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The Wedding (Part Two)

As I titled my first blog on this subject ‘Part One’ I thought it may be time for ‘Part Two’. I will be using our company blog to vent my personal frustrations in an attempt ‘Get it all out in the open’ while entertaining the readers with my troubles and woes.

Criticisms

Many people have ‘helpful’ comments while arranging a wedding. Here are a few I have encountered. If at any point when you are reading you think I am being unreasonable, please comment and start it with the word ‘Bridezilla’.

1: I’m not coming if he is going to be a Bridesmaid.
He is a boy. He is my best friend (other than Matt who I will be marrying of course) so why should I choose a female friend over him just because they may look better in the dress? I wouldn’t.
My response: It’s happening, and he is on the top table.

2: Black bridesmaids dresses?
I tried to force them into pink taffeta but they were having non of it – especially my male bridesmaid. The girls chose the dresses I just agreed with them. I found that to be the easier way around it.
My response: If you’re not wearing it, you don’t have a say.

3: The table plan and who ‘should’ be at the top table.
Our response: There are 24 people at the meal. They can’t all sit on the top table.

4: Oh not the Town Hall!
Our response: It doesn’t cost a fortune and it’s a beautiful building that dominates a good section of the Leeds skyline.

5: Why can’t it be at a lovely posh hotel.
Our response: Who has a spare £15,000? I looked down the back of the sofa and I found a sweet wrapper, 20p and a button – not 15 grand.

6: Why do you have to have a photographer?
Our response: This is the only thing I have really requested for the day. Why object to a photographer at a wedding?

7: I don’t think much to the invites. They’re not very pretty.
One close member of my family hated them. Obviously I designed them myself and we were very happy with them.
Our response: We are not the sort of people that would choose lots of glitter, bows, fancy cut-outs, inlaid paper and lots and lots of gold. That really isn’t for us. Our wedding isn’t Elvis’s sparkly jumpsuit. The more you throw at it doesn’t mean it is going to look better.

8: The cost of my dress.
My response: Mind your own business

9: Tiara.
My response: I DON’T WANT ONE!!!! Especially not one like Jordan’s. So please let it drop!

At this point I have had enough! They either like it or lump it. There is always the option not to come, but who can resist a free meal? Even if you don’t approve of the location in which it is served, the table linen or the choice of table confetti.

This is going to be the happiest day of my life!!!!