Where would we be without our friends?
Just as I was starting to get the overwhelming feeling I was drowning in wedding tasks, my best pal Lisa instinctively came to the rescue.
As far as I'm concerned everyone needs a friend like her. We are two peas in a pod, but for the all-important difference that she is super organised. When she says we are doing something, it really is going to happen and usually pretty quickly.
I wish I was like that - Chris and I are 'talkers', the 'why do something today you can put off until tomorrow' types. So Lisa's visit last weekend was exactly what we needed.
Come Sunday night, we had our final (colour co-ordinated) guest list finished - we started at 120 people and culled down to 76.
Plus we had drawn up, and decorated, a very pretty countdown chart assigning tasks to each month, and found time to discuss and research the hen night.
Think that's impressive? In those two days we also fitted in a shopping spree and celebrated her birthday.
According to my new organiser chart - one A4 page per month complete with clip art - our next rendezvous will be at Bickleigh next month for the tastings.
I am thinking of that visit as a well-deserved reward for our recent invitation ordeal. But in the mean time there is plenty to do, and certainly no time to shirk responsibilities... Lisa has a copy of the chart too and left promising to check up on my progress.
Canada
Russia
Greece
Spain
Mexico
