The Train Wreck
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My nephew is getting married. I think the young lady is an elfin beauty and they make a well-suited couple. But...As young folks are wont to do, they shortened up the time between engagement and wedding. Proposal was the last of May, wedding will be in October.
That's absolutely fine, if you wish to do a smaller wedding or you wish to do a destination wedding. Uncle Jolly, who has had experiences with such things, suggested a destination wedding followed by a nice celebratory party after the honeymooners return home. Alas, the couple has opted for a more traditional approach in a nontraditional venue.
The venue is on a cotton farm on the ass end of nowhere. There is a place on the farm where they held smaller events, pre-COVID. There is a small pavilion, a few cabins, hookups for three or four RVs. There's not a decent hotel within a 45 minute drive. This would be okay, if this was a small wedding.
It ain't.
The prospective bride and groom have gotten the bit between their teeth and have created a monster they do not know how to control. Eleven bridesmaids. Eleven groomsmen. A guest list that has topped 300 and is still growing. Because of who his father is and because of who her father is, anybody connected with agriculture in half the state could be a prospective guest.
The logistics on this thing are staggering. The caterer has not been locked down. Tents have not been procured. The wedding cake baker has backed out. Because the place is so remote, you better make sure everything is in place, because there will be no last second jetting off for anything. And just trying to find places for people to stay is becoming a nightmare, since LSU has a home game that same day.
The worst part is that the couple have controlling, micro-managing moms. So, they have fought against letting the moms in, for good reason. But imagine...Two young people, who have never planned an event this big, think you can pull this off with the snap of your fingers and an iPhone. They keep missing or forgetting mission critical point after point.
It's going to be a train wreck.
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@jolly said in The Train Wreck:
But imagine...Two young people, who have never planned an event this big, think you can pull this off with the snap of your fingers and an iPhone. They keep missing or forgetting mission critical point after point.
Yeah, but why no wedding planner?
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I spent the 3 months before my wedding living in a Bed and Breakfast, 100 miles away. I didn't plan it that way (it was work-related), but holy crap it saved me a lot of pain.
We also had to organise moving to Canada 1 month later, and the future Mrs. Adam was not known for being exactly hands-off when it came to planning stuff - imagine the stress!
And you know what? Everything was ok. Let's hope the same goes for your nephew. You could tell him about the bed and breakfast option....
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@aqua-letifer said in The Train Wreck:
@jolly said in The Train Wreck:
But imagine...Two young people, who have never planned an event this big, think you can pull this off with the snap of your fingers and an iPhone. They keep missing or forgetting mission critical point after point.
Yeah, but why no wedding planner?
Timeframe? Hubris? I dunno....
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@jolly said in The Train Wreck:
My nephew is getting married. I think the young lady is an elfin beauty and they make a well-suited couple. But...As young folks are wont to do, they shortened up the time between engagement and wedding. Proposal was the last of May, wedding will be in October.
That's absolutely fine, if you wish to do a smaller wedding or you wish to do a destination wedding. Uncle Jolly, who has had experiences with such things, suggested a destination wedding followed by a nice celebratory party after the honeymooners return home. Alas, the couple has opted for a more traditional approach in a nontraditional venue.
The venue is on a cotton farm on the ass end of nowhere. There is a place on the farm where they held smaller events, pre-COVID. There is a small pavilion, a few cabins, hookups for three or four RVs. There's not a decent hotel within a 45 minute drive. This would be okay, if this was a small wedding.
It ain't.
The prospective bride and groom have gotten the bit between their teeth and have created a monster they do not know how to control. Eleven bridesmaids. Eleven groomsmen. A guest list that has topped 300 and is still growing. Because of who his father is and because of who her father is, anybody connected with agriculture in half the state could be a prospective guest.
The logistics on this thing are staggering. The caterer has not been locked down. Tents have not been procured. The wedding cake baker has backed out. Because the place is so remote, you better make sure everything is in place, because there will be no last second jetting off for anything. And just trying to find places for people to stay is becoming a nightmare, since LSU has a home game that same day.
The worst part is that the couple have controlling, micro-managing moms. So, they have fought against letting the moms in, for good reason. But imagine...Two young people, who have never planned an event this big, think you can pull this off with the snap of your fingers and an iPhone. They keep missing or forgetting mission critical point after point.
It's going to be a train wreck.
Jolly, those can be the best weddings to attend! The last minute creativity can be both humorous and amazing. Okay, sometimes it's cringe worthy, too. No matter what, it's likely to be the 'remember when' wedding for years. If both of the moms are pizzed, that makes it even more entertaining!
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I think I can speak for all of us when I say that your wedding day is the best day of your life.
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Mainly because it's the day when you finally stop planning your wedding.
