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2009 Wedding Stories Straight from the Bride... and Some From the Groom
Emily from Hanover, New Hampshire
The biggest gaffe during the ceremony had to do with the flower girls... well, at least one of them. I have some family friends that have two little girls, one was around 4 years old, and the other is around 6ish. Since they were both around the appropriate age, I asked them to be a part of the wedding.
About 15 minutes into the ceremony, the 4-year-old started walking back and forth down the aisle. She would go see Grammy... then walk to her spot... then back to Grammy. Eventually, her mom picked the 4-year-old up and walked her out of the wedding right as it was about to end. I will always have the memory of the minister announcing my husband and mine's name for the first time while this little girl is lead away while she screams bloody-murder.
Emily's WeddingStand Advice:Double-check the kids you have in your wedding. Even if they're cute, they're not going to do anyone good if they can hold still. Just remember, you don't have to include them if they're not going to cooperate. My case was a little different because of the weather. I should have just let the little ones throw flowers down the aisle to their heart's content, and then have a bridesmaid put the girls in the shade to avoid a nuclear tantrum meltdown.
Aaron from St. John's, Newfoundland
The biggest thing I would do differently is the music. DJ's are a ton of money, and the last thing I wanted to do was pay for some college kid to show up with his Ipod, so I figured I could do it myself. I made a play list of wedding appropriate, danceable songs on my computer, and set it to random.
The first problem we had was my computer playing repeats of songs. I don't know if my laptop really likes Jack Johnson, but it really kills the mood when you hear Banana Pancakes twice in ten minutes.
The second problem was the lack of dancing. Maybe it had to do with the mellow crowd. Maybe it was the best man's dad making an ass of himself on the dance floor. Either way, when the music started, it was like a subliminal message to grab the jacket and head for the door.
Aaron's WeddingStand Advice: I'm willing to say that if we had a DJ, the play list would have been organized. And when it came time to dance, it might have been way better to have some crazy guy with a microphone telling people "it's time to dance." Sometimes people just need a little kick in the butt to get out there.
Sara from Tacoma, Washington
I came up with the brilliant idea that someone in my family could make the wedding cake. My mom has baked all her life; it can't really be that hard.
Turns out, it really was that hard. My mother and sister took professional baking classes and did all the research they could, but they just didn't have the tools and talent to make a wedding worthy final product. A week before the wedding, I had to scrap the whole project and pay for gourmet cupcakes.
Sara's WeddingStand Advice:Wedding cakes are not normal cakes. It's a special art, and it takes a dedicated professional with the right tools and talent to make a wedding work of art. As for cupcakes, they're a great wedding cake alternative because it takes dedication in the overall construction of the product, and it ends up costing less per plate than compared to a wedding cake of the same size.
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