May 10, 2004
Marital Arts
Even though it had previously been declared a wedding-free zone, L and I sat down on Friday night for what we called a "production meeting." With L on the laptop, we went over our master list of what needs to get done, who needs to do it, and by when it needs to be finished. We knocked one big thing off this weekend, approving a final design for the invitations and letting the designer know how many (250!) we need printed.
We have almost all of the big things done, the remaining 111 days until the wedding will find us dealing with a lot of little details: what's going in the gift bags, who's showing up when, making sure my great aunt can be shuttled around camp in a golf cart, figuring out who is decorating the room for the rehearsal dinner, making programs for the ceremony, etc.
Our meeting was followed by a screening of Kill Bill, Vol. 1 in which Uma Thurman's character, known only as "The Bride," is nearly killed on her wedding day after her entire wedding party, including her groom, is murdered by a mysterious band of black-clad assassins.
The Bride keeps her own list, except instead of tasks such as ordering gift bags or meeting with a florist, she lists only the names of people she must kill. Our movie selection was coincidental - it was simply next in our Netflix queue - but with L sitting next to me tapping away at her laptop and making her own list, I felt safe knowing how organized she'd be should eyepatch-wearing assassins skilled in karate decide to come to Wisconsin. Yet another reason to love her. Thanks, sweetheart!
Posted by The Groom at May 10, 2004 12:07 PMAre you sure you need that many invites? Are you counting addresses, not people??
If you're right--WOW! :) Good luck...ours are getting addressed and mailed this week! :)
Posted by: E from Michigan at May 10, 2004 03:59 PMWe're ordering about 50 more than we need just in case and to save. Yeah, it's a lot.
I wonder how many invites Charles and Diana had printed?
Posted by: The Groom at May 10, 2004 04:22 PMWhat is your point? As I recall, L. has already informed all of us that she is the Queen that day, so why shouldn't she have as many invites as Charles and Diana?
MOB
Did you ever tell us what 'organizing software' you're using?
Posted by: sulizano at May 12, 2004 10:28 AMWe're just using an Excel spreadsheet that my sister - who is graduating business school this weekend - helped us do. Very simple to use and, unlike most other wedding programs, free.
Posted by: The Groom at May 12, 2004 11:08 AMSpeaking of guest gift bags, TIVO subscriptions (first month fee) are the perfect wedding favor. Think of what you'll save by only having to give one gift per household rather than gifties to all. If you think about the number of co-habitating couples...not to mention entire families or friends living under the same roof, you could save big time....plus, the $$ alone that you'll save on the bags. Put the gift subscription offer directly in with the invitation and the $$savings$$ could be gigantic. If that's not enough, think of the slippage on subcription redemption (Holy Remote Batman!) And what could be more thoughtful. Delivering ahead of time means no one will have to schlepp a gift bag home. Plus, you will be involving everyone in the wedding planning (all D&L INVITEES searching for the best deal on the hardware). For those thankfuls who go for it, like all your INVITEES who are Law and Order DEVOTEES...well, they won't have to miss any of the 312 episodes airing that week-end.
Okay, reject the whole thing. No doubt we'll all love the black-waxed wheel of extra-sharp Wisconsin cheddar!
Posted by: Uncle Kenny at May 15, 2004 05:47 PM