May 12 2008
Something New
The wedding season is upon us again. In like a lion out like… a mother in law. May, June and July are the most common months for weddings throughout most of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This means, most of my readers are to be wed very soon. You have your venue paid for, your menu selected, the guest list is prepared, there’s not much left to do except tie that knot. You’ve hired all the right people and nothing, within your control, can really go wrong at this point. The problem is, a thousand things outside of your control can still go wrong.
Now I’m not trying to make you nervous it is just that there is one crucial thing to remember to enable you to have a great wedding day; something will go wrong, so relax.
I remember a month or so before my own wedding, I was talking with a co-worker. Something she said has stuck in my head for some time now, “Heather, it’s those mishaps, those things that happen that aren’t perfect, that aren’t planned, that make your wedding day memorable and special.” At the time I resented her for saying it. I thought she was doubting my skills in creating a perfect wedding. The truth is, when so much perfection is expected, you’re sure to have small failures, and they’re great. She was 100% right. It is those small mishaps that I remember above everything else.
So, as your day nears, please try to relax and take joy in the fact that anything bad can, and according to Murphey’s law will, happen. Don’t waste your tears crying over lopsided cake, and if all else fails, there’s always the booze!
