On Being Organized

Hive, I know it’s been a while. The truth is, we’ve been having some wedding-related family drama here at the Unicorn household. I’ll admit, the drama kinda threw me into a weird funk. I haven’t been as excited about my own wedding as I should be.

Thanks to a very supportive Mr. Unicorn, however, I am back in the swing of things! With only 37 days to the wedding—HOLY CRAP—I decided to get ORGANIZED! Insert fist pump here.

First things first, of course.

Our rabbi told us that a rehearsal for the ceremony won’t be necessary, and while this makes my inner bridezilla freak out just the tiniest bit, I do trust him. Instead, we’ll be having a quick, mini rehearsal right before the actual ceremony. Since none of the bridesmaids or groomsmen actually know each other, I decided a diagram of the processional and recessional would be super helpful.

I fiddled around on Paint for a while, and voila:

Image created on Paint by Miss U.

Image created on Paint by Miss U.

We have more bridesmaids than groomsmen, so my brother gets TWO ladies for the recessional. Bow chicka wow wow! He’s a goofball, and I’m sure he’ll ham it up for the crowd when he walks back up the aisle with one lovely lady on each arm.

I’ve also started making spreadsheets to keep track of RSVP’s and seating arrangements. The spreadsheets have been a bit of a headache, really; who knew it would be so hard to assign 8 people to each table??? With two sets of divorced parents, we have to be really careful to avoid any unpleasant scenes. For the most part, our families get along great, but given recent drama, I’d hate to be the one responsible for starting World War III.

In addition to my lovely diagrams and spreadsheets, I’ve started making up all kinds of lists. I have a list of music for the DJ, I have a packing list for ceremony items, I have a packing list for reception items, and I have a list of “Shit I Have To Get Done.”  The latter includes getting Mr. U’s wedding band, getting a marriage license (kind of important, right?), writing a letter to send in with my license, and so on and so forth.

Phew!

How are you getting organized for your wedding? Is there such a thing as TOO organized?