Before [Bride's Name], [Groom's Name]'s idea of a long-term commitment was his streaming service subscriptions.

Now, he's taken on a lifetime subscription to love, laughter, and occasionally, 'Honey, have you seen my keys?'

We started planning our wedding with a simple vision: close friends, family, and a modest budget.

Then we added our parents' friends, and their friends' friends, and now we're just crowd-funding a small town.

I thought I knew my family well before planning our wedding.

Turns out, some relatives are like volatile chemicals; best kept in separate containers on the seating chart.

We started our wedding seating chart with a simple diagram.

It quickly evolved into a complex flowchart, complete with 'demilitarized zones' and 'mandatory buffer tables'.