Weddings...

I know it has been a little while since my last post but their really havn't been any major events that deserve the right to a blog post. However, working in a tuxedo shop and previously working in a jewelry store has given me the idea to blog about my opinions of weddings for just a second...

Congratulations your engaged! Call everyone celebrate and start planning, right? Yep! I have come to find that this special happy landmark in everyone's lives seems to bring out the finer points in everyone's personalities. Suddenly the littlest detail becomes life or death. ITS MY DAY DAMN IT!  ugh.

Let's start with the dress...Has to be perfect. Price is not a deciding factor....because after all according to WE network its the most important garment you will ever wear (in my opinion underwear serves to be far more handy but hey call me practical)

And now the wedding bands...again, perfect perfect perfect...right down the engraving on the inside of the band that is so small no one will ever notice the fact that the letters are block instead of script, that is if you ever take the thing off.

Venue...ok big part of the whole thing. And many places are nice enough to include things like a cake, linens, and catering. Ladies, taste test. If the food is good ur golden.

Flowers...pretty, but not worth 10 grand. Mix it up a bit and get creative with centerpieces etc. There is no need to have a special rose flown in from south africa for your boquet that you are going to end up chucking across a room anyway....

Anddddd my favorite! Tuxedos! (bet you can't tell why) This i could go on for days about. "Hunny, which silver do you like? The light or the dark? Do you like the stripe? Does it stand out too much? Maybe it doesn't 'pop' like it should" Groom: "umm...its fine. Whatever you want" Bride: "but your the one wearing it" ....."ok fine i like the dark silver" ...."ugh really? I think that one blends in, is there a way we can do a dark brown vest with a black tux?" NO! Jesus pick the color and move on with your lives!!!!!!!!! Dark brown looks like black under a black tux. Your fault for picking a "chocolate" bridesmaids dress and hating the fact that you need "chocolate" colored tuxes to match.

And I looove the people who order the tux and then call me to double check that the tux has been ordered. "Hi I booked my tuxedos with you guys a few weeks ago" Yes. "I just want to make sure the tuxes were ordered" yes. It was ordered 3 weeks ago...."can you check" yes its being ordered. "and it will be here on time?" yes. "are you sure? cause the wedding is an hour away" yes. "and what about the groomsmen?" yes they will be here too. "and everyone got fitted" yes. "ok even matt?" yes. ok good.

I used to be a person who was obsessed with weddings. They were the most magical day of a girls life. Id have to say Im a bit on the jaded side at this point. Its just one day. 5 hours to be exact. Everybody breathe. Trust me. No one is going to hold it against you if you picked the champagne flutes with the hearts rather than the bows.....


With all that said, for all of you who do know me, well, you know I'm not serious about having a bbq in the backyard (although ive been quoted from time to time about wanting to do this rather than an extravaganza) but lets get serious here....