Today is the day where I put all work aside and catch-up on my neglected journal of life. Since my life IS so fun and interesting....
When I think back to the weeks before the wedding, I couldn't have imagined a more unexpected line of events. I had worked so hard to prepare a simple, yet cute and fun family wedding. My awesome fiance had other plans.
Exactly 2 weeks before the wedding...after evening services on Sunday, I asked Chris to sit down with me and talk about the processional and order of events for the wedding, so that we would be on the same page. The first surprise of the week came immediately.
Me: So I was thinking that you and Josh should walk in together at the beginning of the song.
Chris: What about Ben?
Me: What about him?
Chris: Well he'll be standing up there with me, too!
Me: Uh, no he won't. What are you talking about?
Chris: He's my best man!!
Me: He's your WHAT??? (Keep in mind....there was, to my knowledge....no bridal party at all!)
Chris: He's the best man...he's got to stand next to me!
Me: Chris! I don't have a maid of honor...when did you decide to have a best man??
The conversation went downhill from there. I'm pretty sure we didn't get past discussing the entrance to the wedding that night, as my mind was then FRANTIC on getting a maid of honor with 2 weeks to spare.
NEXT DAY:
(Talking to sister on phone)
Me: Soooo...guess what??!! I got my first wedding surprise!
Chair: Oh yeah? What's that?
Me: Umm....well...chris has a best man. That I didn't know about. That has already ordered a tux. That I have to now include in the program. And find a song for. And find a maid of honor to complement. How 'bout it? :D (conversation slightly exaggerated by the decreased level of stress and heightened sense of humor over time)
Chair: Umm...sure!
Me: Not to throw this at you last minute, or make you feel like I wouldn't have wanted you in the first place....but now we have 2 weeks to find and get you a formal red dress. Pick whatever you want....don't care about the style, length, whatever! Just a deep red to complement our fall colors.
Chair: Is that the color of his vest?
Me: Yes. He told me he got a red vest and tie.
Chair: Alright...no problem! I'll see what I can do!
NEXT DAY:
Me: Hey hon...good news! Charity is going to be the matron of honor. I told her to get any red dress she could find...so we should be good.
Chris: Red? Why red?
Me: (tensing up) Umm....beCAUSE....THAT'S the color you told me your VEST was? Isn't it?????
Chris: I only said that because you told me you didn't want to know what my tux looked like.
Me: ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!! What color IS your vest?
Chris: Burnt orange.
Me: Burnt orange?? Burnt orange!!?? How is she going to find a formal burnt orange dress in two weeks??
Chris: I don't know! But you told me you didn't want me to tell you what I got!
Me: That was BEFORE I knew we were having a wedding party at all!
NEXT DAY:
Me: Oh Chhhhhhhaaaairityyyyyy! Guess what? ANOTHER surprise!!! :D
FEW DAYS LATER:
I head to the tux shop on Saturday to pay off the remaining balance on the tux. When I arrive there, I see this BEAUTIFUL, rich burnt orange that looks amazing. *happy sigh* Okay, he didn't do so bad. I get up to the counter, and wait for his order to be pulled up.
Me: When I came in, I saw a gorgeous burnt-orange vest on a mannequin. Is that what he got?
Salesperson: Let me check for you. (Pause) Umm...the vest by the door is actually called "cinnamon". Your fiance got "hot orange".
Me: He did WHAT????
Salesperson: (noticing my slight surprise) Did you want to change it, ma'am?
Me: (heavily contemplating the idea) *not a happy sigh* No....I told him he could pick whatever he wanted. If he wants "hot orange", we'll go with HOT orange...
SAME DAY:
Me: Hey Charity! How do you feel about hot orange....?
**Note: Charity was awesome about the whole thing, and although "hot orange" would not have been my choice, it did end up working out okay. But I do write this before seeing the professional wedding pictures. Comments are subject to change.
When I think back to the weeks before the wedding, I couldn't have imagined a more unexpected line of events. I had worked so hard to prepare a simple, yet cute and fun family wedding. My awesome fiance had other plans.
Exactly 2 weeks before the wedding...after evening services on Sunday, I asked Chris to sit down with me and talk about the processional and order of events for the wedding, so that we would be on the same page. The first surprise of the week came immediately.
Me: So I was thinking that you and Josh should walk in together at the beginning of the song.
Chris: What about Ben?
Me: What about him?
Chris: Well he'll be standing up there with me, too!
Me: Uh, no he won't. What are you talking about?
Chris: He's my best man!!
Me: He's your WHAT??? (Keep in mind....there was, to my knowledge....no bridal party at all!)
Chris: He's the best man...he's got to stand next to me!
Me: Chris! I don't have a maid of honor...when did you decide to have a best man??
The conversation went downhill from there. I'm pretty sure we didn't get past discussing the entrance to the wedding that night, as my mind was then FRANTIC on getting a maid of honor with 2 weeks to spare.
NEXT DAY:
(Talking to sister on phone)
Me: Soooo...guess what??!! I got my first wedding surprise!
Chair: Oh yeah? What's that?
Me: Umm....well...chris has a best man. That I didn't know about. That has already ordered a tux. That I have to now include in the program. And find a song for. And find a maid of honor to complement. How 'bout it? :D (conversation slightly exaggerated by the decreased level of stress and heightened sense of humor over time)
Chair: Umm...sure!
Me: Not to throw this at you last minute, or make you feel like I wouldn't have wanted you in the first place....but now we have 2 weeks to find and get you a formal red dress. Pick whatever you want....don't care about the style, length, whatever! Just a deep red to complement our fall colors.
Chair: Is that the color of his vest?
Me: Yes. He told me he got a red vest and tie.
Chair: Alright...no problem! I'll see what I can do!
NEXT DAY:
Me: Hey hon...good news! Charity is going to be the matron of honor. I told her to get any red dress she could find...so we should be good.
Chris: Red? Why red?
Me: (tensing up) Umm....beCAUSE....THAT'S the color you told me your VEST was? Isn't it?????
Chris: I only said that because you told me you didn't want to know what my tux looked like.
Me: ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!! What color IS your vest?
Chris: Burnt orange.
Me: Burnt orange?? Burnt orange!!?? How is she going to find a formal burnt orange dress in two weeks??
Chris: I don't know! But you told me you didn't want me to tell you what I got!
Me: That was BEFORE I knew we were having a wedding party at all!
NEXT DAY:
Me: Oh Chhhhhhhaaaairityyyyyy! Guess what? ANOTHER surprise!!! :D
FEW DAYS LATER:
I head to the tux shop on Saturday to pay off the remaining balance on the tux. When I arrive there, I see this BEAUTIFUL, rich burnt orange that looks amazing. *happy sigh* Okay, he didn't do so bad. I get up to the counter, and wait for his order to be pulled up.
Me: When I came in, I saw a gorgeous burnt-orange vest on a mannequin. Is that what he got?
Salesperson: Let me check for you. (Pause) Umm...the vest by the door is actually called "cinnamon". Your fiance got "hot orange".
Me: He did WHAT????
Salesperson: (noticing my slight surprise) Did you want to change it, ma'am?
Me: (heavily contemplating the idea) *not a happy sigh* No....I told him he could pick whatever he wanted. If he wants "hot orange", we'll go with HOT orange...
SAME DAY:
Me: Hey Charity! How do you feel about hot orange....?
**Note: Charity was awesome about the whole thing, and although "hot orange" would not have been my choice, it did end up working out okay. But I do write this before seeing the professional wedding pictures. Comments are subject to change.
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