My wedding is in twenty-seven days. There are so many things to worry about with a wedding, so many little details that now I see why people get married on the beach. They are probably just as stressed though. What about those people that do it all themselves??? I have a venue that provides the food, decorations for reception and everything, and I still feel stressed when that cut out a great deal of planning. I would assume anyway.
Luckily most of the big stuff was done while I was overseas by my lovely mother. I don't think I could have done it without here. There is nothing online about planning a wedding from overseas. Apparently, people planning weddings from overseas that are not destination weddings is not a common thing. My top advice at this point is....
1. The internet and email are your best friends. That's how I corresponded with my caterer, which is great because you still have it all on record. I used the internet to buy my favors and many other things for the wedding that no one things about like chair sashes. My parents would send me pictures of venues they visited and other things they found for the wedding. It was nice to see pictures of the places that weren't on their website.
2. Have a friend or family member you trust taste wise and is willing to go to venues for you and check them out, see cake bakers and taste the cakes, get your sample favors in the mail and tell you about their quality and look, accept all the packages of stuff you're buying for the wedding, and more. My mother worked best for this, but I still felt bad about all the stuff she was doing and how obsessive I've gotten over small details. My parents even had to send out my invites seeing as I just got back into town last week.
3. Give yourself some time in the area if you are able. I came home for two weeks at Christmas last year and found my dress and my schedule was packed the whole time running around. The band was nice enough to meet with me the day before Christmas Eve. I arrived here a little over a month before my wedding and I'm still running around trying to tie up all the loose ends. I had logos put on our champagne glasses with our names on them, made flower girl baskets because those things are expensive, got my dress altered, met with the venue (which I will do at least two more times before the wedding), got our wedding rings because gold and diamonds are cheaper here at the moment. There's tons of stuff to do for a wedding, I never would have believed it before.
4. If you're planning from overseas, you have to give up control of the little details or even the big ones. I've always been pretty laid back, but my wedding has made me into super crazy woman. I would call myself a bridezilla, but I've seen that show and I'm not near as bad as them...At least I hope not. I know I've made my mother hang-up on me.
5. Relax. The number one piece of advice for any bride. Weddings are supposed to be fun. I've been freaking out about small things that no one will even remember about my wedding, and I probably won't even remember. Take some time to take care of yourself. Luckily, I have a cousin that's a massage therapist. She keeps her table in her car. I love you, Kristen!! MWAH!
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