07-10 Some trace of normalcy?
Things are starting to feel a little like normal again. My parents will be gone again in a couple days, I haven't spent any time planning major events for a week, and 5 people didn't show up to cook lasagna for 200 in my 7x9 kitchen today. The worst part of everything wasn't the wedding, the trip, or the reception, but the fact that some kind of cosmic alignment created the most incredible workload at the exact same time. I had to add those HP Lovecraft italics just to show the horror of it all. The addition of TMZ.com to our platform really pushed the limits of Blogsmith, and of Blogsmith's developers. Now it's mostly taken care of, and I'm back to launching a backlog of new blogs for Weblogs, Inc. Expect the sidebar to start filling up soon.
So how was it? It was great. I would not do everything exactly the same again, though. I loved the DIY aspect of everything we did. It all came off very well, and people accepted the nontraditional aspect much better than I thought some would. But the scope of it was perhaps a bit much considering that DIY aspect. Nearly 150 people in a yard, dubious power supply, the threat of rain (that fortunately never delivered), the mother of the bride doing a bunch of cooking, and a groom turned sound man all added up to a situation where we were left wishing we could hang out with people a little more.
"Hey, thanks for driving 8 hours to get here. See you in 3 years!" Then again, I think everyone deals with that at their wedding reception.
Either way, if you ever want to do a destination wedding (don't bring 10 people), a DIY reception, or both, ask me. I'm now the world's authority on the subject.
So how was it? It was great. I would not do everything exactly the same again, though. I loved the DIY aspect of everything we did. It all came off very well, and people accepted the nontraditional aspect much better than I thought some would. But the scope of it was perhaps a bit much considering that DIY aspect. Nearly 150 people in a yard, dubious power supply, the threat of rain (that fortunately never delivered), the mother of the bride doing a bunch of cooking, and a groom turned sound man all added up to a situation where we were left wishing we could hang out with people a little more.
"Hey, thanks for driving 8 hours to get here. See you in 3 years!" Then again, I think everyone deals with that at their wedding reception.
Either way, if you ever want to do a destination wedding (don't bring 10 people), a DIY reception, or both, ask me. I'm now the world's authority on the subject.
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