Wedding season has officially arrived. I haven't even had time to think about the planning of my own reception because there has already been so much going on with friends and their big day. Two weekends ago we threw a bachelorette party for our friend Val who is getting married in June. The following weekend Syrie, my mom and I traveled to Des Moines for Val's dress fitting and this coming weekend I am co-hosting a bridal shower and then attending a baby shower for another best friend the following day. PHEW! It's been a busy month already and as The Carpenters would say, We've only just begun.
Between the two of us, David and I are in five weddings this year, six if you count our own:) Okay, so I am really only in one and he takes the cake on the other four, but who's counting? While it's always enjoyable attending parties and weddings, I have to admit sometimes it's a lot easier when you're just a guest. I'm learning how stressful planning these events can be and the toll it takes on your wallet. My closest girlfriends and I have been super close since elementary, so it comes as no surprise that I want to make their party, their day, as special as possible...even if that means eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the rest of my life, haha.
Seeing all the wedding planning through my friends has opened my eyes to the idea that maybe not having gone with a traditional wedding was the right idea. I mean I don't have to deal with the stress of picking my "top friends" to stand up for me, and risk having the others angry that they weren't important enough to be part of our day. I don't have to decide on a church, pastor, singers, creating programs for the ceremony, who to invite, who to keep off the guest list, and the list goes on.
Between the two of us, David and I are in five weddings this year, six if you count our own:) Okay, so I am really only in one and he takes the cake on the other four, but who's counting? While it's always enjoyable attending parties and weddings, I have to admit sometimes it's a lot easier when you're just a guest. I'm learning how stressful planning these events can be and the toll it takes on your wallet. My closest girlfriends and I have been super close since elementary, so it comes as no surprise that I want to make their party, their day, as special as possible...even if that means eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the rest of my life, haha.
Seeing all the wedding planning through my friends has opened my eyes to the idea that maybe not having gone with a traditional wedding was the right idea. I mean I don't have to deal with the stress of picking my "top friends" to stand up for me, and risk having the others angry that they weren't important enough to be part of our day. I don't have to decide on a church, pastor, singers, creating programs for the ceremony, who to invite, who to keep off the guest list, and the list goes on.
With all of that being said, I'm very excited to get to be a part of my friend's big day and am happy to celebrate in all the other weddings we have this summer. It's amazing what a change one year can make. Last year there were no weddings, but this year it seems as though almost all our friends are getting hitched.
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| Here is a shot of the whole group at my friend's bachelorette party on April 29 |
Haley, this summer it's weddings and in a few years it will be babies! And yes, as you are involved in more "traditional" weddings, you'll realize just how awesome a destination wedding is! For us, the BEST part of getting married away was that we actually had time to spend with our dearest friends-- instead of being rushed around all day and surrounded by 300 of our "closest" friends. I'm still trying to talk Mason into crashing your wedding....
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