Stage 1: OMG we are engaged!
You do anything you can to showcase your new engagement ring. Instagram it, Facebook it, show it off to close friends and relatives. Oh! A wifey t-shirt? You gotta buy that to remind everyone that you're engaged. A cute mug? Perfect opportunity to utilize it for yet another pic of your rock. OF COURSE you need the trinket dish that says "Mrs." on it, duh.
Stage 2: Where do you even begin?
Do you start wedding planning with picking a venue? Picking a date? Picking colors? Your colors depend on what season it is, so you probably should pick a date first. Wait, your dream venue doesn't have that date available? Okay. So I guess you will pick your date based on what the venue has available. (which is what we did. July 8th it is!)
Stage 3: How much does that cost?!
What do you mean the venue doesn't include food or alcohol at the cost I'm paying?! A videographer is HOW MUCH? You have to pay a cake cutting fee? An uncorking fee? The DJ really charges $100 for every hour you go over? And you still have to tip everyone on top of that? You start to feel sick.
Stage 4: Can we please elope?
You do your research and find out that you could elope in Tuscany, Italy for less money than what you are coughing up for this wedding. You beg your fiancé to go to Italy. He refuses. You go cry in a corner at how much money you will be spending.
(at this point in our wedding planning, we were living in New Mexico and were only an 8 hour car trip to Vegas. I desperately wanted to drive there and just get married to get it over with.)
Stage 5: The bridesmaid dresses are a nightmare
You are determined not to go to David's Bridal because their customer service is terrible. Research is done online for alternatives, but you quickly find out that it is near impossible to find a dress style that is affordable, cute, and fits everyone's body type. Also, the color of the dress is changed about 12 times because you are so damn indecisive. You finally surrender and decide that David's Bridal will probably be the easiest option for everyone.
Stage 6: Your fiancé doesn't help one bit.
"I don't care, as long as you are happy."
"I will wear whatever color you want, babe".
"You can choose the food, just make sure it tastes good."
"I don't even care if we have flowers."
^Shit your fiancé says.
Stage 7: Things start to fall into place
Wedding planning starts to become fun. You accept the fact that you are spending a shit ton of money and focus on the fun little details, like signature cocktails and how you envision your hair looking on the big day. You are finally starting to get excited because it's getting closer!
Stage 8: Your distant cousin Judy that you didn't even want to invite in the first place RSVPs that she is bringing every single one of her 7 children.
Even though you specified on the invite that children were to be left at home. And your friend calls you upset that you didn't give her a plus one, even though she doesn't even have a husband/fiance/ or boyfriend. And among all of that, your coworkers keep "joking" about how they are upset that they weren't invited, but you know deep down that they are hoping you give them a last minute invite.
(we don't even have a cousin Judy, nor have we sent out invitations yet, but these are the situations we are assuming we are about to deal with.)
Stage 9: You just don't even care anymore.
Your big day is in a matter of weeks, but you are sick of it all. You can't plan one more thing or tie one more damn ribbon on your DIY wedding favors without losing your mind. It could thunderstorm and hail on your big day and you wouldn't even blink an eye because you just want all of this planning to be over.
(This is where your mom and your sister come to the rescue.)
Stage 10: It's finally over.
Your big day comes, and it is amazing. No matter what happens, at the end of the day you will be married, and you will be surrounded by all of your friends and family. You can sit down at the reception and raise your glass to the fact that all of your planning has now come to an end, and you can look finally look forward to enjoying life with your new husband. (Can't wait for this part.)
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