The Invite List

Some people say the hardest thing about wedding planning is getting the venue. I say, it is the invite list. How do you choose who to invite and who not to? So we are aiming at 200 people and, of my hundred, my first rough list had about 120 people — and that doesn’t count family. Good thing I have a tiny family — WRONG. My dad has 9 siblings with spouses, children, and grandchildren. If you don’t get invited, I am really sorry. Honest. I tried hard, real hard… but if I choose one person, another person cannot come.

I like to think of this like the Christian doctrine of predestination. Many people argue that if God has chosen some people to go to heaven, then he has also chosen other people to eternal damnation (known as “double predestination”). Others (whom I agree with) say that God has chosen a select number to go to heaven and passed over the rest (that is, He has not really chosen a destiny for the rest). Likewise, it is not like I chose that this or that person could not come — the goal was to choose the select number who could come. So for those who have been “passed over,” I’m really sorry.

According to my checklist, we now have about 160 more tasks to do before May 10th, 2008 when singlehood shall end and a new adventure shall begin! Despite the many tasks, Betty and I are excited about the progress. Perhaps, we will get married this year!

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