Ignorance is bliss

I think the HMU prices threw me off. I also had no idea that Columbus Day (weekend) was actually a "holiday" - therefore HMU prices were thru the roof because of Holiday / after hours / wedding.... it would've cost me more than $1000 for HMU - happily doing it myself and I know I'll like the results better anyway.

Our "venue" is a park pavilion - literally a park with a roof. We have to provide everything else and we are DIYing a lot. I didn't think about things like who would cut the cake to serve, where the cake and other foods would be "stored" (since there's no back room), incidentals like salt and pepper, etc.

Part of that might be that your wedding is in September...there's a ton of uncertainty with coronavirus, so I'm not surprised people are waiting until the last minute.

I think seeing the actual cost of everything. I mean we all know weddings are expensive; it's a very lucrative industry. But it didn't actually hit me until we started signing contracts and paying deposits. You don't REALLY know until you're in the thick of it lol.

The "others" cracked me up

I too died at "others" . Right now it seems its all or nothing. Those that respond right away or others. There is no in between. All I do is wrangle wrangle wrangle one by one