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I am not a good delegator and I have had virtually no help. To be fair to my BMs, they have very busy lives and I am well aware my wedding does not represent the center of the universe. In a way, I guess it's good I went into wedding planning in a state of ignorant bliss because if I had known was a PITA it all is, I would have married in Vegas!
I am with you! I am on here and on wedding websites all day...then when it comes to things like calling the florist, I am like "honey can you do that?"
Some parts I liked, some parts I could have done without. Even though I LOVED looking at all the websites, at some points it was overwhelming - I felt like I had to research EVERY LITTLE THING on every web site before I could make any decisions, and that took so much time and effort! I didn't want to decide on so many things, I just wanted it to be done.
I also hated feeling like, no matter what I did, nothing at my wedding was one-of-a-kind or new. So there were a lot of depressing parts about it.
Sometiimes. My problem is I'm so laid back and I "think" I don't care about the little details but now as the wedding gets closer, I'm starting to stress about them! And I realize how much I do care. Then I feel overwhelmed. And then I wish we would have eloped!
As of tonight, I'm SO over it. We've had SO much drama this last week that I'm ready to say screw it all, we're just getting married in Mexico.
I'm back and forth. Like tonight I have been obsessively searching online for beverage dispensers for lemonade and such and I enjoy the AHAH moment. But....I really HATE planning other times...like, trying to come up with ideas for arranging parking (I live in a real rural area with a wedding in a state park 5 miles from the nearest town). I think its just an ebb and flow for me. I like to do an entire day of research and planning and then need a two week break from it after that (besides WB).
Sorry for such poor poor writing, but I am soooo sleepy.
I guess I am more back and forth than not liking it.
Oh and by the way, I do not delegate to BMs...with the exception of my sister (who is MOH) they are along for the ride! They have been very sweet in asking for help though. My mom and aunt are the ones who are helping a ton. They enjoy the details and so it works out well!
I definitely like looking at wedding websites a hell of a lot better than actually planning the wedding! I don't mind some things, like the fun projects but logistical stuff like where people will stay and transportation and catering, etc....FORGET IT!
I agree, it is way more fun to look at websites and such than the actually planning of it. All I know is that I'm ready to be done with it!!!!! I've pretty much let things go and am letting my mom plan now, she is having way more fun than I am at this point and time!!!
I'm with you on that too! Everyone was shocked when I told them that I am not enjoying this as much as other people I know have. It just drains me sometimes, but part of that is the little planner in me who wants everything to be just right...I can easily obsess over something. I'm ready for it to be October and for it to be over, so I can just enjoy some quality time with my wonderful husband.
I agree! Wedding planning is not as fun as I had anticipated. It feels a lot like work with all the organization, contacting, and time management involved. Some days, I like it--like when I am looking at pretty bouquets, cakes, etc. Other days I feel overwhelmed like I just want to get all the planning over with!
I love wedding planning in my head, but not when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, if that makes sense. I love thinking about the day, marrying my fiance, enjoying friends and family, ways that I can make things personal and meaningful -- but dealing with competing family expectations, vendors, ridiculous prices for anything wedding-related, budgets, etc., is soooo not fun! So I guess in a perfect world, I love wedding planning!
i dream about the cool things--like centerpieces and flowers--but man do i hate going to meetings. my mom has done a lot for me, but there are just some things i have to do... but I could stay on these websites ALL DAY!
I suck at wedding planning!!! I always joke that I'm a total slacker bride. I am in a PhD program so most of my energy goes to school and my clinical rotations. My mom (God love her) has tried so hard to help me but our visions are very different. Plus, I don't like how sometimes weddings rather than focusing on a couple's love, turns into a big ol' contest on who can spend the most money.
So yeah, I'm really not a great bride to bee! =-)
I've found that I really enjoyed things I didn't expect to - like picking the ceremony music, and have really not enjoyed things that I expected to - like registering. Strange, right?
I have to admit that I really don't like wedding planning, wish that it was over with, and never want to look at another wedding website after this is over. Maybe I haven't gotten to the part where this is fun yet =/
I totally agree. Love reading the blogs and blogging about it, but when it comes down to making decisions - I kind of hate it. I am by nature very indecisive so I agonize over every detail. Not so fun.
I am totally NOT into planning my wedding. Thank goodness my fiance is taking care of all of the arrangements. It's crazy b/c I am planning a baby shower right at this moment and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I am also in the pre-planning stages for my little sister's wedding (May 2011)...and I am loving every minute of it. I guess I am not used to splurging and going all out for myself so it just seems weird or something. I just gave my fiance a list of the things that mattered to me and he took it and ran with it.
1. I wanted to LOOK like a bride on my wedding day
2. I wanted it to be just the two of us
3. Excellent photography and videography is a MUST
I let him handle the rest. He is having a ball planning b/c he wants to make sure MY day is perfect. I guess we are both alike in that we take pleasure in making someone else's day special.
I'm so burnt out on wedding planning, I just want it to be over. I get to feeling like all the planning and details force me into a mindset where I start to forget what's really important about the wedding... you know, getting married.
Yeah, I feel bad about it too. I hate the planning. But I love weddingbee and reading about everyone else's terrific projects. I just cannot get that excited about planning the actual day. Don't get me wrong, I am SO excited to get married, but I wish I could just get married without the whole planning debacle. It's exhausting to choose every single detail and how you want it to appear. GAH. I wish I had just paid someone to do it now. But I can't really do that because I don't like to delegate either. Pretty much screwed on this.
I am with you on the details. I am so glad I did a full service wedding planner. It was a sacrifice, yes, and it meant some cuts in other areas of life for me, but in the end was SO worth it.
I told her right off the bat, look, I'm kind of ADHD. I love ideas and creativity and fun stuff but when it comes to nitty gritty and organization and detail I will procrastinate until heck freezes over. She got that right away and has taken over on that front, which has been fantastic! Totally don't mind giving up the weekly yoga class in order to have her around!
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Of all the bees in our hive, who does not actually like wedding planning? I am more into this website and looking at stuff online. The actual process of planning out the minutae - eh, not so much. Though I have gotten to be a pretty good delegator. Anyone else like me?