PANIC MODE

So...I am sitting here working and the realization just hit me: in almost the same amount of time that I have been keeping up this blog (which seems like no time at all) Ben and I will be exchanging vows.  Basically, I am freaking out because I feel like I am waaayyy behind on everything that we need to do in order to make our big day happen ... we just sent out our Save the Dates - and were already 100%behind on that.  Ahhh!  It seems that when one thing is checked off the to-do list, another thing is added ... now I am starting to understand why people hire planners. 

I have also come to the realization (and learned to embrace the fact) that I am not one of those brides - you know, the one who has planned her wedding for as long as she can remember, all the way down to the color of the toenail polish each bridesmaid would wear?  Nope.  Not me.  In fact, I have a stack of bridal mags that I have yet to conquer and even sitting through one of those bridal TLC shows marathons with Maggie was difficult ... those bridezillas left me more annoyed than anything; I would have much rather been watching Curb or Intervention.  

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to be Senora Coppelman, but I've never really obsessed over the small details of the wedding.  I had never picked out the perfect ring long before I ever had a boyfriend, nor had I tackled any ladies in the pursuit of the flying bouquet (although, interestingly enough, I did catch a bouquet 2 weeks before the proposal at Red and Ninette's wedding), but I digress...

I trust the flowers to the florist, the music to the d.j (with the exception of some mandatory tunes!) and the food to the caterers.  If the lavender soup sips aren't situated perfectly on the table, I'm not going fly into a conniption fit ... I'm just not.  I realize that not everything is going to go perfectly on that day ... all that matters to me is that Ben and I are able to commit our lives to one another in the presence of our loved ones. Sorry, TLC- if you were planning to chronicle our nups you're just not going to get the entertainment value you were hoping for ... no drama, no nervous breakdowns...no obsessive-compulsive behavior.  Nada.

And yet as I sit here, I realize that laid-back attitude about everything is starting to freak me out - we're almost 6 months away and I feel so far off from getting all the need-to-dos finally done.  I think I took for granted the fact that we planned almost everything during our trip to the Cape in Sept ... I should have known this would happen, many of my married friends warned me about this (at 6-months you will start to panic).  Well, ladies ... you were right.  I'm freaking out!  Can ANYONE relate to this or am I certifiably nuts?

Comments

[Lee Webb]

You are too funny! I can relate to the stress, but I am sure that you have it all 100% under control. I know you TOO WELL. Your wedding will be gorgeous and the little "imperfections" will make it all the more memorable. Love you:).

[Jill Seaman]

Don't sweat the small stuff! No one will even notice if things aren't perfect! The day will be perfect but it will fly by so just take time to enjoy it!

[tami]

Haha! Don't worry, it happens to the best of us! Just remember that even if the save-the-dates are a few weeks late...or if you get food poisoning the day before the wedding...or if the band plays the wrong song for your first dance...or if someone ordered 400 cases of strawberries instead of 400 strawberries....the end result is still the same. You will still be Mrs. Coppelman, and that's all that really matters :) Don't let anyone freak you out about the small stuff. Just have fun and enjoy being The Bride! Everything will eventually fall into place.

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