Wedding: Prioritizing and Strategizing

Planning a wedding is a daunting task. Luckily, I've been bred for this. I have always been an artist and as I grew older, my "art" turned to homemaking. I've drawn tattoos for people (that they have actually tatted on their bodies for life. *pats self on back*), hang my own art in my home, design clothes, make jewelry, upholster chairs, refurbish furniture, tile tables and pretty much any other DIY experiments you can think of. I say all this, because I have potential to be one heck of a party planner. I love it. It gets me going.

However, I have this weird idiosyncrasy that doesn't allow me to plan for myself, only others. I usually stray from being center of attention or over-the-top in any way. But I'm feeling something come out of me now.

It's amazingly overwhelming how I can watch so much wed/decor/dress television and now, it actually applies to me. All those checklists I may have skimmed over in magazines are now ACTUAL ACTION ITEMS. Seriously????

Really knot.com?????? ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE TO-DOS????? *facepalm* 

So.. as you can see, I have tons to do...

I have gotten questions on colors, location, etc.

My thoughts on that:

Colors depend on the venue, so I don't want to put the cart before the horse. Dark colors in a spring botanical garden?? No way... Pastels in a hotel ballroom?? Meh... I have to see the background of the big picture before I start coloring it in.

Location: This is the first thing on my mind. I can't "Save a Date", select colors, or budget properly until I know exactly where this is happening. This probably needs its own post.

I think, right now, after the Marriage strategy, I will have the following order of operations to set ourselves up

• Venue - Can't do anything without it
• Date - need a venue before setting the date. What if the venue is unavailable?
• Diet!!!  - Get cuter before photo sessions
• Engagement Photos - Memorialize this time in life, without the pomp and circumstance of a wedding
• Guest List - Who gets a save the date? 
• Website updates - After all the info is collected, we can share
• Save the Date 
• Party Planning Details (Seating, Decor, Floral, Attire, etc) 

Let's see how this goes....