Hive, I know it’s been a while. The truth is, we’ve been having some wedding-related family drama here at the Unicorn household. I’ll admit, the drama kinda threw me into a weird funk. I haven’t been as excited about my own wedding as I should be.
Thanks to a very supportive Mr. Unicorn, however, I am back in the swing of things! With only 37 days to the wedding—HOLY CRAP—I decided to get ORGANIZED! Insert fist pump here.
First things first, of course.
Our rabbi told us that a rehearsal for the ceremony won’t be necessary, and while this makes my inner bridezilla freak out just the tiniest bit, I do trust him. Instead, we’ll be having a quick mini rehearsal right before the actual ceremony. Since none of the bridesmaids or groomsmen actually know each other, I decided a diagram of the processional and recessional would be super helpful.
I fiddled around on Paint for a while, and voila:
Image created on Paint by Miss U
Image created on Paint by Miss U
We have more bridesmaids than groomsmen, so my brother gets TWO ladies for the recessional. Bow chicka wow wow! He’s a goofball, and I’m sure he’ll ham it up for the crowd when he walks back up the aisle with one lovely lady on each arm.I’ve also started making spreadsheets to keep track of RSVPs and seating arrangements. The spreadsheets have been a bit of a headache, really; who knew it would be so hard to assign eight people to each table??? With two sets of divorced parents, we have to be really careful to avoid any unpleasant scenes. For the most part, our families get along great, but given recent drama, I’d hate to be the one responsible for starting World War III. In addition to my lovely diagrams and spreadsheets, I’ve started making up all kinds of lists. I have a list of music for the DJ, I have a packing list for ceremony items, I have a packing list for reception items, and I have a list of “Shit I Have to Get Done.” The latter includes getting Mr. U’s wedding band, getting a marriage license (kind of important, right?), writing a letter to send in with my license, and so on and so forth. Phew!
How are you getting organized for your wedding? Is there such a thing as TOO organized?
You’re so organized, Miss Unicorn! My brother is also a ham, so he would probably behave in a similar fashion! 
That is way more organized that I am, but maybe I will get it together as we get closer! 
I like your diagram! I noticed you have the groomsman/groom on the right, and in Jewish ceremonies the bride is usually on the right. The only reason I know this for certain and mention it is because at my sister’s wedding, they didn’t rehearse and had the groomsman standing on the right, and the rabbi made the groomsman/bridesmaids switch after the processional, before my sister walked down! It wasn’t a disaster, just something that would have been changed if there had been a rehearsal!
I thought I was so organized. I made lists and seating charts and felt so prepared. The one thing I forgot to do was give the venue a chart of what the tables numbers were. This resulted in my divorced parents, who were supposed to be seated at separate tables with their backs facing each other. Their tables got switched so they were basically right across for each other staring at each other all night. Totally my fault. You can never be too organized!
You are probably way more organised than you would think Miss U! I didn’t realise how organised I was until I wrote a list of all the things we managed to accomplish this month and realised that it was quite a bit!
Great idea! I feel like there are a million things to do to be organized for one day…it’s crazy!
You’ll appreciate the organization come wedding time 
And, I totally understand on the crappy seating chart drama. It sucks, especially when you just want to tell people to act like grown ups for one night so you can enjoy your wedding. Hopefully the drama will subside for you!
Ohhhh it’s crunch time girl! Being TOO organized is deff a good thing when it comes to wedding planning!
You can never be TOO organized. Also, we didn’t have a rehearsal at all, and everything ran SOOO smoothly. The only mistake was me flubbing the Hebrew, cause I suck at being Jewish like that. I just wrote down the line-up and our day-of-coordinator from the venue lined us up (any friend/fam member could honestly do it) and we were on our way. So, don’t sweat it!
Mrs. Unicorn, Atlanta, Georgia Age and Occupation: 22, Retail Sales Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 22, Graphic Designer Engagement Date: November 27, 2011 Wedding Date: September 2012 Venue: The Farm About Me: I’m an impatient, impulsive person with a creative side and a flair for the dramatic. I’m very much a DIY sort of girl, and I have the messy craft table to prove it. I worked at a veterinary clinic for the better part of seven years before diving headfirst into the totally different world of sales. I must say, the change has been one for the better; I no longer have clients that bite or scratch, nor does my workplace smell of kitty litter. My true passion, however, is aerial acrobatics and dance, and I hope to open my own studio one day. Mr. Unicorn doesn’t bat an eye when he comes home from work to find his fiancée hanging upside down from a pole. Together, we enjoy shooting things (with a camera), playing Xbox games (my strategy consists primarily of button-mashing), and enjoying the company of our spoiled pit bull named Leeloo. We are planning a fall wedding with lots of DIY details and a rustic-chic vibe. Our budget is tight, but we know we can work around it to plan the wedding we want.
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