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Bloggers Meat and Eat

Others took pictures, so I wouldn't have to.  Yea!  Go and read what they wrote, and yes I'm lazy.

A big thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Biggles for the hosting and the fantastic meats.  It was a ton of fun to put faces to names and blogs, and to see some friends that I have sorely neglected in the past few months.

One important question: Who made the peachy crisp type dessert?  I must know.  I kiss you.

Wedding planning is going along as it ought to, full of "yeah, my budget is less than half of your proposal" and "Holy crap I gotta find a strapless bra".  The most important part has been planned though, and paid for, the honeymoon Four Seasons style.  Yes please, I would like an Evian spritz on my pale, exhausted body, thank you.  5 more weeks.

Was I just complaining?

In a matter of 3 days we have finalized the photographer, the caterer, our registry, found Chris some fancy duds, almost gotten the invitations out, planned the flowers, planned the honeymoon, and maybe found a great band. Boo-yah!

Thanks for all the words of encouragement and also the words telling me to run far far away. Things are starting to come together and I think it will be a nice wedding, even if I am not in Vegas.

I promise this won't turn into the wedding blog. I took some pictures of vegetables, I swear!!! And last night I cooked a whole meal for the first time in, oh, maybe two months. I ran around the kitchen like a crazy person, "Where's the bowls?," "Where's the serving spoon?," "Who am I?." It still turned out pretty good. I still got it, baby!

Next time, we're doing it in Vegas.

If someone tells you that you can get married for under $5000 and you expect to actually feed, provide drink and have places to sit for your family and friends, and maybe have some lovely music, and maybe take some pictures of the whole she-bang (in Sonoma no less), and you don't want to have every guest double as a caterer, bartender, photographer, videographer, DJ, or laborer, laugh out loud and quite heartily. 

400 pounds of ice you say? At $17 per 40 pounds? No problem, here's my checkbook, please take my hard earned $170 for frozen water.  Might as well have a nice trip to Alaska at the same time.  Oh, and linens, for the tables that selfish people NEED to eat on?  Yeah, try $300.  I told the caterer I'd bring some sheets from home.  Oh and thanks for charging 50 cents per chair to move them from the ceremony site to the reception site, a mere 15 yards.  Also, that service charge that you have already included? Yeah, see, I am totally onto you, I will not be tipping on the food twice.  Trickery.  And how the hell does cheese cost $4 a person?  Even with fancy fruit and crackers?  Add some dancing girls and you got a deal.  Also, for the cupcakes, people do not need plates and forks.  And if they do, they do not belong at my wedding.

And that's just the food. We have not even found an officiant or music yet.  And we need to get our rings.  And a videographer.  And send out invitations.  And what the hell is Chris going to wear?

THIS IS WHY I WANTED TO GO TO VEGAS, PEOPLE.  Is it too late?