I just watched insidious. It is seriously the scariest movie I’ve seen after paranormal activity. The thing is in paranormal activity, you don’t really get to see ” the paranormal” but in Insidious we see everything from demons to puppets to fu*ked up looking brides. I am honestly so fu*king scared right now. I watched it in broad day light because I knew I would get really scared if I watched it at night. In spite of that, I’m still scared shi+less. I was sweating while watching the movie and my heart is still pounding like crazy. What do I do to distract myself from this movie?
My boyfriend and I are getting married this summer. He’s in AIT training right now, he joined the Army before we started dating and he’s going to be back in about two weeks. He said he bought my ring the other day, he’s been wearing one he bought himself a while ago already and that he officially purchased mine now. He’s said for months that he has this special day planned for when he’s going to propose, then once we go to a City Hall and get our marriage certificate/married that way, we’re going to move to Colorado which is where he’s stationed next. We will either live on base or off-base, we can’t figure that out yet until we get there. We’ve talked about and planned this all out months ago, even before he went to Bootcamp, and we’re both so excited to start this new chapter as one.
I understand he’s the man in the relationship and wants to take care of everything about this situation, but I can’t help being ancy and wanting to know details! The plan is after he proposes on this day he has planned, we would go to a local City Hall and get married that way, then plan out a real wedding ceremony a year or two later. I’ve been trying to get some information out of him recently because I’m just so excited and anxious. I said, “So are we going to show off our rings after we’re officially married or…what?” then he said, “I’ve got this planned, you’re kind of ruining the surprise here! Typically people propose, get engaged, everything will be fine and taken care of don’t ruin it!”. I guess I should just stop freaking out and getting ahead of myself here. There’s obviously no way for me to know every little thing just yet. I probably will ruin the surprise if I keep pushing for information. I think subconsciously I’m just worried that if we aren’t married the second after he proposes that for some reason that means it won’t happen and that everything we’ve been talking about and planning would just stop…which is stupid, why would that thought even subconsciouly cross my mind? I’m just being pushy and need to calm myself. My anxiousness is getting the best of me!
Wedding planning is no mean feat and unless you are experienced at organizing this size of event, then having as many tools at your disposal is a must. A wedding planning checklist will help you to organize your time as well as help you to see what needs doing and when you need to be doing it!
In essence a wedding planning checklist is a time ordered list of everything that is required for a wedding to be successful. They are usually freely available from bridal magazines, wedding directories, wedding planning books and online from wedding websites. If possible look for checklists that come with a host of other goodies such as a budget planner and wedding planning tips and advice.
One thing that you need to be aware of is that most wedding planning checklists will follow the same format, that is of an 18 month planning period and everything required for a traditional white wedding. So for many brides there is a certain amount of editing that will need to be done in order to make the checklist fit with their timeframe and wedding plans.
Editing a checklist is not difficult, and in many respects it is a better option to take a free checklist and use it to help you design you own checklist which is tailored to your wedding. Having a copy on your computer is also a good idea so you can edit later if needed and print out extra copies. Why extra copies? Well it can be helpful to you if those people who will also be involved in the wedding planning, such as the groom, maid of honor and your mom, have a copy for their own reference.
Your wedding planning checklist should be kept with your wedding planning notes and it is always handy to have a copy with you whenever you are out and about. Make sure you use it to its full effect though, be sure to look at it each day and check off each task as it is completed. The checklist can also be helpful in making mini checklists which you will probably find you need the closer you get to the wedding day.
A wedding planning checklist is one of the most essential planning tool you will need and it is the only one that will help you to make sure you stay on track and don’t omit anything vital to your big day!
