About ten weeks from now I will no longer be a single man. I'm sure if you asked my partner, he would be able to tell you just how many weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds there are to go. He's THAT excited, bless his cotton socks!
I'm excited too I must admit and more than a little nervous. I'm not nervous about saying "I Do" but just nervous and FUCKING STRESSED about everything that needs to be done. Luckily the major bits are all done and dusted, thanks in a very large part to my parents in my home town without whom we wouldn't be able to pull this shingdig off.
What I can't fathom is how slow the invitation replies are in coming back. Maybe because the wedding is on a Friday afternoon and people need to get the day, or very least, the afternoon off work, but we sent them about in January. It is now March 7th and we put April 5th as the deadline for replies. We even included self addressed stamped envelopes (in all but a few to far reaching climes) to encourage people to reply. I mean, they didn't even have to queue in the post office for a stamp or waste valuable spit on sealing the envelopes. They are peel 'n stick. Plus we put pretty little star stickers on them....ooh shiney!
Still, we get a 'verbal' sorry, or an email instead. Fine, I'd rather have that than nothing at all, but for everyone who got an inviation...please, post the reply back to us. We went to great effort and expense...and would really appreciate you taking a moment to send the reply back in the correct fashion.
We realise, at least for our UK friends, the trip to Canada is a very long way and not a cheap trip either. But, we are planning on holding a party in London in the summer to celebrate with our UK chums. Those who got an invite to the wedding will also get an invite to the party....that is, if they've taken the time to reply to the wedding invite.
If you've NOT yet replied, please do so NOW, don't leave it until the very last day. Weddings don't organise themselves, and the total number of people attending is rather an important thing to know, especially if you want feeding after the ceremony and at my parent's party two days later.
I know I'm being whiney, but have to get it off my chest. I also know hardly anyone who has been invited actually reads my blog. I guess I'm just stressed about the whole thing and wish everyone would reply right away even though I know it's not possible for that to happen. It's out of my control, which I hate.
Some might say, 'calm down dear, it's only a wedding...it's not like you're planning to invade a country'.
They're right. Invading a country would be far easier and at least you don't have to worry about the catering.
