Impossibly Busy

Heidi and I are planners. We were way ahead of the curve with finding locations, getting clothing, and getting all sorts of crap sorted out. We sent out our invitations earlier than most folks do, and got darn nearly everything ready to go with months left over. We had to wait for our invitees to respond, so we pretty much needed to take a pause in the planning. We effectively stopped planning for a month, and then started ramping up the planning again. Here's the thing though: We both know how to plan a party, but with most parties, you only have to plan so much. You get things ready, then you sit back and watch people enjoy themselves. This is really different. We have to plan the hell out of the whole evening, and then remain flexible for the inevitable problems that will arise.

All this is to say, we had planned the heck out of the day, and we effectively thought we were done. With a regular party, you get things ready, you invite people, and you're pretty much done until the party starts. Not so much with a wedding. We realized just how much more crap needed to be done, and now we're working like machines trying to get it all accomplished by the day before (we're still working on the rehearsal dinner plans). I'm sure things will sort themselves out, but it's a challenge.