Yeah... only way to that lens with out having to wait months is with the D200 18-200mm kit or pay a $100+ markup.
Luckily Best Buy has a price matching policy and the dude at my local photo shop gave me a quote for $600 less than what Best Buy is charging.
The price match hasn't gone 100% through cause it was a weird order over the phone, but I should know by tomorrow morning. Now the only thing I'm worried about is if I'll get it before the wedding on Saturday at 2pm.