Quote: I don't know how people plan a wedding on their own and continue with their regular lives...
This is the thing..your regular life goes on hold when you are wedding planning. Every time you walk by a shop you will look in the window for something wedding related. It's an obsession. It's also a lot of fun when you are doing it, and at the same time a big relief when it's all over!
That's great about the local board, people will be able to recommend suppliers etc. Hubby and I are control freaks and we did almost all the planning ourselves. I got my sister and friend to organise my hen party (bachelorette) and I got my Mum to book the church as she is a friend of the priest. I got my brothers to do a lot of "fetching and carrying" the week running up to the wedding but apart from that we did it all ourselves, and that meant that the day really was "ours" in a very personal way.
Enjoy the planning, and remember that we are all here to help out!