The Wedding Planning Blues

Wow. Time is passing by so quickly...our wedding date is less than 4 months away. For all the guys out there - you think this means that there is PLENTY of time to do all the things that need to be done. However, former brides, and current brides to be know that the 3 month mark is starting crunch time. All the nit picky details that no one thinks of are raising their ugly heads, causing tension, frustration, and this odd and annoying eye tick that keeps plaguing me.
Everyone in my life has been so helpful and supportive, especially my best friends Somer and Michelle. They have planned a wonderful couples shower for Chad and me in June, and prior to that my little sister (with the help of my mother and her mother) are throwing me an "oh so posh" bridal shower, complete with all of us dressing up in fun sundresses and heels. I am definitely looking forward to it - spending quality time with family and friends is always a blessing.
I'm also looking forward to the fab Bachelorette Weekend in August. Again, my wonderful friends are indulging in my expensive tastes (not quite so expensive this time) and we are staying at the lovely Francis Marion Hotel downtown. It should be an awesome girl bonding trip.
So where are the blues, you ask, with so much excitement going on? I guess it's from me knowing that my friends are spending their hard earned money to make my day so special and feeling guilty about it. Or the fact that my mom spends her spare time addressing envelopes that will quickly be forgotten about and thrown away. This day that I have spent my whole life waiting for will soon pass, and I guess all that build up has taken its toll on me!
However, one thing will remain - the fact that Chad and I are building a life together. The wedding is just one day, but our marriage is a lifetime. Friends will come and go, but Chad is to be my very best friend, my soul mate, my partner in life, and the spiritual head of our home. THAT is what is keeping me going through all the stress, through all the decisions, through everything.
I am in the home stretch...almost there!