing that would force me to write was a deadline. School papers were usually finished in the early morning hours of their due date. Toasts have been scribbled on a rehearsal dinner napkin. I suppose I just do better under pressure.

But procrastination has become a problem with my vows.

I kept thinking I would sit down and really focus on what I wanted to say. Mr. Husky and I are writing our vows separately, and they will be kept a secret until we speak them to one another. I want my vows to him to be honest and complete—and I only have…ohmygod…three days left to write them.

I kept thinking I would wait until the very last minute, per my M.O., but my list of things to get done feels ever-building. Add to that the family that has been arriving in town since Sunday morning, and my free-time is at an all-time low.

So tonight, I will take an hour or so for myself and sit in a coffee shop corner to finally get these vows written down. I feel a little bit guilty about abandoning all of our family, and Mr. Husky, with a huge list of tasks to check off in time for the wedding. But I also feel like the remaining tasks are “bonuses”—not required to have a wedding—while my vows…well, they’re a pretty big deal.

Have you had to carve out a window for alone time to get the “majors” done? What did you draw on for your vow inspiration?