5th
W edding planners. What a joke. I’ve already made an impressive dent in my “Things To Do” list.
Official THINGS TO DO List
1. Choose wedding date
2. Tell boss wedding date
3. Vacation time for honeymoon
4. Decide on honeymoon
5. Get minister
6. Choose reception venue
7. Make guest list
8. Choose maid of honor
9. Choose best man
10. Register for gifts
11. Arrange for engagement party
12. Buy engagement ring
13. Buy wedding rings
14. Buy wedding dress
15. Choose maid of honor dress
16. Order wedding cake
17. Hire caterer
18. Hire band for reception
19. Order flowers for ceremony
20. Buy shoes
21. Plan rehearsal dinner
22. Invites to rehearsal dinner
23. Hire musicians for ceremony
24. Decide on dress code
25. Get marriage license
26. Hire videographer
27. Hire photographer
28. Order table flowers
29. Order bouquets
30. Order boutonnieres for men
31. Order nosegays for women
32. Order invitations
33. Decide on wine selection
34. Postage for invitations
35. Choose hairstyle and makeup
36. Buy gifts for attendants
37. Buy thank-you notes
38. Announce wedding in newspaper
39. Buy headpiece
40. Buy traveler’s checks for honeymoon
41. Apply for visas
42. Get shots and vaccinations
43. Order tent if necessary
44. Order chairs/tables if necessary
45. Make budget
46. Divide expenses
47. Make table-seating charts
48. Choose bridesmaid dress
49. Decide on menu
50. Decide on hors d’oeuvres
51. Decide on dinner-service style
52. Decide on staff-guest ratio
53. Decide seated or buffet
54. Reserve vegetarian meals
55. Reserve band/photographer/videographer meals
56. Make photo list
57. Choose hotel for wedding night
58. Hire limo for church-reception transport
59. Buy guest book for reception
60. Find hotel for out-of-towners
61. Decide on liquor selection
62. Hire bartenders
63. Verify wheelchair accessibility
64. Choose processional music
65. Choose recessional music
66. Choose cocktail music
67. Choose reception music
68. Choose ceremony readings
69. Prepare birdseed instead of rice
70. Schedule manicure/pedicure/wax
september 6th
A ccording to
BB
I’m alarmingly late in reserving a venue for my wedding reception. Flirting with disaster. Treading that thin line between a life of happiness and a dream unfulfilled.
And it’s starting to worry Prudence. I can tell by her refusal to blink.
It seems people typically reserve their venues a year in advance. I only have nine months. But I refuse to worry. If a human being can sprout in nine months from some spare biological matter, then I can plan a wedding. Besides, this is New York City. Not some little suburb with one church and a town hall. There are literally thousands of hotels, “event” spaces, and gardens for us to choose from. We could do a turn-of-the-century mansion, a hotel ballroom, a loft, a theater, a botanical garden, a private club, or a waterfront restaurant. And Lord knows, this city of sinisn’t lacking in places of worship. Even Gomorrah had churches.
Besides, how bad can it be? After all, I’m going to be a June bride.
Holy shit.
september 8th
W hile compiling my guest list for the wedding 17 I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve seen several of my friends.
This is strange, because I’m very social. I’m the one you call if you want to go out. I’m always up for a movie, a gallery show, or a meal. I love debating local politics and discussing career goals. Then it occurred to me that all these “lost” friends are married. I’ve only seen them a couple of times since their weddings. One by one my married friends have disappeared. How did this happen?
Where did they go?
I’m vowing here and now that THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO ME. I will not fall off the face of the Earth after June 2nd. I will not cease to exist.
I wonder if my married friends made the same vow?
----
17 According to
BB
, you can’t start looking for a reception venue until you know how
W edding planners. What a joke. I’ve already made an impressive dent in my “Things To Do” list.
Official THINGS TO DO List
1. Choose wedding date
2. Tell boss wedding date
3. Vacation time for honeymoon
4. Decide on honeymoon
5. Get minister
6. Choose reception venue
7. Make guest list
8. Choose maid of honor
9. Choose best man
10. Register for gifts
11. Arrange for engagement party
12. Buy engagement ring
13. Buy wedding rings
14. Buy wedding dress
15. Choose maid of honor dress
16. Order wedding cake
17. Hire caterer
18. Hire band for reception
19. Order flowers for ceremony
20. Buy shoes
21. Plan rehearsal dinner
22. Invites to rehearsal dinner
23. Hire musicians for ceremony
24. Decide on dress code
25. Get marriage license
26. Hire videographer
27. Hire photographer
28. Order table flowers
29. Order bouquets
30. Order boutonnieres for men
31. Order nosegays for women
32. Order invitations
33. Decide on wine selection
34. Postage for invitations
35. Choose hairstyle and makeup
36. Buy gifts for attendants
37. Buy thank-you notes
38. Announce wedding in newspaper
39. Buy headpiece
40. Buy traveler’s checks for honeymoon
41. Apply for visas
42. Get shots and vaccinations
43. Order tent if necessary
44. Order chairs/tables if necessary
45. Make budget
46. Divide expenses
47. Make table-seating charts
48. Choose bridesmaid dress
49. Decide on menu
50. Decide on hors d’oeuvres
51. Decide on dinner-service style
52. Decide on staff-guest ratio
53. Decide seated or buffet
54. Reserve vegetarian meals
55. Reserve band/photographer/videographer meals
56. Make photo list
57. Choose hotel for wedding night
58. Hire limo for church-reception transport
59. Buy guest book for reception
60. Find hotel for out-of-towners
61. Decide on liquor selection
62. Hire bartenders
63. Verify wheelchair accessibility
64. Choose processional music
65. Choose recessional music
66. Choose cocktail music
67. Choose reception music
68. Choose ceremony readings
69. Prepare birdseed instead of rice
70. Schedule manicure/pedicure/wax
september 6th
A ccording to
BB
I’m alarmingly late in reserving a venue for my wedding reception. Flirting with disaster. Treading that thin line between a life of happiness and a dream unfulfilled.
And it’s starting to worry Prudence. I can tell by her refusal to blink.
It seems people typically reserve their venues a year in advance. I only have nine months. But I refuse to worry. If a human being can sprout in nine months from some spare biological matter, then I can plan a wedding. Besides, this is New York City. Not some little suburb with one church and a town hall. There are literally thousands of hotels, “event” spaces, and gardens for us to choose from. We could do a turn-of-the-century mansion, a hotel ballroom, a loft, a theater, a botanical garden, a private club, or a waterfront restaurant. And Lord knows, this city of sinisn’t lacking in places of worship. Even Gomorrah had churches.
Besides, how bad can it be? After all, I’m going to be a June bride.
Holy shit.
september 8th
W hile compiling my guest list for the wedding 17 I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve seen several of my friends.
This is strange, because I’m very social. I’m the one you call if you want to go out. I’m always up for a movie, a gallery show, or a meal. I love debating local politics and discussing career goals. Then it occurred to me that all these “lost” friends are married. I’ve only seen them a couple of times since their weddings. One by one my married friends have disappeared. How did this happen?
Where did they go?
I’m vowing here and now that THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO ME. I will not fall off the face of the Earth after June 2nd. I will not cease to exist.
I wonder if my married friends made the same vow?
----
17 According to
BB
, you can’t start looking for a reception venue until you know how
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