In my work as an Officiant, I interact with couples months before the ceremony (interviewing them and they me). We don't meet up again until around two weeks before the wedding date and usually by email or phone.
Somewhere around this two week period, things start to fall into place and sometimes they start to fall apart. Fortunately, nothing in my direct experience has fallen so far apart to warrant a sad tale of a wedding break up.
But here's the news: your nerves will go into hyper-alert around this time. Small simple items will look more threatening than they are (the custom made wedding ring won't be ready until two days before the wedding; your future mother-in-law has a hissy fit over her son's choice of tux). Many annoying and potential worrying little nigglers happen.
Tip: don't sweat the small stuff, and these are no-brainer items. If the ring isn't there you will still be married (you can borrow your mother's ring for the ceremony). And your mother-in-law, unless she's a complete fool, will give up her fits because she wants to shine on your wedding day as much as you want her to.
I have a mean mother-in-law story, an unusual one, but I'll save it for another day. Bottom line: call your sanest friend, the one who laughs at everything and usually makes you angry for such a detached attitude. You need her now!
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