I logged into TheKnot.com this morning because I like to feel inadequate and stressed out. It told me that I have 161 to-dos and 205 days until my wedding. How many to-dos have I completed? ONLY TWENTY-EIGHT.

So…here’s what’s going on:

Engagement Photos: DONE and DONE! We had so much fun running around Portland on a beautiful day with our fab photographers Ashley and Aaron. I couldn’t be more thrilled with how they turned out.

Dress: You may recall that I am a terrible daughter and instead of allowing my mother to go wedding dress shopping with me, I instead went dress shopping with my dearest Kristin in Chicago. We found THE dress, and I bought said dress. Well, my mother came over a couple Sundays ago and I tried the dress on for her. Guess what? It is GIGANTIC on me. I emailed “Ashley” and luckily, they are sending me out a smaller size. Thank goodness. Also: my return email was from Paula, thus proving once again that THERE IS NO ASHLEY.

Floral/Decor: Seriously? My least favorite part of this whole affair. I’d like to tell someone to make it look pretty and be done with it. But, apparently that is not how it works. (This is also proof that I’m missing the Bride Gene). BUT, I did find these lanterns and I think we’ll use them for table decorations. And, for flowers, I have an appointment next week with a flower lady. Or whatever you call them.

DJ: FACT. All Portland Disc Jockeys have terrible punctuation and grammar skills. I seriously cringe at the emails they send me. I’ve picked the least offensive email out of the bunch and I think we have a winner. Really, they have very little to do, as I’ve already picked out close to 100 songs that I’d like to have played. (I JUST KNOW HOW I WANT THINGS, OKAY?)

Cake: A former colleague told me that for her 40th birthday, she had a giant sheet cake made of chunks of cheese. Can’t we do that? I didn’t think so. Several cake tastings are scheduled. I think we’re going for cupcakes as really, neither one of us cares for regular cake all that much. We’ll do a small cutting cake, so I have something to put our adorable cake topper* on top of.

Registry: We’re registering this Sunday. Bill can’t stop talking about the scan gun. I’ve been obsessively looking the best cookware and knives up on CooksIllustrated.com.

Save the Dates and Invitations: This is my major cause of stress these days. I know just how I want them to look, but I’m having trouble putting it into words. We’re spending Friday evening working on this. Bill is about to learn about the wonder that is letterpress. Lucky him.

I think that’s it, for now. See, I’m not THAT far behind.

*Not purchased yet, but I know that it will be darling. I have faith.