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I Voted Today and Other Stories of Being Ahead of Schedule
Author: Susan | Category: food, invitations, location
In Arlington County you can vote early for just about any reason you can come up with - including if you’re going to be a poll worker on election day (Don) or you work outside of the county (both of us). Don voted on September 27 and I voted today.
You’re probably wondering what this has to do with planning a Nice Wedding? It’s all about getting things done early. I may have mentioned that our wedding date is just 2 weeks before the ALL CANDY EXPO - NCA’s biggest media event of the year and at a time when I am very busy at work. You also know that we’re having a very DIY wedding. So getting things done early is going to be my mantra from here on out.
This weekend for example we’re tasting the entrees and appetizers. We MIGHT meet with a wedding celebrant (note to self - send the celebrant an e-mail to see if he’s available this weekend). The save the dates are going out Nov. 3 or so and immediately after that I am going to assemble the invitations so that they will be ready to mail on March 9. I hope to have the invitations ready before Christmas (not necessarily addressed - in case anyone moves - but assembled and in the envelopes). We’ve already bought the components for the centerpieces and they will be delivered to Ocean City this weekend. We’ve selected most of the important music (processional, recessional [referred to in our home as the "boo-yah"], first dance, father daughter dance, cake cutting, etc.). I have my dress and it doesn’t even really need to be altered (depending on my shoe selection).
Now, I know there will be a hundred and one little details to deal with in April, and even on May 1 and 2 (after all, we have to essentially decorate the reception venue ourselves), but I really need to make sure we can get all the big stuff done by Christmas and most of the rest done by March (February is also a busy month for me since NCA’s annual meeting is the first week of March).
What do you think? Is it do-able? What were things that took you longer than you expected that I should watch out for? What did you forget about until the last minute?