A while back, my mother shared some wisdom with me about planning your own birthday party. She said, "Even though it's your party, you have to accommodate for everyone else to make them happy." Now, my mom's not being pessimistic, it's true. This slice of wisdom has stayed with me and recently resurfaced in the midst of wedding plans. Christin and I are doing pretty well with planning and it's crazy how much goes into accommodating guests - which is totally necessary. But I've always been a person that likes to break the mold and explore.
So there have been a few times that I've said to Christin, "This is OUR wedding. When did it start revolving around the guests?" I figure if the reason you invite people is because you really care for them and you think they care about you, then they are going to come to support you. So why not make it "our" thing? A wedding is something that has really changed throughout the past several decades. Human Nature seems to always want to get bigger and better (or maybe the "American Way") and in the midst of that, we lose our initial reason for even doing that thing in the first place. We're bringing wedding back. It's fun to dream up crazy things. Christin is pretty open to new ideas and has some of her own as well. I'm really digging it too! We came up with an idea together yesterday and I'm super pumped about it! But I can't spoil it.
Who would have thought that I'd enjoy wedding planning? Ha!
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did you get the list of all my demands. red shoes, mint cake, and a live metal band at the reception. i will be offended if none of these happen at your wedding.
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