 I just did a wedding at the Glen Gables Chapel in Flushing last weekend. Very beautiful place. The owners, bought a church and renovated it to a beautiful chapel and reception site. Very nice idea, they even had 2 separate rooms for the Bride and the Groom to get dressed in.  This particular couple had contracted me almost a year before their wedding, which is not uncommon, and had told me where the wedding was being planned to take place. I usually keep in contact with the bride over the months before her wedding by email and sending little messages of encouragement. I also send a variety of ceremonies for the couple to go over and pick and choose from. This particular couple never returned any of my emails, so I would call and leave voice mails, still nothing in return. Ok, not unusual sometimes, life can be really busy when planning a wedding. So 3 days before the wedding I get a call from the bride explaining that she has abandoned all emails because they are causing her stress, and that she will "talk" to me about the ceremony at the rehearsal the next night. Ok, Now I am the one "stressing!" I like to have the ceremony all printed up and ready for review at the rehearsal, now I am flying blind...Not a problem, I can do this, so at the rehearsal, things went very smooth and as expected, at the end of the evening, I pull the couple aside to ask about the ceremony they would like and they both just looked at me and said, something short but sweet and we both get to say in Sickness and in Health....Ok, I said, as you wish. The bride herself was battling a severe cold and sounded very stuffed up and just miserable, so I can see why the insistence about the In Sickness and in health reference. I went home and picked a very short but sweet ceremony and made sure I highlighted the particular part they wished to repeat.   At the wedding, one thing after another went wrong, I felt so sorry for the bride, but I always tell my brides, these are just the small stuff, little things that don't add up to much...just breathe thru them and things will end up the way you want. The bride was running a fever, Her flower girl's mother was extremely late because of a botched hair appointment, and didn't leave any time for travel to the chapel or to get the flower girl ready properly. The Grandmother of the groom got lost and call to ask for directions, it would have helped if she was actually on the roads she claimed to be on to give her correct directions to the chapel. She was actually 2 miles away from where she reported she was... Needless to say, everyone got there safely, not on time, but at least they were there. Now at this time I was feeling relieved not only for the couple but for myself so we could get the wedding started. As we are all gathering in the foyer of the chapel, lined up to make our grand entrance, I could feel my face heat up and begin to burn, So much so, that the father of the Groom notices, and asked me if I need to sit down, I look like I am ready to explode. Great! I am now in the middle of a hot flash, and this chapel has not turn the air on since it's suppose to be "Autumn". Well It just so happens that that day, they high was 80 degrees! We all were feeling the heat. The ceremony went extremely well, I was able to put in some nuances about the couple and even throw in a joke or two to help ease the stress levels. The Flower girl was just a s cute a could be and of course the wedding was beautiful. I survived the heat, and the bride was radiant, even though we knew it was because of her fever, her guest had no clue... Lesson learned here...Just go with the flow, things will work themselves out, and if you ignore the small stuff, you get to enjoy the real important things that much more!  |
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