Honestly, I cannot even begin to imagine how most girls are able to pull off the whole "magical wedding day" thing without damn near losing their minds. Here we are the Monday before my post-wedding reception and I am on the brink of having another major panic attack. Looking back, I never, ever, ever should have decided to do this. It would have been better for all involved I think if I had just gotten married in August and then just moved on. Not sure what on earth made me decide to have this silly party.
I am not trying to hate on anyone, because I know that all involved are really just trying to make this party everything I ever wanted. The fundamental problem with that is that basically, all I ever wanted was a fun party with my close friends and family that involved music, beer and cake. But, as things usually do, this has taken on a life of its own and now that it is rapidly approaching, all I really want to do is have it done. What a horrible attitude to have.
I cannot even begin to imagine how stressed out I would be if we were trying to actually get married on Friday as well. The main reason I elected not to do both the wedding and party on the same day was because I did not want to be super stressed out on my wedding day. I wanted to be able to orchestrate things as I wanted them and have it not be about the guests, flowers, decorations, food, music, etc. I wanted it to be about getting to hang out with Danny for the rest of my life. And, thankfully, that is exactly how our wedding day turned out. Unfortunately, the "soiree" has taken on a life of its own and it seems like no matter what I do, I seem to offend someone. I cannot help it that I am laid back by nature and do not care about flower centerpieces, table arrangements or seating charts. I am sure that once the day arrives, I will have fun at the party – but, for now, I just want it over and done with. All of the excess stress that it is creating in my life is driving me mad.
Having said that – I did take on a few responsibilities for the soiree – the #1 (and most controversial) was the design of the invitations and RSVP cards. I got the idea for the design from this old Wilco tour poster that I found floating around my hard drive:
Since Danny and I are both so into music – I loved the idea of designing our invitations to look like a vintage rock poster. Danny also loved the idea and so I ran with it. It is definitely not your average “wedding” invitation and the response to the final design has been overwhelming positive.
Obviously, the original invitation included our last names – but, I took those off of the “blog edition” for obvious reasons.
My other responsibilities for the soiree included coordinating the cake. Conceptually, the idea for the cake is all my idea, but, I cannot talk about that until after the party because it is a surprise. Danny and I have both been involved in working with the DJ – this involves balancing both of our kind of non mainstream music tastes with stuff that everyone else will know. Good thing I listen to a lot of “popular” music when I work out!
Alright, more later – crossing my fingers that I make it through this week with my sanity still intact.
