panic! about the wedding

So I probably should work on the things I'm panicking about instead of blogging about the panic but expressing my thoughts seems to calm me down.

We are now down to W-3.5 months, which is about 15 weeks until the wedding.  And while I thought I was super prepared and crazy organized, I'm starting to realize that 15 weeks does not leave me much time to get everything I wanted done.

I know what you're thinking:

"Why, Ms. Nicole, you started your planning so early!  How could you STILL have things left to do?!"

Well, since you asked...

• Finalize dinner menu
• Print dinner menu
• Assemble dinner menu
• Finalize program
• Print program
• Assemble program
• Book hairdresser
• Book hotel shuttle
• Make out of town bags
• Wrap wedding favors
• Reserve rehearsal
• Reserve rehearsal dinner
• Shop for wedding bands
• Dress fittings
• Choose wedding cake
• Finish addressing envelopes
• Finish assembling invitations
• Mail invitations
• Order guys' tuxes
• Work on seating arrangements
• Print placecards

I could probably go on but I really don't want to bore you.  The above list was more for my reference than for your interest :)

And maybe 15 weeks in normal time wouldn't be so bad.  But for the next 5 weeks, I am pretty busy at work. Not to mention, there are 3 major holidays within that time span.

So how do I calm myself down AND get everything done that I need to do?  Do all brides go through this, no matter how prepared they are?

making up my mind (and face)

We are now down to t minus 4 months.  WTF.  My engagement has been so long that I kept thinking I had time to do so many things and now my time is almost up and I haven't finished accomplishing everything yet!

One Sprint item I recently checked off my list (yes, I'm still doing the sprints and they are working out really well for me!) was scheduling my makeup trial.  I met with and booked Gina Brozon, a really nice and friendly woman who did an awesome job with my makeup.  

However, after meeting with Gina, I began to wonder if having a trial does more bad than good!

On one hand, I am really glad I got to experiment a little before the wedding day.  I was pretty sure I wanted to go with a dark, smokey look like the ones below.  Looks like Kim Kardashian is my inspiration!

Gina totally achieved the look and even added some false eyelashes to give my wimpy ones a boost.  But after looking at it a couple of hours later, I decided I didn't want as many falsies as I thought.  Better to know now than on the wedding day!

On the other hand, however, getting my makeup done so professionally on a rainy Thursday night in September kinda freaked me out!  Wearing all that makeup on a regular day made me nervous that it was TOO much makeup.  Gina kept reminding me that it doesn't look like a lot when I'm wearing my big dress and my hair is formally done, but it still worried me that I won't look like myself.  

I know this is probably the same reaction every bride gives during the trial but I'm unsure as to how/if I should do my makeup differently on the big day.

Anyone have any suggestions, comments or experience?  I could really use some!