Helping Out

jumpingbeanx2

My cousin offered to help out with my wedding, specifically, she offered to make mints (which I think is awesome because we're having a BIG wedding and mints tend to be time consuming).  I have total confidence in her and am sure she will do a great job (she done them before so I'm really not worried).  When she asked to help, I started thinking of what else I'm going to have to do and if anyone else asks to help what I could ask them to do.  What I am worried about is I'm completely inexperienced with wedding planning and all that jazz.  The last wedding I was in, I was a flower girl for my sister (that was 15 years ago).  It's starting to get closer to my wedding date (110 days! Yay!) and if anyone else offers to help, I just don't know what I can ask them to do.  I know there is a ton of stuff that I'm going to need help with, it's just that right now my mind is a complete blank.  If any of you could give me a few suggestions just to get my mind in gear, that would be awesome!  Thanks in advance!

SarahPLiz

Making mints? This is a new one for me. They are fairly cheap here so I assumed people bought them. I've made them before with powdered sugar, water, and peppermint oil, and if you use an icing bag, they aren't time consuming at all really. I don't get that part.

MeaghanandMichael

How about I make sure those bitches have a roll length of toilet paper stuck to their shoes as they exit the bathroom? Sure it would make my toilet paper task harder but I am SO PUMPED to take hoes down.

ps- no one is prettier than you

[Deleted User]

Oh Meg. Just for that, I've decided that you are my new best friend. I'm going to drown my current MOH in a pond and replace her with you.

fiddle14

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_helping-out?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:b12d57b9-0c1f-44f7-b097-528ebe2c0909Post:b0b91164-b98f-4538-944e-33831681f810">Re: Helping Out</a>:
[QUOTE]Why don't you just say "thanks, but I think I've got everything under control"? IMO, grasping at straws to find some little task for someone to do just because they ask is silly.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

This sums up my thoughts exactly.  :-)

skippylouwho

Sarah, I'm guessing she is making mints that are cream cheese, powdered sugar, flavoring. food coloring and pressed in to molds.  If you figure 3 per person and have a large wedding, making 600 or so can take some time plus it gets tiring and boring.