They Said There'd Be No Math

That's one of the reasons I became a lawyer. Because my 10th grade math teacher so scarred me that I was convinced I had no mathematical abilities and I knew medicine was out. So, a lawyer is what I would be. That way the only time I ever had to deal with numbers was when I had to figure out how much money the other side was going to pay my client.

Not so.

Unless you have the funds and sufficient lack of control issues to hire a wedding planner (of which I have neither), you have to figure a lot of stuff out by yourself that involves numbers. Especially when you are not getting married at a typical location, like us. So it falls on me to determine how many tables we need. Well, that's not so bad you think. Just look at some charts that estimate how many people can sit at a table of a given size and divide into the estimated number of guests. Ah, but what about what they will sit on? Well, that should be easy because you know how many peole are coming. And table settings? Same thing.

I have disocvered it's a lot more complicated than that. Do I want a round table or a rectangle? What type of chair would I like? White folding chair? With or without seating pad? What about an all natural wood look instead? And what about place settings? Do I need a separate fork for desert or will people care about using their salad fork for salad AND desert? What about plates? With a gold band or not? Or square? And what about linens? Single color linen or something with a different color on top? What about glassware? Wine glasses - single size or red and white? Water glass - tumbler or pint? Seperate glasses for mixed drinks? What about the beer?

The choices are infinite! And they are all at different prices. This is less than desirable when you are trying to stick to a budget, because you have to figure out how much each one will cost so you can make an informed decision. Whatever this comes to will be deducted from what we have to apply to caterers, which even with my friends in the restaurant industry will end up costing a pretty penny. And even when you figure that out, what about how it gets there? And back? Clean or dirty? I don't want to do dishes on my wedding day!

This comes down to a lot of math. Which makes my head hurt. Which is not good for me to have going on while I am at work. But this must get figured out. It must! If it doesn't, well, THE WORLD WILL END! At least that's what it feels like at times.

Hmmm. Maybe a wedding planner would have been worth it.

Nah.

Well, maybe.