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Friend: "So how is the wedding planning going?"
Me: "It's not."
Friend: "Oh?"
Me: "Yeah, I kind of gave up on that. Plus, I've been busy traveling for work and stuff."
Friend: "So are you still getting married in April?"
Me: "Yeah, we are. Same place. Just not sure on the details or plans really. I emailed the caterer and I think our job is too small now. We'll probably be doing a DIY pot luck instead. LOL."
Friend: "Just put a menu together and we'll take care of it."
Me: "Awesome!"
So I'm 156 days from saying farewell to my "L-squared" status (yes, I'm proudly taking his name) and according to our Wedding Wire list, I have 91 tasks to complete before our wedding is "planned"! HA.
Since our plans changed earlier this month, I've been doing a lot of "Plan F" (Not do anything and wait and see what happens,) a little research, lots of praying about it, and a bit of hustle-bustle with some additional saving thrown in.
Friends, family, acquaintances, and even complete strangers from far, far away have reached out and offered their generosity, services, advice, and prayers. For that we are humbled and grateful and thankful.
One of my bridesmaids, and the gal responsible for me and Mike being in the same place at the same time to begin with... commented to me "Let's just make the food ourselves and make it casual... it will be SOOO much more fun that way. You don't need to stress about spending thousands of dollars to feed us. Let's just go out there and have fun!" Our conversation that followed really helped put everything into a new light. I never wanted the "traditional" wedding from the get-go, so maybe this is God's way of making it into something just right for us, something completely unexpected.
Gary Fong and I were chatting about the plans (or non-plans) on Facebook a week or two ago and gave me his best advice for planning... which I think is the best approach to adopt: "Just make it super laid-back and set expectations low... you're bound to have a blast no matter what then."
So that's how plans are going right now. They're not really. Every day for the next 156 days (and beyond) is going to be waking up and asking "God, what do you want for this day?" and maybe the occasional "should I be making wedding plans yet, setting that budget, making the menu, or picking a photographer?"
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