Gah.

People are dumb. More accurately, every engaged woman in my current age bracket is dumb. They all seem to think that their wedding is not only the only important thing in their life, but in every single person whom they know's life as well. They take every indecisive moment and question everyone, publicly count down every freaking day, hour and minute until they're no longer a single woman, and loudly celebrate every purchase towards their big day. With obnoxiously colorful photographic evidence.

Now, i think that it's great that they're so happy about their big day. Just fabulous. But do i care about every detail? No. Nor do i care about their dress's hemline, their floral arrangement dilemmas or what cliche phrase they should have embroidered on their ring bearer's pillow. Yes, these are all decisions that need to be made (apparently.) But not every one of their 485 Facebook friends are truly interested, and sadly, the ones who do offer input will undoubtedly not be invited to the occasion anyhow. I find myself wondering if these women are as ecstatic about their upcoming marriage as they are their upcoming black tie party. After all, a party lasts one night, marriage lasts forever.

That being said, when i eventually pick up a book and start planning my wedding again, i will not be putting every tiny detail on any sort of social network. In fact, I don't really want any outside input at all. As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that they should have to worry about is showing up and enjoying themselves. I'm not into planning huge parties, and i don't even know when, where or how it might possibly come together. The excitement has worn down, i will get around to it eventually.

In the meantime? My fiance and I are actually living our life without the interruptions that wedding planning persists. We are working and supporting each other and figuring it out as we go. Who needs a wedding to start taking care of each other indefinitely? Not me.  Wish me luck.

Love,
Alice