It’s My Wedding - Shut Up Mother!!
What is it with Mothers when it comes to your wedding, why does an otherwise ‘normal’ Mum suddenly turn into a complete nightmare the moment you announce that you are getting married?
If you are a Mother, and one of your offspring is getting married, remember that your role is to be the SAS.
SAS you are asking, what does that mean? Well, I will start with a few things it doesn’t mean.
- We don’t mean that you have to parachute into the dress shop via the plate glass window before ripping to shreds your Daughters chosen dress with you teeth before proudly announcing that you have saved the day and found her the perfect dress from another shop.
- We also don’t mean that you have to use a time-delay explosive to blow up the Rolls Royce chosen to deliver the bride to the church before once again saving the day with Uncle Toms Volvo Estate which, you proclaim, looks lovely with a wash and a red ribbon tied to the aerial.
- Nor should you phone tap your daughters phone to save her the time of explaining the plans so far when you go round for Sunday lunch.
- Obtaining the guest list by hacking your daughters PC then systematically sending anonymous threats informing all the friends and family from the ‘other side’ to make an excuse for not attending so that you can invite Aunty Dot (and her bingo friends), who last saw your daughter when she was 3 months old, in their place, is also a big no-no.
SAS simply means a) Smile, b) Advise (when asked), c) Support
If you do that your daughter is much more likely to be open with her plans and get you involved - this way you will both enjoy the experience.
Employ any of the tactics above, or generally interfere and try to impose your will and the end result will be your daughter shutting you out bit by bit - you will end up less involved and at logger heads - your relationship may never fully recover.
For the record, my Mum was great and nothing like the above (just in case you are reading Mum…)
Flight Delayed Due To Wedding Dress
A kind hearted Pilot held up his flight bound from Edinburgh to Belfast for 20 minutes as the bride to be’s dress was still going through security at the time of scheduled take off.
A spokesperson for the Airline confirmed that the Captain had made a special exception for the wedding dress.
Nice to hear that good customer service still exists 
Terminal 5 Baggage Chaos Ruins Dream Wedding
Karen Bell and Jonathan Woodward from West Yorkshire have had to put their dream wedding in Hawaii on hold as Karen’s wedding dress got lost in terminal five. They had planned and saved for their wedding only for it to be ruined at the last minute by a complete lack of organisation at one of the worlds biggest airports.
Répondez s’il vous plaît!
Is it really too much trouble for guests to respond to a wedding invitation? It seems that many guests find it such a huge chore that they either don’t bother or go for the lazy option of replying with an e-mail or text message.
If you have been invited to a wedding and you have a nice little RSVP card with the invitation, I have an idea : FILL IN THE RSVP AND SEND IT BACK ON TIME!
Sounds simple doesn’t it? Often it’s just a case of crossing out either ‘yes’ or ‘no’, sealing the envelope and putting into the post box.
Maybe your delicate nature is offended because the future Mr & Mrs didn’t put a stamp on the envelope, after all, why should you have to pay for the stamp? I will tell you why - YOU COULD BUY 200 STAMPS FOR THE PRICE OF THE DINNER YOU ARE GETTING FOR FREE!
Perhaps you think it is being ultra-modern to reply via e-mail or sms text, or perhaps replying via their ‘wedding website’ makes you feel all hip and trendy, maybe you think that a phone call is more personal. Just for a moment, think about it, if the future Mr & Mrs had wanted you to confirm your attendance in that way they WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED YOU TO RETURN THE RSVP!
Oh, I get it - you are going to be on holiday, or maybe with only 18 months notice you don’t have enough time to organise a dog/cat/baby/hamster sitter so you won’t be able to attend, and of course if you are not going to be at the wedding you don’t need to tell them, right? WRONG! WHAT ARE THEY, MIND READERS?
What did I just hear you mumble under your breath? You don’t need to reply because you are their brother, sister, cousin, best friend, close friend, work colleague and the soon to be Mr & Mrs will of course know that you are attending without the need to reply? I thought we had already made the point that THEY ARE NOT MIND READERS? Perhaps you expect them to pay £50 per head ‘just in case’ you turn up?
We hope that this post will offer some guidance for the next time you get invited to a wedding and are a little uncertain of what you should do with the RSVP.
Married in a Harley Bike Shop
Sharing a mutual love of Harley motorbikes, Becky Robbins and Howard Stoll decided that saying their vows in a bike shop would make their wedding that little bit more special and fitting to them.
The couple who met while they worked at the Daimler Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan had been dating for just over a year when they decided to tie the knot and make their relationship permanent while on holiday.
Howard, 57 had been married before and Becky, 53 was widowed by her first marriage. Neither of them was interested in having a traditional wedding service and being a free-spirited couple they chose to hold the ceremony while travelling down to Daytona Beach in Florida.
I guess there is nothing better than having your wedding in an place that involves both your personal interests as well as those of your friends.
Four Weddings And A Fire
Four weddings were thrown into turmoil in Melbourne Astralia As the chruch the couples were to be married in caughter fire. The back half and the roof of the century-old church was wreaked by the fire. The estimated cost of the fire damage is $250.000.
The weddings were relocated to nearby churches.
Full story Here