The Wedding Rush

This week has been crazy. It’s nine days until the wedding, and I still have tons of things to sort out! Plus, I know that it’s only going to get crazier the closer it gets. But you know what? I’m still loving it.

The interesting thing about weddings is that there are so many details to think about; way more details than I ever would have thought there could be. Literally every tiny thing has to be planned out and thought of, from who is going to bring what to the wedding site, to what accessories your flower girls are going to wear. No stone can do unturned, and all of that planning sure does take a lot of time!

Another thing that’s pretty crazy to think about is the fact that you do all of this planning, possibly for a year or more, and it all comes down to one day. And even on that day, you spend a ton of time preparing for the rest of the day. Between hair, makeup, nails, getting dressed up in one heck of a dress, and pictures, you’ve already spent several hours on your special day still preparing for it! And then finally, you reach the moment that you’ve been waiting so long for, and you’re married. After that, you get to enjoy your celebratory day that you’ve spent so long planning for, for four to five hours. And before you know it, it’s over and life goes on.

This concept is something that I’ve been aware of since I started planning this wedding. Yet, no matter how prepared I thought I was for it to finally be here, I don’t think I ever will be prepared for my wedding to be over. Just. Like. That.

And so, as the days go by and I get closer and closer to the wedding, I also know that I’m getting closer and closer to the wedding being over. That is why I think that the best thing to do as a very soon-to-be bride, is to enjoy every moment of the planning. I once heard that the anticipation leading up to events is actually more exciting than the actual event! So if that’s true, then I definitely want to enjoy every moment leading up to it.

Of course, as much as I am enjoying the process of wedding prep, I know that the thing I’m most excited about at this point is what happens afterward. Most of the time now when I think about how close it is, I think things like, “nine days until my last name is Westropp,” or “nine days until Cory lives with me forever.” When we first started planning, however, I used to think things like, “six months until I walk down that aisle,” or “six months until we do our first dance.” I think that this change from anticipating the wedding to anticipating the marriage is a good one for me, because it gives me something to look forward to after the hype of the wedding day is finally over. Yes, I can’t wait to have my day and for Cory and I to celebrate our love with all of our friends and family. But more than that, I can’t wait to be his wife and be with him forever.

So bring on the wedding rush! Let it come, let us enjoy our moments, and let it be over. Because believe me, I have so much more to look forward to even after it’s just a memory.

 

1 comment

  1. I know that this one is short, but like I said, this week has been crazy! Anybody who has planned a wedding before can probably relate to the fact that I don’t have much else on my mind right now but WEDDING DETAILS! So please pardon my mini-post this week, and hold tight for more substantial ones after the big day! =] Oh, and thank you so much for reading my blog. <3 Every time I see a new comment or hear that somebody read it, I get super excited. So thank you for that.

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