Your least favorite part of wedding planning

Everything invitations. Picking them out, designing them, editing them, paying for them, addressing them, tracking responses! So glad that’s over lol

I would outsource coordinating people, whether it be who is staying at the hotel, did the guys get their suits fitted, etc.

Tracking down people that dont RSVP. I'm still about a year out and I'm already dreading it.

Deciding on vendors

Spending money.

The e-card basically says it for me. The stress of wedding planning is overwhelming, especially when it's mixed it with the rest of our everyday lives.

The hardest part for me is knowing that I'm creative, organized, great at research, etc, etc but can't figure out my own darn wedding, including colors, themes, centerpieces, etc. For something that's for me, I can't figure it out. If it was for someone else I'd have tons of ideas.

My own brain is a blank notebook.

If I could outsource the planning that would be great. Give someone our thoughts, than have them throw a bunch of different options at us, review them, tone them, and go from there. Sounds crazy, but it would be so helpful.

However, I'm also the kind of person that rather do it all myself to ensure it's done right and on-time, so i'm quite contradicting, at the moment.

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DC Bride 10.27.18: Agreed!

I wish I would have had help with picking my vendors and communicating with them. I just felt uncomfortable with the whole process of asking them questions and trying to figure out who the best ones were within our budget. It all worked out fine, but I didn't really like that part.

Right now it's realizing that not planning something for Friday evening for the ladies was a mistake. FH is going out with his guys and I only have my cousin and 1 friend coming in that are females that I know and I didn't plan anything in stone. His bff messaged me and told me he wanted to get me and my girls a party bus and said his wife was really excited to hang out. So I message my cousin and she replied that she booked a show to see Friday night with her parents who are also coming. I really don't want to message my "friend" because I regret even inviting her. So now my Friday night out with the girls consists of me and his friends wife that I have never met. I figured things would just work out and the ladies coming would ask me what we are doing but I'm so afraid of disappointing people I didn't plan anything. Plus my cousin is my only adult on my side so I didn't want to have her plan something. Ugh so now I have no idea what to do. I may just end up hanging out with FMIL and FSIL and my son and my future nieces. Super fun night out in Vegas :/

FH was like wait you aren't doing any kind of party Friday? His friends were so excited to plan something for him. I'm just used to not being invited to stuff and now it's happening again. It was sweet for his friend to offer to pay for a party bus for me and my girls but I guess that's pointless for 2.

I hate trying to figure out who to invite. If someone else could just explain to the family and friends I didn't invite that it's nothing personal...I just have to have some sort of limit!

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THIS!!!! SPENDING MONEY IS THE WORST!

Getting the groomsmen to understand the suit situation... they have an email with the directions on just what to do, the online retailer to order from, style #s, etc and they don't seem to get it.

This ecard is so dang hilarious! Lol!

My least favorite is all the coordinating and following up. I’m 18 days out and realize I should’ve hired a wedding planner. More money but I think it would’ve saved my sanity.

My least favorite part is having people ask me questions on behalf of so and so. So and so wants to know if their kids are invited; no it's a kid free wedding. So and so doesn't know if they'll have child care for their child can you make an exception; no we are not. If people have questions they should ask the couple directly instead of asking someone else to ask us.

Trying to coordinate everything and making sure everything runs smoothly.

So far the waiting. I'm ahead on schedule and I know I should just relax and enjoy, but it so hard. I keep wanting to find things to-do.

And vendor contracts - after coming to tears over the photography contract I've decided I'm not asking anyone but my FH for their opinion on contact stuff anymore.

Let's see...

1) Unsolicited advice on anything from decor to budget to officiant...etc.
2) Bridesmaids waiting till the last minute to buy their dress
3) Waiting for people to RSVP

Picking a dj. Idk who is good.

RSVP's and guest count... not looking forward to the seating arrangements either.

I would designate a specific person to talk to my MIL for me. She has been the most difficult part of planning this wedding. 4 DAYS!