Tuesday, 3 March 2009

The choice of reason...

I am currently in decision-making hell, and it's causing me so much grief, that I'm now even questioning previous decisions I was happy with.

I hold my hand up and admit I have a bit of a problem with 'over-thinking,' but when you end up wailing to your co-host: 'I'm going to have a rubbish wedding...nothing's going to be OK...sob...I'll probably end up looking like Baldrick in a dress....sob...' It's probably time to take a step back.

Let me start at the very beginning (which as Dame Julie insists, 'is a very good place to start.'), I went home to see my parents this weekend and met with two photographers. One was a fabulous man for whom nothing was too much trouble. Damian and I both liked him and his pictures. We then went and met another man, whose photos are more expensive, but some of them hit the spot with me. We liked him, but maybe not as much as the first man. I now can't decide which photographer to have, and this indecision is now infectious.

Then my housemate (and newsreader on the show) let me see some pictures of a gorgeous wedding he'd been to at the weekend. The venue was stunning, the bride was stunning, the dress was stunning, the table were stu...look, you get the general idea. Suddenly I was completely overwhelmed with how fabulous everything was, and sobbed like a baby. Cue my co-host Jez to run over and put his arm around me as I started babbling about Baldrick.

You see that stunning wedding made me realise that my slightly haphazard approach to planning is going to result in a less than polished result. I am now questioning everything from my venue choice, to my invitations. I really don't feel up to the job - is this normal?!

2 comments:

  1. Hi Roo,

    Ref Wedding Photographers.

    As a Wedding Photographer myself , I always tell prospective clients the most important thing is to get on and feel comfortable with your photographer. He may take great photos of other people but will only take great ones of you if you are relaxed and enjoying the day.

    Hope you both have a great day

    Glenn Stanley YDM

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  2. Roo, I found it easier to make decisions once we had decided on our colour theme. Ours is a summer wedding, and we chose purple and silver, for a winter wedding, I would have chosen red and gold; this way makes choosing things much easier and narrows things down a bit, for example, if you're looking for table centres you only have to look for your chosen colours....I just found it easier to focus and make decisions!

    Love Debs xxx

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