[d] enclosed in brackets chaotic perfectionist for hire

I can't believe that not only is the wedding and reception over, not only is the honeymoon over, but it's been almost 12 days since we got married. All of that planning, and it's all over.

It was one helluva party though. We had (almost) everyone we wanted there, the band was awesome (as well as the duet for the ceremony), the food was delicious, and everyone had a great time. I think the only thing we would've done differently is having speakers and microphones on us during the ceremony. Apparently, sound didn't carry as well as we were told, so most people just saw our expressions.

We have a ton of pictures though. Between digital and film, we have somewhere close to 1000 pictures, and that's not even including the photographer we hired. Ahh, the digital age. K and I are going to go through them all, and maybe I'll put some of them up here.

So remember how I said that it might be worth it to go somewhere and make the video...? The stress of all the planning is worth it, especially when you get to see so many people you care about in one place. You should also still have a videographer, so everyone can come over and party when it's done... and actually hear the vows that they missed the first time around.

As I'm writing this, there's just over 5 days to go until I get married. People have asked if I'm nervous, or if I have cold feet, and I don't. That's the way it should be, right? There shouldn't be apprehension, there shouldn't be a fear of what's about to happen...

It should be something that you're looking forward to. K and I have talked about this, and at this point, we just want to get to the day and get to the marriage part. In case there's anyone thinking about getting engaged, or hasn't started planning their own wedding, maybe a few words of advice:

Go somewhere beautiful with just your parents (and maybe immediate family), have the whole short and sweet ceremony put on video, then have a huge cookout (or several) with people you care about. There will be a lot less stress, a lot less planning, and fewer people will end up letting you know that they were "hurt that I/we weren't invited..." Hell, have as many cookouts as you need to show people the ceremony, or package it onto DVD and send it out...

We opted for the "invite as many people as cost allows" option, and as much as we're looking forward to it, we really thought about the other way.