Insanity, thy name is Christy

[kissa_bites]

I used to be a sane person. Then, I informed my best beloved that we were getting married. Then, I repeated myself. Now, apparently, we actually are doing this thing, date and all, and now I am a crazy person. Invitations, no colors on the invitations, so we can print them easily - and oh damn, can I do that on cardstock, flowers – did you know Costco does bouquets and bulk roses, dresses, rings, marriage licenses (do I have to take a written test for this like a driver's license test - sheesh) favors, garden vs. church vs. deck, and where’s the reception, get Costco to do the cake, damn it, and where the hell did all of these people come from, and mothers... LOTS of mothers.

My mother is now a crazy person, too. She went to Michaels to "get ideas". Now she has ideas. This is both good and bad. She has a LOT of ideas (formal portraits - wtf?) to stuff for kids to do during the reception (keeping kids busy so they don't wreck havoc - quelle concept) and favors - everything from picture frames to key chains (please tell me why someone would want a keychain with my name and wedding date on it? That's just dumb.) Tell me why the frell I have to invite my cousins. They didn't invite me to their weddings *sticks tongue out in the manner of a four year old*. My mother tells me it's because I am a better person and it's good for the family. I think she means I'm willing to spend money on people I really don't like enough to call on the weekend.

I used to be sane. Once upon a time. Now, I am slowly turning into Bridezilla.

Comments

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

Hee! That is the right attitude to have :D

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

I'm driving myself nuts. Why did I decide to do this in August? Dane wanted October. Why? Why? Why?

Can favors just be seeds and terra cotta pots? I really don't need clever or witty - hell, I don't even need favors.

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

My piece of advice re: weddings: do whatever you want to do. Do not listen to what anyone else says "is a good idea". :D And no, you do not need favors. But if you do decide to do them, don't do something cheesy (ie the keychains, which obv. you won't be doing), but something cute (ie the seeds in pots). Something like that you could also use as your centerpieces. (When we were going to have a little bit bigger wedding, that was what I was going to do: combine favors and centerpieces into one. *shrug* Seemed economical) <-----ADVICE! Don't listen to it! LOL

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

table centerpieces: tables for 8
1 candle pillar or 3 floating candles
2 photos – either childhood or old wedding photos
1 fish/plant or flower arrangement (Costco flowers)
favors???

I'm thinking a litle tin or organza bag of personalized M&M's (they totally will change the M logo for you!) or seeds/pots or decks of cards or wine bottle stoppers or some such thing.

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

The M&Ms are very cool, imo, because you can get them in pretty much any color. I quite like the seed/pots idea, also.

Floating candles are very elegant looking *is a fan* You can even float flower heads too if you get the right kind of flowers (real or fake).

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

We could float flower heads (and even with the fish in the same bowls) too - brilliant idea. Thanks! I don't want all of the tables to be the same, nor am I using placecards.

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

Ah, that will be very cool, then having different centerpieces at each table. I'm not a matchy-matchy girl myself (and obviously you're not either!). Are you not doing placecards as you don't care where ppl sit or because you don't like them?

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

I don't care where people sit, actually. If I put someone in a specific spot, s/he is GOING to rebel and there really is no way to force family unity, you know? People will just switch the cards. This way, folks can be comfortable and 70 people (OMG!) isn't so many that folks won't wander and chat.

Actually, the idea of each table will be the same : fire, photos, living thing, favor - how it happens though, will be pretty relaxed.

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get that. Honestly people take offense when you stick them by the "wrong" people. Pffft. Better to let them sit where they please. 70! ZOMG! :)

Yes, same but different: which is good! That's LOADS better than plopping the same flower arrangement on each table, imo. Your idea really sounds very lovely.

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

I can just hear people - "I don't know any of these people. I don't want to sit next to them. I didn't want to come here anyway but I didn't want to piss off my cousin/mother/aunt"

I have NO idea where all of those people came from! We had a small list of friends and then the mothers gave us small lists of family and together they got huge! Of course, that's just the "invitation" list. The "announcement" list is huge. Then, there's the "MIL's reception in Portland" party that we're doing.

Thanks - the tables may actually work, lmaooo.

[mauvaise-etoile.livejournal.com]

It's amazing how quickly the lists of people add up. Our original plan was for "small". Our final list ended up being about 100, and that was bare minimum, which is why we scrapped the whole thing and went down to 19. Hee.

People are just really nutso about weddings. I'll never understand why :)

[benevolntgoddes.livejournal.com]

At this point, it no longer matters. I just want it done. 10 or 100, it's pretty well all the same. I just don't have the formulae down yet. Once I get a "thing" - like the tables - it should be fairly easy to execute. I hope.