A couple weeks ago I went to Missouri for my friend Michelle's wedding. It was very different than any wedding I have attended before. And when I say wedding, I mean the whole 3 day affair. We drove 5 hours to the Nauvoo, IL temple for the wedding ceremony on Thursday. Then the reception was on Saturday night at the church, with Michelle's family coming in Friday night, supposedly. Michelle looked beautiful, everyone had a lovely time, and it all turned out great! But a few things could have been easier...
10. Don't use the evening before the reception to put the wedding favors together. Do have an awesome husband who will help.
9. Don't hire a DJ who will cancel on you a week before the reception by saying, "Oh, I forgot that was Memorial Day weekend, I have plans." Do have a great DJ system lined up so that anyone can fill in. Don't forget the list of songs you picked out.
8. Don't plan to buy all the flowers at Sam's Club the day of the reception and figure someone will be able to put together the bride's bouquet, boutonnieres for the groom & groomsmen, mothers corsages and 2 bridesmaids bouquets. Do have sisters who are talented enough to actually pull this off.
7. Don't forget to throw in some pampering for the bride - a pedicure, a hair appointment, a massage, etc.
6. Don't get sick.
5. Don't forget to eat.
4. Don't hire a photographer who has never done a wedding before and keeps repeating that as her mantra throughout the evening.
3. Don't let said photographer miss precious photos of your new 10 year old step-daughter performing karaoke to the hip hop song, Skater Boy. Better yet, do hire a videographer.
2. Don't assume the wedding party will know where to be, when to be there, what they should be wearing, and what to do when they get to the wrong place, late, in shorts and polos. Hello, it's a wedding! Do be grateful you have family and that they care enough to come.
1. Don't let your crazy friend come in from out-of-state the day before the big event, take over everything, boss everyone around, and generally try to make up for being a crappy friend and not helping plan things for the last 3 months. Do make better friends! : )
1. Don't let your crazy friend come in from out-of-state the day before the big event, take over everything, boss everyone around, and generally try to make up for being a crappy friend and not helping plan things for the last 3 months. Do make better friends! : )
3 comments:
Hilarious! Great tips -- and more fun than just reading about what happened. L
awesome! i love lists (obviously). if i ever have to plan a wedding ... what am i thinking, hopefully i will have at least 3 weddings to plan in the future, i know who to go to for advice!
That is really funny, but it sounds like it was a complete disaster--well, you know, besides the getting married part. Makes me stressed reading about it. I'm sure you helped things!
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