So, hanging out in the cemetery, huh?
I could write about a person that meant the world to me. Someone taken from me too early, by circumstances out of my control. I could write about the sorrow and the sadness. But I don’t have time. See, as some of you might remember, I’m getting married. To get married, you apparently need a wedding. And to make a wedding happen, you apparently need nerves of steel, money by the bucketload, more time than Aung San Suu Kyi had during her house arrest and, for some inexplicable reason, ice in the shape of farm animals.
Right now I’m dealing with meetings with the priest, the photographer and the catering. I have to go to the hairdresser’s, twice, have a manicure, pedicure and everything else-cure. I have to find someone to do my make-up, I have to order my flowers and write a booklet with songs and all sorts of cute lovey-dovey stuff about M and I. I have to have my engagement ring polished and am travelling two hours by train to Helsinki to try on my dress, then two hours back to Turku after work some days. I have to do the seating arrangement, pick songs and drinks and foods and which relatives to accidentally forget. I have to decide what the ceremony will be like, and whether we want strawberry or raspberry cake. I have to make place cards and starch lace using sugar and water. I have to find the right kind of thread for a detail on my dress, I have to decide on red or white, make sure M gets a suit, and that there is transportation for everyone, that the reception venue is all pretty and that everyone knows their tasks, all the while I’m planning trips, making weekend plans and getting up before 6 am to be at work by 7:30.
So yeah, I’m sorry, but you’re not getting a post today, either. But by the end of this ordeal, I might very well be dead, in which case I’ll be doing a lot of hanging out in the cemetery and I’ll tell you all about it.
Please visit We Work For Cheese for a list of much better writers with a lot more time on their hands. *
Ah, but on that special day - after you've organized the food, the flowers, the music, the people, the seating, the clothes and everything else - you'll be so fucking exhausted.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting, Lemmikki. I love you. :-)
Ah, frack it. Elope. See you in Vegas! Oh, wait. That might cost more than your wedding!
ReplyDeleteKdding. Kidding. Take a few deep breaths and enjoy the moment!
My suggestion: Go with white. Not everybody likes red, so it's a safer -- if less interesting -- choice.
ReplyDeleteGo with the raspberry - you wouldn't want to be upstaged on your special day by someone having an allergic reaction to strawberries or - god forbid - die at your wedding. But if the venue has an adjacent cemetery and you did choose strawberry, it would be that much more convenient and nip that problem in the bud, no? ;-)
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad. I jumped into the challenge on Day 17.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to do much when you're in wedding purgatory.
Got it covered for you
ReplyDelete-Strawberry Cake
-Ask the priest take the photos
-Get people to carpool
-Don't pick songs, hang over you MP3 player.
And if all else fails, there is always Vegas
Oh Sweetheart I am so excited for you! I'm only sorry that I won't be there for this glorious occasion. You will be the most beautiful bride and have the most wonderful wedding ever. And, look at the bright side. You only do it once. (Well, maybe more, depending.)
ReplyDeleteI am super excited for your wedding, but I can't even imagine how stressful it must be for you right now. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteIce in the shape of farm animals? What kind of a wedding is this?
ReplyDeleteThis is Finland, ice is all we have to work with.
ReplyDeleteThanks Meleah, it really is super stressful! But it'll all be over in a few weeks and then I can go back to living a normal life again. ;)
ReplyDeleteHah, I sure hope it's only once, I don't think I could possibly do this again!
ReplyDeleteOh, I do loads of stuff every day, just not the things I'd like to be doing. ;)
ReplyDeleteWOOT
ReplyDeleteOh my, no cemetery at the venue, I should have planned better!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking both.
ReplyDeleteHah, I've thought about eloping a few times already. I'm pretty sure M wouldn't mind..
ReplyDeleteHah, you are so wise, oh gorgeous one, I will indeed be exhausted.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're welcome. I'm really sorry I haven't been able to post more, this really came at a bad time, I would have LOVED to do this challenge with you. Please tell me you'll do it again soon??
Wear your best suit, you know, just in case. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAre you married yet?!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes!! I can't quite believe it.
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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