To-do lists

On of the first things that a newly engaged bride will be spammed with in their e-mail box are "to-do lists" that are pages long.  I am the queen of to-do lists, I make lists about making lists; one of my bridesmaids once told me that if I was an object I would be a to-do list.  But wedding to-do lists are insane.  I actually read on one of the many published "one size fits all" to-do lists on the Internet to "take a deep breath today".  Thank you, for the reminder to breath, I almost forgot!  Or how about "Remember how much you love your fiance today".  I would hope that if you are engaged to be married that you think of that everyday.

One of the first things that I did after getting engaged (okay, so I did this before I got engaged....its a guilty pleasure) was buy every wedding magazine that I saw. It got to a point that I had to wait until the month changed to buy new ones because I had already purchased every June 2010 edition.  Most of the time I would look through the magazines for pictures, flag the pages I liked, rip the pictures out and then throw the magazine away or share with another bride-to-be who may have different taste than me.  But there was one particular magazine that was not only fun to look at but it had actual helpful information in it like what kinds of flowers are available in each season, what colors they were available in and some other helpful hints.  Not only was the information useful but it was all laid out in tables- so easy to read!  I am keeping that magazine for all my friends who will be married.  This magazine published a to-do list that is a great shell for wedding planning.  It helped me to get an idea of what kind of timeline I should be working with.  Finally, a wedding to-do list that tells it to me strait without a whole bunch of BS muddying up what actually needs done.  I like to cross things off of a to-do list as much as the next person, but I don't need to be crossing things off like "envision your wedding"  thanks, but I do that everyday. 

In case you are interested....

http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/weddings/planning/wedding-planning-checklist-00000000000222/index.html