I have always been a huge list person. Ever since I was very young, I’ve been making lists. I’d make lists for my sleepovers with check boxes for each activity throughout the night. I make a list each time I go on a trip and a separate list each time I go camping. I make lists of things I need to get done each week at work. I make lists of chores to do on Sundays. I. Love. Lists.
I’m definitely not a Type A person. I’m not tidy or organized in any real sense. I can go with the flow. But that flow should have a list.
This wedding has been list city. And I both love it and am exhausted by it.
I’ve made detailed itineraries – one for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, the day of the wedding and the day after the wedding. And I didn’t just make itineraries for myself. I made specific itineraries for the bridal party and our families. My own personal itineraries look very different from anyone else’s.
I’ve made a list of all the items to pack in welcome bags (Gatorade, water, gum, granola bars, Tide-to-Go sticks, visitors guides, bandages, tissues, Asprin, hand sanitizer, itineraries…) I’ve made a list of what we’ll serve for breakfast the day of the wedding and the morning after, and I’ve timed out when I’m going to prep all of that food in my handy dandy itineraries. I’ve made a list of what exactly needs to be included in each centerpiece, what I’ll need in my day-of necessities bag, what to pack on Thursday so we can take it to the library on Friday so it’s ready on Saturday.
The kind of difficult part now, just two and a half weeks out, is that I’ve run out of lists to make. I’ve timed out every hour each day leading up to the event. I’ve written out exactly what’s left to buy and what’s left to make. I’ve gone through my wedding planning book and have made checks or highlights (to denote that I’m in the process) next to each task.
So the question is… What do I do now? Am I supposed to just sit here for the next two weeks until the first itinerary kicks in? I’m not sure I can do that.
