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When the bride arrived at the church, the pastor met her inside
the double front doors. "Do you have the marriage licence?"
"Robert has it," the bride (let's call her Vivian) answered.
"He'll be here in a few minutes, I'm sure."
Ten minutes later, the pastor knocked on the door to the room
set aside for the bride and her female attendants. When the
maid-of-honor opened the door a crack, he said, "Please let
Vivian know that Robert left the licence in his car in her
parents' garage. He drove back out to get it."
Suggestion number 1: Be sure the marriage licence arrives
at the ceremony when the groom, bride, or best man does.
The florist arrived with the flowers. Professionally competent,
she paired flowers with correct people. She made no errors, no
mistakes.
Suggestion number 2: Know that the florist has worked
with wedding parties often enough that she, or he, is prepared
and helpful.
The bride and her attendants, after dressing, waited in the room
at the back of the sanctuary. The photographer had said he would
be there at least an hour before the ceremony to take
photographs, but he hadn't arrived. He finally walked in fifteen
minutes before the wedding march began.
Suggestion number 3: Insist the photographer not only
shows examples of his work, but also insist on recommendations
and contact them. Discover if he is reliable.
Wedding guests started arriving, but the organist hadn't. She
had a flat tire, and rather than call for help, she waited until
her parents drove by on their way to the wedding.
Suggestion number 4: Again be sure the organist, and any
other musicians, understand that they are expected to be on site
at least thirty minutes before time for the ceremony.
The groom's sister and fiancé played on the organ, she in her
stocking feet, as people entered.
Suggestion number 5: Have someone who will organize
wedding party members and supervise them. In this case, the
bride had to march out into the sanctuary and insist that the
couple separate and go to their assigned places.
During and after the ceremony, the photographer's cameras
wouldn't work, yes, cameras plural. Most of the pictures at the
wedding itself were those taken by family members. Proofs from
the photographer weren't ready for over three months. Then when
the couple saw how few pictures existed, he did take some shots
in his studio. Finally after five months, the dozen or so photos
rested in a white album.
Suggestion number 6: See suggestion 3. Be sure when
talking to former clients of the photographer that he has
reliable equipment, and that he has proofs ready in a reasonable
length of time.
Final suggestion: If possible, have a wedding
planner/organizer who oversees all the details. Be sure the
person who plans and supervises has experience with weddings.
The wedding itself had many mistakes, in fact could be
considered one filled with horrors, but the marriage lasted.
What led nearly to tears became a story resulting in laughter.
About the author:
After retiring from teaching, Vivian Gilbert Zabel
started writting. Her portfolio is found on www.writing.com, and
she has two books, Hidden Lies and Other Stories and
Walking the Earth: Life's Perspectives in Poetry on
Amazon.com. This article has beensubmitted in affiliation with
http://www.Prye.Com/ which is a site for Wedding Invitations.
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