Two Months! GAH!

InfamousQBert · July 2010

just needed to share a little panic attack with some folks who might understand. we're having a VERY DIY wedding and i'm just freaking out a little about how close it is! so much to do! and i'm stuck on a horrid conference call, thinking about all the things i could be spending the time on rather than listening to this nonsense.

[Deleted User] · July 2010

Can you delegate anything to anyone else? Just pace yourself, make lists, etc. If you can't get it all done, you may just have to go and buy some of the things you wanted to make. That is the only thing about DIY, it takes so much time and sometimes there just isn't enough hours in a day.

waltzingmatilda13 · July 2010

I can't tell you how many things we decided to chuck about 2 months out. What looked awesome at the beginning just looked like homework at the end. If you can't get it all done just remember that no one but you will know it's not there.

In the meantime just try to devote a couple hours a week to everything and you shouldn't have any problems getting it all knocked out.

cschuma2 · July 2010

My BIL was folding our DIY programs on the morning of the wedding while my husband ironed their shirts. You'll get it done! 2 months is waaaay longer than it sounds!

angiem33 · July 2010

don't worry it'll all be okay!!! It looks like your September, jump on over to the September boards to say hi!! Lots of us there are DIY'ing and feel your pain!!!

InfamousQBert · July 2010

thanks for the support, y'all. my logical brain tells me we can do this. but the emotional part that wants to drink wine by the pool and just cuddle with my FI says "AHHHHH!!!!"

twilight.rose · July 2010

Also, do not panic if every little DIY project you had initially intended to do doesn't get completed. I fell into this mindset and thought the wedding would be ruined if I didn't finish every single thing I had initially set out to do...there were a couple of things that weren't finished, and it was fine, and nobody else even knew.

Good luck finishing everything!!

aerinpegadrak · July 2010

Sit down and make a list of your DIY projects by priority. Then start working on them in that order. So if you run out of time, the projects that get chucked are ones you aren't all that attached to. You can also see if there are some things that can perhaps be simplified or just eliminated off the bat. For instance, we were going to make our programs from scratch, but they weren't printing properly and we'd run out of time to troubleshoot the issue, so we picked up one of those kits from Michaels so we only had to deal with the printing and assembly, not the design work.

Definitely delegate a few things if you can. I had been planning on baking some cookies for our dessert bar, but I ended up asking my sister and my mom to take care of that for me, and I'm SOOO glad I did. It also helps to have a companion when working on a DIY project, even if they aren't doing anything. Our groomswoman came over and helped me wrap the stems for the paper flowers; I ended up doing most of it myself while she chatted with DH, but just having her around helped keep me on task.

Depending on your job and the project, might you be able to sneak some stuff into the office? You don't want to risk your job or anything, but it might be possible to be tying favor ribbons or whatever on your lunch break or while you're on one of those calls.

Vegas_2010_Bride · July 2010

I feel your pain. 19 days away and I feel like I've forgotten something or that I could be more productive spending my time on something else rather than what I'm doing right now (or even work). Definately start a list because when you get down to the deadline you might panic about what you forgot to do. It also helps for figuring out what will take the most time and what you could probably get away with sneaking into the office.

Don't worry though, you'll have another 60 days left to finish and the wine can be had while you're doing some of your projects, but not for all. ex: cutting in a straight line

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