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Aww. Thanks, ai! *sniff* ("A Boy Named E."--methinks he needs a better alias. :) As do I, but I was out of creative options at the time I first started posting!)

I have to say, though, that when your future mother-in-law hands you a potential guest list of 90 (and mostly family who can't be cut), it's VERY tempting to just call up the nearest hotel with banquet facilities and say "Here! Do it all! Please! I don't care about your subpar chicken!"

But we're doing our best to resist. It's all a strange new place in the head, though. :)

(And I think I feel a blog in my future. We should talk.)

Posted by: raquel at December 13, 2004 12:49 PM

Hey, I know where you're coming from girl. We had 200 people at our wedding! But I have to say that it really wasn't as bad as it could have been. The biggest part of it (though fortunately not for us) was the food for the reception. Luckily though, a friend of ours (do you know Mark H. who used to live with Andy and Mel?) who works as a chef agreed to cater for a rather fantastic price. Other than that, it was really stuff that couldn't be avoided: rehearsals, fittings, choosing a wedding cake, etc. The best thing to do is get as many friends and family involved in pulling it off as possible. This takes a lot of the burden off your shoulders and makes for a much more intimate and special affair.

Also watch out for wedding scams, by which I mean those who will attempt to profit off your happiness. Never tell people like florists, printers, etc. that what you are getting is for a wedding as they will jack the prices up on you. In fact, when it comes to printers for things like invites, etc. I would just steer clear. The prices they charge are outrageous! And I know of what I speak, having been a printer in a past life. Most printers farm the work out to some big corporation in south east asia, where labor is cheap, as it keeps the margin high. You can do just fine with a laser printer and some paper/envelopes bought at staples. I can give you a bunch of other tips as well if you want. I think the final tally for our wedding was around $1000.

I really am happy for you girl. Congratulations again!

Posted by: Famous P. at December 14, 2004 11:09 AM

Thanks, Famous P.! We're planning to DIY as much as possible, including invites and flowers. We are not made of money and have little tolerance for scamtastic crappiness. :)

(And congrats to you, too, new dad!)

Posted by: raquel at December 15, 2004 09:23 AM

belated congrats to the both of you !!

:)

j9

Posted by: Anonymous at December 19, 2004 05:08 PM