How much is too much

When planning a party, what are the major concerns that have to be addressed?

(in no specific order)
Budget
Number of people
What type of Food
Theme / decor
Drinks or no drinks
Possible seating
Music
games / favors
Attire
grooming
Time

This is true for just about any party, why when you add the word wedding before the word party do the decisions become harder and the price attached for anything simple or not, sky rocket?

Maybe because the wedding day is the one day that is supposed to be all about the bride, and perfect. It's the one day that supposedly the parents should have been saving for. It is the day that the bride gets to live out a fantasy, because really when else are you going to spend a crap load of money and feed and booze up all your friends and family?

Seriously they looked at a shit load of venues, and met with many many caterers until they found an all inclusive place that would do what they wanted with the budget that they had to work with.

But, what no one tells you is that after the invitations go out, the price is really subject to change. If more people come than you originally hoped, that is great but it costs more.

Months go by and all these ideas are thought of, on how to make the party better, well guess what that costs more.

You realize that you forgot someone totally off the list and, well that costs more.

Mom and Frank are at the point now, where in order to pull off what they want, the creativity will have to kick in, and mom will have to stop drunkenly inviting people!

wedding and life shit

So mom has been a little stressed, which is why there has been a lack of posts. Her stress equals my laziness.

She will promise this, Frank and mom and I are moving to North Carolina in October and from that point on my blogging will become more regular. . .

What are we all going to be doing in North Carolina you may ask . . well they are going to try and open a bar / Performance space.
Coffee in the morning with sandwiches and salads, and then come evening wine, beer and cheese plates and other good non needing a chef eats!

Now really that idea may change when they get down there based on location issues, zoning laws and a general lack of need for what they were first thinking of opening. But right now, it is looking like the place will be something that serves light fair, and coffee and wine and beer!

Now, regarding mom's wedding that she is planning . . . that headache (well fun) is consuming her every thought as of late.

Mom realized that she is soo happy that Frank and her technically are all ready married so that they are able to relax and celebrate at the party. But then mom decided to have a ceremony, with the whole dress thing, and the DJ, and the photographer and the 200 people who need to eat and drink!!!!!!

So, that said. This is why mom has not been posting.

She will now do wedding updates until the event. . .