Hello beloveds! There have been so many things that I danced through my mind this week that I’ve been meaning to write about. Amidst the utter chaos that is my last-minute budget-friendly animal-conscious affair preparation, I wanted to take a moment to express a small, but painful truth: I’M OVERWHELMED & A BIT SCARED! There, I did it! Wow. Realizing the amount of things still left to do with less than 5 weeks until the day (choreograph a wedding dance, hire a bus. co., design the ceremony schedule, find the favors, make the pomanders, find the vegan wedding shoes, design a video, locate a caterer for the 1st part of our event, design place cards, wedding programs… to name a few!) makes it all seem quite a daunting task!! How does anyone in their right mind get out w/their sanity in tact!???

Thank goodness for the wedding planner we just connected with (more on her soon)!

Thank goodness for the absolute angels who have offered to help (giving them a shout out soon as well)!

Thank goodness for my mother doing thoughtful/selfless things constantly, (she’s 3,000 miles away!) However, little things, like her sending us an envelope full of stamps has meant so much. (I think it fitting to mention a “small” thing, but just know that she has truly stretched herself, w/very much on her plate) even & including health challenges (no, she’s not vegan ).

Thank goodness for all of the help!

However this evening, as I lay myself down to sleep, I am numb w/CONCERN. I’ll be back tomorrow w/some encouraging tidbits about a color scheme, an interesting trend, an irresistible food item, or a party planning topic or two, but tonight I just wanted to express a bit of anxiety so hopefully, by tomorrow, it will dissipate & I’ll be back in the land of rational planning &  calm but steady progress. Goodnight. C