Thursday, November 15, 2012

Wedding Burnout

I'd like to shed light on a condition I am experiencing that I would like to call wedding burnout. Let me rewind a bit here...about six weeks ago I got engaged. The one thing that no magazine, married friend or fellow bride-to-be tells you is how soon the burnout begins. My fiance and I looked at one venue in person until we put down a deposit, we heard one band live before we booked them, basically, we have tried to avoid the paradox of choice. But our decisiveness has not shielded us from some major annoyances, such as an unexpected medical conference in town our wedding weekend that has made what should be the simple task of booking room blocks seemingly impossible. Our engagement party date, time, location and hosts have changed so many times I actually can't currently remember what was finally decided on and whether that something is going to be on January 20th or February 2nd, but hey I know it is only November 15th! I have also learned to avoid visiting bridal boutiques during trunk shows because of the added pressure involved in declining a dress face-to-face with its creator. So now here I am, with more knowledge I would ever like to know about hotels located near the magnificent mile, restaurants with a private dining area that seats fifty and the difference between chantilly and duchesse lace (which ps I don't really care about as witnessed by my decision to order a dress online). Now onto something I do care about, our inspiration images!