So we've been shopping for dresses and looking at venues throughout all of January. Many people give us with a stunned look when we say that our wedding is May 1st.

"Oh, that's around the corner!" they say.

Yes, thank you. We realize that.

"We need to get you a dress/venue/rings/chameleon today!" they say.

That's why we're here shopping for a dress/venue/ring/chameleon.

In the middle of all this, we set up an appointment with the Episcopalian minister who is going to do the service. "Don't worry," he says in his email, "we have plenty of time before May 1st to get things done."

It's all relative, I suppose.