vendor crunch time

Seriously?  Is is really January already?  I suppose if you're getting married in September...on a novelty date that's a Saturday in September, and you still haven't booked a photographer or band by the January before, you'd probably feel a little like I do at the moment.  PANIC.  Well, maybe not that extreme, but a definite background of emotion that your wedding day will somehow not happen if you don't get your butt in gear.  I'm a life long procrastinator and it's really time to put that behind me.  If I can stop biting my finger nails after 23 years, I can do all.  I've got an email out to a local photographer, who will hopefully be able to work with our budget.  As for band/dj...we've really gotten nowhere.  We have narrowed the styles of music down to jazz, bluegrass, and rock.  We almost went in the Flogging Molly direction, but ultimately decided it didn't really go with our theme.  We're doing a non pretentious, backyard, vintage 50's style party.  Wyatt's love of maps and trains, planes, cars, etc. and my Coca-Cola collection should fit together beautifully as it is in my head.  We of course still need flowers and possibly a filmmaker if I can talk Wyatt into it.  :)  We're lucky to have such a beautiful venue provided to us through Wyatt's work.  Amazing.  Also, Stephanie Valentine has agreed to set our menu and make it for us in exchange for riding lessons for her kids.  How great is that?  Wow, well now that I think about it, we do have a lot covered for the time we've been engaged.  So now I can be less worried...just breathe.