Let me start out by saying - I don't expect much. I am not Bridezilla. But I feel like a 'series of unfortunate events' have zapped all the excitment anyone has for my wedding day, and I am not overly satisfied with it.
First: My Fiance and I got engaged last May (and set our wedding date, 5/26/12). Then my brother got engaged last Oct, and planned their wedding for Jan, (they are both in the military, and it made sense to get married it quickly). Then my Fiance's sister set her wedding date (they've been together for 7ish years, and I think it finally hit her that her little brother may be married before her. But that's just guessing). And my cousin got engaged just after us, and was planning a wedding for Aug (this has now fallen through, and she is hurting and I feel soo bad for her). So, to sum up, we were the first to get engaged, but now we are the last of them to ACTUALLY get married, so people seem 'weddinged out'.
On top of this, We moved, from WI to OH. With this in mind I choose only family for my bridal party. I've seen friendships disintigrate over being in someones wedding and with moving - I didn't want to take the chances of losing more friends. Now two of my best friends seem to be mad at me, but haven't really said it out right, and all I can think of, is they are mad that they aren't in the bridal party. So I guess I'm losing friends either way.
I couldn't talk about creative wedding ideas with anyone. My Fiance is a guy, and doesn't really care (although he does try, and thats adorable). My mom answers with, "Why do you need that?" "At Michaels wedding..." "I'll see if I can fit a haircut in between now and then. But I don't care if I look bad in your wedding pictures." (I love my mother, but she just doesn't care about this stuff and I have to accept that).
I just want someone to step up and take some interest in THIS wedding. I don't want to be compared to the others, I don't want to be dismissed as another one in line. I just want the same excitement that those other ceremonies got!
PHEW!