In 5 days I will be MARRIED!!! Let me answer some of the most common and overly asked questions I get…

1. Are you excited?

- No. Not at all. Why would I be excited about the biggest day of my young life? That’s sarcasm, of course I’m excited!!!

2. Are you nervous?

- If you’re nervous about getting married then why are you getting married? I’m a little nervous about the day going well, but really there’s little I can do about that… it will be great I’m sure.

3. Are you ready?

-This question drives me nuts! No, I’m not ready. Are we supposed to have a venue for this? We didn’t really invite anyone either… LOL yes we are ready… or at least as ready as we’re going to be.

4. How many days until the big day?

- I don’t have a problem with this question, unless you’re my boss who has asked me literally every day for the last 2 weeks.

I’m just having fun… I love that people care enough to ask me about the wedding, even if the questions are repetitive. Thanks to everyone for caring!

I feel better about my guest list now. I want to thank all of you who responded to my previous blog where I was having a slight meltdown on who was going to be on my guest list. My main concern, now that I really sit down and think about it, isn’t inviting family over friends. To be honest, I’m way too appreciative of my family to not invite them, even if I have barely had contact with them. The fact is I wouldn’t be here without family, and I at least owe them all a night of food and spirits.

My real concern is money. I have a number that I can spend, period. There are two other parties contributing to this as well, and it’s supposed to be equal. My concern is that when everything averages out I’m going to have to spend more money on the whole thing, which could destroy any aspirations for a real honeymoon. THAT bugs me more then anything.

My Dad reassured me, however, that this won’t be a problem. In fact, my whole family has reassured me. I guess I’m just cracking a bit to the pressure of putting on a great day for everyone ya know? Is this normal for the groom to freak out like I’ve been and feel a lot of preassure?

I’m freaking out. My wedding is June 27th at the Lockport Locks (CLICK HERE). It’s going to be a beautiful day and I’m sure everyone will have a great time. I should be excited, but I’m not… I’m freaking out.

I’m NOT freaking out about marrying Jessi, let me make that clear first and foremost. That is actually the easy part. The guest list ,however, is killing me. How do you prioritize your guests? Jessi has a great rule: ask yourself if you care about this person now and if you’re going to care about them in the future. This is a great rule unless we’re talking about family and family friends, in which case it goes right out the window. I don’t know Aunt Mary Anne Joe Sue Bob, but you better believe she’s coming. It’s not fair because I have to filter out friends as a result of said Aunt to keep our number in the proper ball park. It sucks, but then again I get it. The wedding is for the families ultimately, not for us. Thankfully we’ve gotten a lot of say in how we are getting married and where, which is more than some people get.

My main problem is I hate myself for taking a long time friend off the invite list, even if I never talk to them. Actually, I just am scared to death of upsetting anyone by not inviting them to my wedding. I have it stuck in my head that if I leave someone off the invite list that they will hate me forever. It’s ridiculous, I know, and I shouldn’t worry about it but I do.  I hate making anyone unhappy, and it’s a massive flaw of mine. Because of this, I’m losing my mind about my wedding. UGHHHH!!!!