Disclaimer: this is by no means a "woe is me" post. I feel for the families that lost these people, first and foremost. My wedding is secondary to the health and happiness of the people around me.
So I found out today that the owner of the DJ company that we are using for the wedding passed away a couple weeks ago. His wife called me to discuss our contract terms, since we were supposed to have him do live music for our cocktail hour and DJ our reception. Obviously I told her I was very sorry for her loss, and we could work out the details at a later date (she has more important things to deal with). I was very shaken up, because I think his death was sudden (he was 45), and his wife we very distraught on the phone. This is the second person that we were going to work with for our wedding that passed away. The other guy did shuttle service in the area between our reception site and nearby hotels. He was in his 80s, so while I'm sure it was upsetting for his family, it was likely more timely. We will eventually find another shuttle service, but we are sad for his family.
BUT, in a strange twist of fate, one of the florists we are thinking about using called me back today. She informed me that she just had a baby last week. It was so weird to undergo the switch of emotion from remorse for the DJ to joy for the florist.
Boy has wedding planning thrown us some zingers the past couple months. Did anyone else have emotional wedding planning days?
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