Kitchen Joy & Wedding Stress

So I have officially christened my kitchen! 


(Get your mind out of the gutter - this isn't that kind of blog!)


I just finished making an enormous pot of homemade marinara sauce which I haven't been able to do in a very long time. For some reason, nothing says home like fresh sauce simmering on the stove. It's so comforting. I've cooked in my new kitchen already of course, but somehow the sauce makes it real. I live here. 

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I've been engaged for well over a year and have done the majority of my wedding planning without feeling stressed out or worried, but now I'm afraid that ship has sailed. I'm starting to feel the pangs of WPS (Wedding Planning Stress, if you're a lay person). The place we're getting married at can't do the rehearsal the night before because there's another wedding and several other functions going on, so the sales rep told me my options are Friday afternoon or Thursday night. I've been asking the bridal party and family members what would work best and everyone is being really friendly and accommodating, but I feel terrible thinking I'm inconveniencing anyone! To make matters worse, most people want to stay over the Friday night before (which of course makes sense, it's a day wedding) but I could only get five rooms blocked for that night. If more people want to stay, I don't know what to do. Hope the place can give me more rooms? Research other hotels/motels in the area? I hate putting people out! I want everyone to have a good time and not feel like they had to jump through all of these hoops. I don't just expect people to respond to my every whim because I'm the bride. Maybe I should watch a "Bridezillas" marathon - that might make me feel a little better about myself right now!


I know in the grand scheme of life this is not a huge deal...but Blog knows it feels better to get this all off my chest.