Actually Bored in my Planning Endeavors

Re: Actually Bored in my Planning Endeavors

• Ven&Radio member

  

  August 2013

  I feel similarly.  My wedding is September 27 and there's virtually nothing left to do.  It's actually stressful in it's own way.  I feel like I should be doing stuff.  What little is left to do, is in my DOC's hands.  I'm a bit of a control-freak, so it's wierd to have handed over control. 
  

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• CharliesWife12

  

  August 2013

  Enjoy it.  Something will come up, so being stress free will make that easier to deal with!  I wish I was that lucky.
  

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  August 2013

  Comipa said:

  I have a very detailed timeline that I put together from various wedding planning checklists and stuff that pertain just to me. I'm very happy with it and quite proud of myself for not letting things get out of hand.

  
  

  My 'problem' is that I'm SO efficient with getting things done early or on time that I currently have nothing wedding related to do for the next week. We are getting married on September 15th and because it's not very far away I feel odd not having tasks that need to be done. 

  
  

  Has anyone else had to deal with this? It feels so strange. I'm not frantically trying to fix things. No major drama. Everything's bought. All my DIYs are done. At this point the only things left are: for me to get my nails done and to touch up my hair dye, finish paying off our venue, finish paying the photographer, and do the rehearsal + dinner. All of which has a date on my overall time line (starting in September).

  
  

  So it's like... I'm bored with how smoothly things have gone. Bleh. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm complaining over nothing. I'm not trying to complain. I'm just... bored. 

  Enjoy the free time and be thankful everything is going smoothly.   I've never heard anyone complain because things were going swimmingly.  If you're bored now, what's going to happen after the wedding when there's no more planning?

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• thejucheidea member

  

  August 2013

   If you're bored now, what's going to happen after the wedding when there's no more planning?

  Other more important things? I'll be glad when wedding stuff is over because I can go back to doing my real hobbies instead of this wedding bullshit. I'm ready to be enjoying my marriage, studying Japanese, preparing gardens, building a chicken coop, et cetera instead of spending all of our extra money and my extra time on a party that we didn't want in the first place, but having the party was easier to deal with than his dramatic family mourning the loss of a party.

  
  

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• kefryar member

  

  August 2013

  My FI and I are both very type A personalities, we got engaged in march of this year and set our date for may of next year.

  We're still about 8 months out, and we have the caterer, DJ, photographer, and venue booked. I'm ordering flowers online and one of my friends asked me if she could do my arrangements, so I have the florals figured out too.

  We have our save the dates, have picked out the invites, and have our favors (local honey season is in july around NC, so we had to jar those early).

  I've gotten my wedding dress, shoes, and a makeup/hair artist lined up-I even have my bridesmaids gifts picked out.

  I understand where you're coming from, because I have nothing to plan (except the DIY decoration aspects) and we're over half a year away, haha. I just feel like I should be doing something, but it's too early to DIY decorations, and I really cannot think of anything else I need to do.

  I agree with everyone else though, not having to worry about wedding stuff has given my fiance and myself time to plan (and go on) weekend trips together, decorate our new house, spend time with our friends and animals, and just have time to enjoy life.

  I understand that magazines, websites, blogs, etc make it seem like you constantly have to be planning stuff, but a wedding is just an event-not your entire life, and feel lucky that you're not scrambling last minute to get stuff done-your date is going to come faster than you realize. Take some time for yourself, get a facial or have a girls day, and ENJOY

   

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  August 2013

  I know how you feel but don't worry, by next month you'll be plenty so enjoy the peace and quiet now! FI and I are currently moving into our own place right now and the wedding is in November. All the major things are booked and planned. The one good thing about moving is it takes my mind off of the stress of the wedding. 

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  August 2013

  thejucheidea said:

   If you're bored now, what's going to happen after the wedding when there's no more planning?

  Other more important things? I'll be glad when wedding stuff is over because I can go back to doing my real hobbies instead of this wedding bullshit. I'm ready to be enjoying my marriage, studying Japanese, preparing gardens, building a chicken coop, et cetera instead of spending all of our extra money and my extra time on a party that we didn't want in the first place, but having the party was easier to deal with than his dramatic family mourning the loss of a party.

  Well if OP has nothing to do and is bored, what's stopping her from enjoying some of her hobbies now?  Life didn't stop for me just because I was waiting for my wedding day.

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