[kiteflyerzl]

Let's see...

1. My husband's friend got arrested for DUI driving the boys back to the hotel the night before the wedding. Luckily I had convinced my husband this guy shouldn't be in the wedding long before that point. The magistrate or whatever never showed up on Saturday. The groomsmen went between the wedding and reception to finally bail him out. I didn't know any of this until the day after the wedding.

2. I was raised in a big southern baptist family. My husband's family doesn't believe in weddings with no alcohol (I did manage to have champagne). They basically all brought a "wet bar in the car" and would walk in and out of my reception with red solo cups. Oh yeh - those are subtle!

3. I went to see my cake before I went to the church to get dressed. It was awful. It was leaning over at an angle and it wasn't what I had asked for. My mom said I took one look at it and ran to my dad crying. I do know I tried to convince them to put it in the kitchen and I remember saying something like "I'd be less embarassed to serve little debbie's for dessert." They convinced me to leave it out in the room. We called my florist who immediately came over and put a bunch of fresh roses on it so you couldn't see it really anymore. It did taste good though.

I had a friend who left her marriage license at home and had to send her hair dresser to get it.

Oh and i got married mother's day weekend as well. I think my flowers were like $4K. LOTS of roses!! We couldn't find a florist to do it but we found someone who only did weddings sort of on the side and she did a great job!

Thetalady is right - you'll laugh about it one day. Be sure to enjoy the actual wedding and reception - it goes by in a flash!!