Someone I met today was really a group of people: those in the process of getting married. Please forgive me as I had forgotten to write yesterday night, but I'm going to write the post as if it were the day before. I had been up for close to 20 hours and was pretty ready to tear my eyeballs out, so I'm sure you'll be fine with it.

As I said in the previous post, I occasionally work a the Bridal Expo to help out some friends of mine. Today, I met a bunch of couples who are getting married in the next 2-5 months. I'm not in any place to judge... But then again, I'm not much of a procrastinator. The 5 month mark is a good safe place to be putting the final touches on your wedding. 2 months is seriously cutting it close. You blink and it's gone. Right?

Then again, I've been doing the Bridal Expo since maybe 2011(?!). It's been a very long time. I've always liked seeing beautiful weddings and understand the work that goes on behind the scenes to make it work. As an outsider looking in, it's easy to say, "Procrastinating?! Terrible!"

But when I think about planning my own wedding (if I were to get married), some part of me stresses out a little bit. The costs involved, including the consultations, and all these things. I can understand becoming a bridezilla at times. Almost. I say almost because I really don't dismiss disrespectful behavior towards people you've hired.

Then you have to think about who you invite. My younger brother and mom were appalled at the fact I wouldn't consider inviting most of my relatives.

"You have to!"
"Well... I don't have to do anything."
"Wow!"

The "wow" was mostly my younger brother. I generally prefer more intimate and smaller gatherings anyway, so that's probably why. But pruning the list of people you invite is a nightmare in itself. It's like you're playing marital game theory if you don't want to invite everyone, and also want to consider who they might bring if invited.

What was insane to me is that some of the people I talked to didn't have venues... And their wedding was in 2 months. Good luck if you're planning to do it at a hotel, since most of those are booked out months in advanced. All these small details just add up to what is said to be one of the most important days of your life. How stressful would it be if you missed one.

I've joked that I would elope every once in a while. While it's unlikely, it's not a terrible possibility.