Seating Chart is D.O.N.E

I'm so happy to be getting things checked off the to-do list! My seating chart has been the biggest headache yet. I have 260 guests and 27 tables...a lot...I know! It has been a nightmare to make everyone happy, but in the end, I just can't make everyone happy and that's just the way it is!

I used Martha Stewart's seating tool on her website, which proved to be the most helpful way for me to do this. I was able to import my guest list and then you just click and drag people to tables. It lets you name tables and arrange them in the "room" and it keeps track of who is seated and who is not seated. In the end, you can print out a list of everyone's seats! You can also print a layout of the entire "room".

Once I was done with that, I started working on the display seating chart...here's what I came up with!

I left table 27 blank for a reason...we have several people who have changed their minds since RSVPs were due...if they come...they sit there! I have no more patience for people who can't mark their name on something that is already addressed and stamped and put it in the mail on time!

Onle a few more things to do! 11 more days...

Overwhelmed... (updated 7/6)

Ugh...this last week I feel like everything has hit me all at once. I feel like I've been in a bad mood and I haven't been able to figure out why...well today...I figured it out. I feel so very overwhelmed with the amount of people that are coming and with the amount of (little) things that still need to be done. I go to the mailbox each afternoon to get the mail and have been so excited to see so many people are coming, but now, I feel myself hoping for a few NOs! How terrible is that?? Ugh...terrible! It's not that I don't want our friends and family to be there, it just seems to compound the feelings of guilt for spending all this money on one party and one day. Then there's also the fact that I'm tired of making decisions and tired of having to defend my opinion or argue for what we want on our day. I have actually said to my mother and Mr. G's mother...whatever you want...(sigh)

In an effort to tackle the projects that I have left to do, here is my list of things that can be done now:

• finish lottery ticket favors
• finish matches
• finalize table songs - DONE
• design seating chart - DONE
• purchase guest book pens - DONE
• print and mount directions signs
• print and mount reserved signs DONE, guest book sign DONE and bar menus
• finalize timeline with photographer
• make hanging monogram for sweetheart table - SUPPLIES ARE PURCHASED
• finish photo share cards
• figure out out of town bags and write letter for them - ELIMINATED

To be done once we have final guest count:

• arrange seating
• print and mount table numbers with chosen songs
• finalize seating chart
• put together kids' favors - DONE
• create detailed schedule for the wedding week and weekend

I'm sure there is plenty that I'm forgetting but I'll get there! Thanks for listening!

A Rant and some DIY

I am finally done with school for the summer and what a relief it is to know that, yes, I DO have a job next year! Whoo! Now I can focus on wedding preparations and the countdown that is looming inside my head! 53 more days...

Mr. G is out of town this week so I am left to lounge around (without feeling guilty) and really get a start on the projects that I have been saving for summer vacation.

First I should tell you that our invitations went out exactly one week ago and I have been squeeling to the mailbox every day since then! We already have a stack of RSVP cards returned and I'm so excited! PEOPLE ARE COMING TO MY WEDDING! I have also been quite disappointed in people...don't you know how to fill out the response card? You write your name on the line that looks like this: "M____________________________" How hard is that? Apparently, it's hard for some people...this is my favorite...

If you can't read it, it says "Be there or be Square!!! Love ya...." WTF?!?!? At least it had something on it...we got another one that had nothing on it...just a check mark! Ahh...people...PUT YOUR NAME ON IT FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Ok...rant over...moving on...

My next project to tackle is the timeline. Which, honestly, drives me insane! It changes like every day when I decide that we need more time for this or that. I have come to a rough outline that I feel comfortable handing out to our bridal party...I even made it cute!

One for the girls

One for the boys

And the two together (with my new cute placemats!)

Any tips for timeline? Anything you wish you had left more time for?