The Wedding Planner's Version of the Wedding Day

By: Brooke Sheehan

This is the chronicle of an unknowing Wedding Planner:

Everything had been thought of...

......or so it was thought.

Disaster struck that morning when the five girls went to the beauty parlor, that had been booked a month in advance, to get their hair done. After booking, no one had bothered to double-check that they were on the list. They weren't. They had to have friends and family members do their hair, as the salon had no time. They got to the church and began to get dressed for the pictures. As I had nothing to do, I helped. That's when we noticed that the flowers hadn't arrived yet. A little later, they did. I helped the flower woman to arrange them and decorate the church. Everything went fine, until a button popped off one of the ushers' tux! No one had thought to bring black thread, so white had to do. An hour to go, and I'm sitting, barefoot, in a random location, sewing on a button. Fixed, I went and checked on the bride. She had her dress on, but the veil wouldn't attach to her tiara. Her hair was too big around. Everyone cheer for bobby pins! I pinned it in place, then spent 10 minutes under the skirt, pinning it so she could walk. 5 minutes to figure out how to attach the train, and she's ready. 20 minutes to go finds me kneeling on the floor, helping an usher pin down the bridal walking strip. I find the guest book attendant, pin on her corsage, and sit back. Help pass out programs, and then baby-sit the groom's niece and nephew during the ceremony. The kiss, the birdseed, and they leave. Returning for more pictures, I fight with the hairspray to get the birdseed out of the bride's hair beforehand. Enjoy the reception.
And I was just there as a guest!

By: Brooke Sheehan