We could invite whomever we wanted to our wedding. Unfortunately, like most people, we have a budget. And the amount will cover a generous number of people. But we finally got our list in some sort of shape, and there are too many names on it.
So we're faced with the "who to cut" decision. It's just so hard to balance different people's feelings. Distant relatives, coworkers, old friends: We want to invite them all.
This is our main struggle this week. We've created the save-the-date card, and my all-Excel-knowing fiance has even put the addresses into a format so that we can print address labels (he tried to explain it to me, but I've put him in charge of all things involving Excel!!) But we can't send them until we get a more definite list.
So I procrastinate ... But the laundry is all folded:) ...
So last week we took the FOCCUS test, and it was fairly painless. Hope the follow-up results will be just as painless. I felt some of the questions were a little unfair, like asking if you've decided how you will handle jobs/finances after having kids. While we've talked about this, I don't think we're ready to make a decision. It would depend on our financial situation at the time, and we can't quite see into the future to know that!
In other news, my ring is now the right size, so we're making progress! And we got our engagement picture taken (yep, that's it!) AND my bridesmaids picked a date for my "bachelorette party." Yay!
Just in time for the 5-month countdown to begin ...
Hey! Congrats on the engagement... guess I'm a little behind.
ReplyDeleteAh the FOCCUS test. That was actually helpful in our marriage preparation. The four week long marriage class (2 hrs one night a week for 4 weeks) that the church put on is another story. We watched videos and answered questions in a workbook. Basically all the same questions we had already worked through when we went over the FOCCUS questions...oh well...I think we'll still be making fun of some of the quotes from those videos on our 25th wedding anniversary!