I have always been a lover of lists. As a student, as a teacher, as a mother and and now as a bride to be. I always have a list open and am always making new lists, collating old lists and never reaching the end of a list, ever! Crossing one thing off is a breakthrough, two an achievement and three would just be a feat of which I can only dream!
Planning a wedding with two babies attached to your apron strings is proving to be much trickier than first I thought. There is just not time to do more than make the lists and with so little time there is just so so much to do!
The lists help me gain composure, grasp a sense of control, they make me feel like I know what I am doing and where we need to go. But 7 months has turned into 7 weeks in the blink of an eye and I am starting to feel the panic!
My current lists include music playlists for the church, the day reception and the evening. List of flowers required. List of presents to buy. List of what should be on each table. Guest list and the total nightmare that is the table plan. Who should sit with who and where????
I have lists on the laptop, lists about lists, lists on scrap paper, lost lists and baby chewed lists. I try to keep the most important things in my Dodo Book of the Big Day which is proving to be very useful resource even though it encourages me to make even more lists!
And then there is the gift list. David and I have chosen not to have one of these and I have written a little ditty to explain to our guests why.
Gifts
We’ve decided not to have a gift list
We’ve been together quite a while
Expensive presents from designer stores
Are really not our style
What would mean the world to us
On our day is just your presence
Our house is full to bursting
We really don’t need presents
But in the not too distant future
We will need to find a home
To put the stuff we already have
And where our family can continue to grow
Should you like to help us
A little on our way
Then please give a gift of money
For our wedding day
And then there are post wedding lists. Thank yous and the all important honeymoon packing list which is trickier than you might think with twins to take along!
So L is for lists, lovely lists, long lasting lists, ludicrous lists, lists that will lead to a plan that will lead to the day.
Our wedding day!
Hooray!
