One Week, Six Days

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wranglers

y'know how in television and movies there are different "wranglers?" like, puppet wranglers, dog wranglers, monkey wranglers, child wranglers etc... people responsible for the herding and organizing, the wiping of noses, the keeping of focus etc.

i need a wedding party wrangler. of the 17 people in my wedding party there are three bridesmaids in italy, one in east timor and hardly any of them who check (or at least respond to) their email whether or not they are in the country. groomsmen who promise to get their tuxedo measurements every time you see them but then don't, two flower girls and one ring bearer, all under 8, and not to mention the mixture of different temperaments going on; from the overly-organized to those of the, shall we say, more laid back disposition. It's not that i don't love them all in all their different ways or begrudge anyone their travels -- whether for work or play -- or the fact that most of us are just too busy to read/respond to email...it's just that I have no time to wrangle myself let alone the 17 other individuals involved in the wedding party. AND WE'RE DOWN TO 24 DAYS TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND I MUST HAVE COMMUNICATION!!!!

i assume the job is similar to child or dog wrangling. kind but firm-handed and armed with treats. any takers?

the little things

so, most of the big things are taken care of, and now it's down to the small stuff. like shoe dyeing, filling out table cards, having nightmares that they moved the presidential elections to the 30th of October...

if anyone knows a good, reliable and inexpensive make-up artist, let me know.