We always hear about “happily ever after” or the dream wedding,we watch them on TV, where nothing goes wrong, the bride looks perfect and everyone has a great time. The behind-the-scenes goings-on at most weddings are not discussed in the open too often, although some reality shows have brought light into the subject. What people don’t say is that even with the best planning, there will be variables you cannot account for and this may very well be the reason for a ruined wedding.
As the bridal couple, you need to realize that no matter how well you’ve planned your wedding, things can still go wrong. The good news is that most of your guests won’t know that some things may have gone wrong because they didn’t know what your plans were in the first place.
The chapel could be overlooked when the florist places the flowers. Your best friend’s date might drink himself into a frenzy. The dogs will take a chunk out of the wedding cake because your mom left the door open to the room she was storing it in. Your train will get a hole in it because you put the chair on it when you sat down for a moment before heading down the aisle. Due to the lack of ingredients, the caterer might change the menu at the last minute. Your pesky nephew will ruin every photo take by trying to jump in every single one or the bartender will have forgotten to stock up on your boss’s favourite drink. There have been outdoor weddings that have been rained out with weather that wasn’t supposed to start for the next two months, weddings where the priest was an hour late, and weddings where someone knocked over the cake before the reception even started. One couple discovered they had been booked into the smallest room in the hotel instead of the honeymoon suite which was already occupied by another couple.
The bridal party, and in particular the bride and her mother, might let these type of mishaps ruin an otherwise perfect occasion. Stressing over details that are no longer under your control is not constructive, just smile, relax, take a deep breath and move on to the next thing. One minor problem should not be allowed to ruin weeks or months of preparation, and affect the rest of your day or night.
These things happen even though you might not actually hear about them. Another thing they don’t tell you is that in each of these weddings, couples still managed to get married despite these mishaps. Anyone not involved in the planning phase will not even notice most of these problems, and no one will think less of you for not foreseeing these situations. Most, if not all, of them will enjoy the reception, have a good time and think to themselves, “What a lovely wedding”. You should also try to do exactly just that.
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