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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
omg
my mother is trying to drive me to the grave!
1. she still hasn't sent out her portion of the invitations, when i had asked for all of my response cards by YESTERDAY!
2. she asked for an extra 40 invitations, meaning approximately 80 people!
3. she asked mr. zok if we want to suddenly switch to the intercontinental hotel b/c she can suddenly get a good deal on it, even though we've already paid a deposit and people have booked their hotel! bah!!!
1. she still hasn't sent out her portion of the invitations, when i had asked for all of my response cards by YESTERDAY!
2. she asked for an extra 40 invitations, meaning approximately 80 people!
3. she asked mr. zok if we want to suddenly switch to the intercontinental hotel b/c she can suddenly get a good deal on it, even though we've already paid a deposit and people have booked their hotel! bah!!!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
hodge podge
hi y'all. so today i was quite upset. i know that i should be more understanding, but i just feel like because my wedding is the first amongst my friends, i'm going to have to suck up a lot of lack-of-wedding-guest-etiquette, and it's frustrating! and i keep wondering if i'm asking too much of people to know their roles! it's just hard because i can't be arrogant and be like HERE'S A FREAKING ETIQUETTE GUIDE AND EVERYTHING I EXPECT OF YOU but i also don't like feeling like i am getting the short end of the stick. and i'm thoroughly embarassed to mr. zok, because he and his friends are older and more experienced while my friends are newbies and seriously clueless.
anyway, mr. zok and i went on our first marriage counseling session today, and it was interesting. i would go into more detail, but i need to get my grad school work done. so that's all i've got to say about that.
anyway, mr. zok and i went on our first marriage counseling session today, and it was interesting. i would go into more detail, but i need to get my grad school work done. so that's all i've got to say about that.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
disappointment
this is completely unrelated to weddings, but i came on google and saw this LOVELY LOVELY picture today only to click on it and see that it has to do with darwin. YUCK. what a sore disappointment.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
random post
1. my mom still hasn't told me anything about the videographer.
2. our wedding cake is stressing me out.
3. mr. zok thinks it's funny that on our marriage counseling form, i put one of my fears about marriage is accidentally having a child too soon.
4. response cards are coming in SLOWLYYYYY
5. i am so stinking tired!
the end.
2. our wedding cake is stressing me out.
3. mr. zok thinks it's funny that on our marriage counseling form, i put one of my fears about marriage is accidentally having a child too soon.
4. response cards are coming in SLOWLYYYYY
5. i am so stinking tired!
the end.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
there she goes...
remember that song by sixpence none the richer? anyway, apparently my mother has hired a videographer for the ridiculously cheap price of $350 (which indicates to me that the job will be horrible considering all of the good videographers i've researched on cost AT LEAST a couple grand) WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. we had almost gotten into a fight about it because i didn't want to hire one and just wanted raw footage of the wedding with our home videocamera, and then she goes ahead and tells mr. zok that she's going to hire one, that he has to pay for it, and that he shouldn't to tell me! This lady is going to make me look like the beautiful image below!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
annoying things about wedding planning
sorry to be a debbie downer, but i just had to vent.
here are three of the most annoying things of wedding planning:
1. when people have no idea how much a wedding costs and still ask if they can bring a guest when your list is already hard enough to narrow down. there is enough stuff on a bride's plate and your +1 is not really going to be a priority on her list. plus, it's really selfish and impatient of you to ask before receiving your invitation, regardless of the fact that you must make travel arrangements. the bride isn't going to be inconsiderate by sending her invitations late, so you shouldn't be inconsiderate by rushing her or asking her to comply to your requests. plus, it's her wedding, and if she doesn't want your guest there and you're going to be a baby about it, don't come! she has people sitting on her b list that she would love to invite!
2. the guest list: narrowing down the guest list is hard enough. being organized when doing this is key. unfortunately for me, mr. zok isn't a very organized person when it comes to documents. thta coupled with me doing all of the planning made us i think send our save the date out like 15 different times to people we kept forgetting. DON'T DO IT. IT IS INSANE TO GATHER UP ALL OF THEIR NAMES WHEN IT'S TIME TO SEND THE INVITATIONS! i think after i labeled all of the invitations with some friends one night, i still had to just now sit down and double check all of the people the save the date was sent to in order to ensure everyone that got a save the date is getting an invitation. i had to relabel about FIFTEEN new invitations that had gotten lost in the shuffle!
3. other people's wishes bumping yours to the side: i love my mother. i do. i am thankful to her for hosting this wedding, especially when the economy is down. i am thankful that she is working as my consultant as i'm here in philly and she's in cali. but at the same time, i feel like i was completely jipped out of some aspects of the wedding. #1: venue picking, #2: flower arrangments, #3: hairstylist
i'm sure i have more complaints, but these are my top three right this second.
here are three of the most annoying things of wedding planning:
1. when people have no idea how much a wedding costs and still ask if they can bring a guest when your list is already hard enough to narrow down. there is enough stuff on a bride's plate and your +1 is not really going to be a priority on her list. plus, it's really selfish and impatient of you to ask before receiving your invitation, regardless of the fact that you must make travel arrangements. the bride isn't going to be inconsiderate by sending her invitations late, so you shouldn't be inconsiderate by rushing her or asking her to comply to your requests. plus, it's her wedding, and if she doesn't want your guest there and you're going to be a baby about it, don't come! she has people sitting on her b list that she would love to invite!
2. the guest list: narrowing down the guest list is hard enough. being organized when doing this is key. unfortunately for me, mr. zok isn't a very organized person when it comes to documents. thta coupled with me doing all of the planning made us i think send our save the date out like 15 different times to people we kept forgetting. DON'T DO IT. IT IS INSANE TO GATHER UP ALL OF THEIR NAMES WHEN IT'S TIME TO SEND THE INVITATIONS! i think after i labeled all of the invitations with some friends one night, i still had to just now sit down and double check all of the people the save the date was sent to in order to ensure everyone that got a save the date is getting an invitation. i had to relabel about FIFTEEN new invitations that had gotten lost in the shuffle!
3. other people's wishes bumping yours to the side: i love my mother. i do. i am thankful to her for hosting this wedding, especially when the economy is down. i am thankful that she is working as my consultant as i'm here in philly and she's in cali. but at the same time, i feel like i was completely jipped out of some aspects of the wedding. #1: venue picking, #2: flower arrangments, #3: hairstylist
i'm sure i have more complaints, but these are my top three right this second.
you know you're in love when...
you fall asleep on your fiance's shoulder, he falls asleep on your head, he proceeds to drool on your hair, and you don't care. HAHAHA
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