The Wedding That Really Stands Out For Me
posted on 13 May 2011 | posted in
Fashion
Although I’ve attended a number of weddings, there’s only one that really stands out for me – my own. The reason my own wedding stands out is that it was simple. Simply perfect and perfectly simple. You hear horror stories of women spending months or even years planning the perfect wedding, and when the big day finally comes, the least little thing that goes wrong seems like a disaster - maybe the wedding tiara slips off her head, or the cake tastes a bit off. God forbid something major should go wrong – like the photographer not showing up. The whole day would be ruined! My plain, simple wedding was planned in one day. All arrangements were made within a month. Instead of a large church, I was wed in a small chapel. Only close family members, relatives and friends were invited – no long lost great-aunts or fourth cousins removed who would buy me a blender or a toaster oven and forget about me the next day. By borrowing a wedding dress from my sister-in-law, I killed two birds with one stone –now I only needed something blue, something old and something new. My wedding ring, a simple gold band, was an heirloom passed down from my great-grandmother. A family member videotaped the ceremony while another took photographs. The reception was in my parents’ finished basement and was catered by one of my mother’s co-workers, who did it as a side job. Living in Buffalo, New York, just a stone’s throw from one of the world’s greatest wonders, where else to honeymoon but Niagara Falls? The whole deal probably cost, at most, one tenth of what the typical bridal party spends on a wedding. Best of all, everyone who attended had a fantastic time. None of the romance or sentimentality was lost, just the extra perks that can make your wedding day dream turn into a nightmare.
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