Wedding planning, 7.5 weeks to go
Invitations have been mailed and the first RSVPs are coming back!  We've also received our first wedding present--a set of awesome Henckels knives that cut through raw carrots like butter.  There is always a point when you are planning a big event where the stress of planning gives way to the realization that the event is actually going to happen whether you like it or not, and we've reached that milestone.  So of course, I had a bit of a freakout last week because I'm used to Amazon-style project management and I was like, "Shouldn't we be at least talking to the photographer and DJ and cake lady and all of them?"  But I was assured that all is well and that everything is happening according to schedule.

We are still working on the script for our ceremony which is--of course--the hardest part.  But there are plenty of examples online for us to pilfer and re-word.  I'm sure we'll come up with something cool in the next week or so.  We're also having a bit of a hard time choosing music for the various parts of the ceremony and reception that require "special" songs.  Neither of us are particularly interested in having our first dance to the same B.S. cliche love song that everyone else uses, but we're not having much luck finding a suitable alternative. 

We also need to finalize the menu, but since we're scheduled to attend another tasting at the caterer on May 29, we'll probably wait until our parents (who are invited) offer their opinions of the food selections.

I'm told by married friends that the next big emotional milestone is the part where you decide that there is just nothing more you can do, and so you finally relax and enjoy yourself.  For us, we're shooting to announce our "done-ness" at the rehearsal dinner.  But even now, there really isn't much left to do.  We've done a good job and I'm really looking forward to enjoying the fruits of our (well, mostly Emily's) labor.