33 Annoying Things I Learned Planning My Own Wedding
I got married during Summer on a beautiful, emotional, love-filled day — one which I planned myself, eschewing a wedding planner. I nixed the idea early on, thinking it wasn't something I wanted to spend money on, and I also thought I'd enjoy doing all the planning myself. I love research! I love being organized! Especially when it's all for one lovely day my husband and our families would remember our whole lives. While I'm happy to say that everything turned out great, the long road of planning had its highs and lows — and the lows were so annoying, I wondered why I was trying to plan such a hullabaloo (I remembered eventually).
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God, it's so fun.
These former mysteries will become useful and usable to you!
As if you needed another Internet addiction.
It can go to your head.
Stuff like the perfect ring dish. You didn't even think about ring dishes before, ever!
No invitation will define you or your relationship. Just pick one.
You just have to learn to let it go.
Why do you need to hang on to wedding bands for six months? Explain this to me.
Who cares if I wanted to wear an ivory dress, while the guys wore white shirts? Not a thing.
You actually hope to cry in front of a stranger instead of someone you know, because then you're that crazy bride.
Whatever.
It doesn't sound that hard at first.
It's hard.
And you learn to respect the RSVP.
And then finally, you remember why you wanted this in the first place.
Because this is supposed to be the happiest time of your life. But you're trying to be an event planner.
And you realize why people hire wedding planners: sanity.
Like more wine.
Who needs favors anyway?
Your fiancé should help with that, too.
And you'll be married to someone awesome, which, yes, my friends, is awesome.
