Wow oh wow.... to all of you ladies out there planning wedding, let me give you one BIG piece of advice. Don't get wrapped up in the fine details.
Now for a little back story on my week..... About 2 weeks ago my husband and I decided to move up our wedding already planned for Feb 25, to August 6 (this weekend!). Now this normally would not be a big deal other then the fact that 4 of the 6 people in our wedding party lived in other states, and our wedding was planned in Albuquerque about 3hrs away from the small town we are stationed at.
With all that being said we got it all planned and airline tickets bought. Now for a run down of the craziest 4days of my life.
Wed Aug 3... we drove 3 hours to Albuquerque to pick up our 2 daughters from the airport that arrive at 5pm. Rush the poor girl straight to Davids Bridal to pick out bridesmaid dresses, and of coarse the girls are titty bitty and both need a size 2 black dress. Somehow by the grace of God we manage to find dresses that both girls love in only 30min (due to the store closing at 6pm). Now another 3 hr drive back to our little town in Eastern New Mexico.
Thurs Aug 4... this day was crazy due to the fact that I had to work all day, leaving my husband at home with all 4 kids. By this time I was on the phone nonstop with my mom (who lives in Alb) and my Maid of Honor who were trying to tie up loose ends... what a miracle they are! After work I rushed home to pick up 3 girls and took them to get our nails done. then home for a super late dinner.
Fri Aug 5... Back to work for me until 4pm. By this time my husband I were fighting and feet were getting cold, which is never a good thing 1day before the biggest day of your life. 430pm.we are on the road for yet ANOTHER 3hr trip back to Alb. which was silent due to "C" and I not talking at this point. 730pm arrive in Alb and meet my mom and her "non boy friend"( a story for another day) for dinner and then back to her house. This is when the carpet get pulled out from under my feet..... My mom opens up the frig and shows me the flowers that I had ordered for the wedding and they are horrible! I could not believe that in less then 20hr I was getting married and now I didn't have flowers for the cake, bouquets or center pieces. we decided after the tears stopped falling that we could get roses from Albertson's supermarket, and after 6 stores we had enough.
Sat Aug 6... The big day had crept up on us and now the rush was on to get everything done. Mom and I went to find greenery for the flower and to a craft store that she had bought our glassware from (which didn't make it into the bag and home from the store several days earlier). We took in the receipt thinking it would be a fast trip, not knowing that they were going to pull the surveillance video from the day she made the purchase..... I have never felt like a criminal before, but hey... if it is going to happen what better time then the day of your wedding when you are already running behind. After waiting for along time the woman finally says " I thing I remember seeing them left at a register and writing a note on the front" (news we could have used 30 min prior but ohhh well). With glasses in hand we rush home to meet my Maid of Honor and make the best flower arrangements we can with want we have. Off to hair appointments at 230pm.... and the drama just keeps on coming. We had 5 women need there hair done, and the individual who booked our appts only make them for 2 people... after more tears and stress from my mom giving everyone a hard time in the hair salon, we are off to get dressed. 5 women and 3 men all trying to get ready in a small house is less then ideal but somehow we made it work. 700pm off the the venue. Our plan was to ride the Sandia Peak Tram with all 25 people to the top of the mountains and get married at sunset. I laugh now because my husband and I ended up getting off the Tram to accommodate all of our guests and got left at the bottom of the mountain by our self. By this point it was either laugh or cry and I had already chosen that option a couple times that day ...lol After working it out with the Tram operator we where on the next car up the mountain and had a great ceremony until the point my uncles girlfriend passed out.... yes I said passed out and I mean the kind when you hit the deck and everyone gathers around you. A few minutes later and an "I do" we go into the restaurant and hear glass crashing to the ground. Nobody was hurt but we did have a few wine glass casualties. From here on we couldnt stop laughing and just went with the flow.
This is a very long round about way to get to the point.... but take it from me, you can not control the large or fine details of a wedding. Weddings are more of a living thing that has a mind of its own, and will do what it wants. Just go with the flow and injoy
