First Steps

The first thing I did when I learned I am going to get married next year was to buy myself a new printer (HP printer-scanner-photocopier-in-one, you’re the best). I can’t remember the last time I invested on a printer. Even during my college days when I was printing research papers left and right, I refused to have a new printer at home. What was the point? Ink was too expensive, and there was P1 printing just near my school.

But after realizing that I am about to plan one of the biggest events of my life, my obsessive-compulsive nature took a turn for the worse (or the best?) and I decided to be completely on hand (organized) about this whole planning the wedding thing. What better way to get organized than to print all the charts, diagrams, excel sheets, documents I need, right?

It’s crazy, I know, but even before I started thinking and finalizing wedding dates, themes and even my own gown, I was already printing checklists and timelines left and right. Believe me when I say it makes everything easier to understand and plan. Even my fiancé was quite amused as to how I utilized my organizational skills, not to mention my crazy printing-like-an-addict self. I was like a lunatic printing all things I can think about.

Of course, the first person I showed my clear book full of charts, diagrams and brochures (I got from the suppliers) was my mother. She was mighty proud that I am actually planning to manage these all with the same tenacity I exude when I’m shopping and travelling. She wished I could tend to it until the end, especially when the finances start coming through (I was never really good at math, you see).

Once when the fiancé stopped over, I presented to him my budget “proposal” for a Tagaytay or a Kawit wedding. At that stage in our planning, we are still ping-pong-ing between having the wedding in my native of Kawit or in Tagaytay. The only thing we are sure about is that it’s going to happen in Cavite, where we were both born, grew up in, met, fell in love, etc. etc. We’re big with our being Cavitenos like that. He once joked that not many of our out-of-town guests will realize Tagaytay is still in Cavite, but I shrugged it off. As long as I know I am getting married in my hometown, then I’m good.

So future brides, the printer will save your life once you start planning. I am not kidding at all. There are just too many things you have to keep up with when you’re planning a wedding that having your charts printed outside should be the last of your concern. Go and make your life easier and more enjoyable by purchasing the one thing (aside from your patience) that will help you survive your wedding planning stage.