The Home Stretch

As of this weekend, we have less than 6 months to go before the wedding! Now no one can say I'm planning way far in advance, because I actually have to get stuff done now instead of just pondering every detail incessantly. With the holidays upon us, I haven't had a whole lot of time or cash to deal with any major planning, but I have started on some more long-term projects.

One long-term ordeal has been trying to contact the wedding coordinator. Not really sure what's going on with that one. I tried emailing several weeks ago to no avail, called last Wednesday and left a message which has not been returned, and now I'm really starting to wonder what the deal is. The thing is, she is the only person who can set-up the remaining contracts with the caterers and cake bakery, so we still need to make one more trip up the mountain to hammer this stuff out sooner than later. So if this blog has indeed become more popular than I am aware of on the web, maybe someone at the venue will get the hint and I won't have to go bridezilla on them. I have two years worth of pent-up wedding angst, and that just wouldn't be pretty.

Anyhoo... My other project has been to find the vases/bowls/etc. with which to create the reception table centerpieces. So far I have won 4 eBay auctions for lots of several antique milk glass pieces, and I have 3 more to go. After that I'll have to wait for the shipments to come in so I can re-evaluate the situation. It's easy to get carried away with those things. If I get too many, my florist will hate me and there may not be space left for food at the tables. But if I get too few, well, that'll just look kinda sad. I like the concept I've finally landed on though, with all white milk glass pieces of various shapes and sizes scattered on the robins egg blue tables, filled with peonies and ranunculus. No more stress dreams about that one, I hope.

I think the thing I'm most excited about though, is the plan we've conjured-up this week for the honeymoon. Now that we have a better idea of our budget and time constraints, we're planning a week-long road trip up to Seattle, and possibly further to Vancouver, BC for a day or two. I'm researching our specific stops, which may also include Big Sur and Portland if we have time. The main priority is, of course, Seattle. It'll be hard to come back, I'm sure.

So all of that plus plans for the bridal shower and bachelorette are in the works. The real planning starts now! Wish me luck!