Wedding with a Corpse Flower

aplatanada · July 2010

First of all, hello. I've been lurking here and there and enjoy the humor/honesty on this board.

Thought you might all get a kick out of this story:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7120975.html

"As Jessica Zabala was planning her dream wedding a year ago, she envisioned the sweet scent of tropical flowers wafting through the air with butterflies — not the stench of rotting flesh.

Yet now the young bride-to-be from Katy worries that her wedding set for Saturday evening in Houston's Cockrell Butterfly Center may smell more like a funeral.

That's because Zabala in her white gown will be competing for attention with another female - Lois, a rare corpse flower, who's been slowly revealing her burgundy attire to thousands of spectators daily. Unfortunately, the 5-foot bloom also emits a cadaver scent designed to attract carcass-eating beetles in its rain forest home in Sumatra."

At least the couple has a really good attitude about it!

J&K10910 · July 2010

Gross.

pooh8402 · July 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_wedding-corpse-flower?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:a15de91c-78dc-48c6-b0d8-a3a1158a1994Post:7a517148-5105-4127-abd2-24a624eef822">Wedding with a Corpse Flower</a>:
[QUOTE]First of all, hello. I've been lurking here and there and enjoy the humor/honesty on this board. Thought you might all get a kick out of this story: <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7120975.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7120975.html</a> "As Jessica Zabala was planning her dream wedding a year ago, she envisioned the sweet scent of tropical flowers wafting through the air with butterflies — not the stench of rotting flesh. Yet now the young bride-to-be from Katy worries that her wedding set for Saturday evening in Houston's Cockrell Butterfly Center may smell more like a funeral. That's because Zabala in her white gown will be competing for attention with another female - Lois, a rare corpse flower, who's been slowly revealing her burgundy attire to thousands of spectators daily. Unfortunately, the 5-foot bloom also emits a cadaver scent designed to attract carcass-eating beetles in its rain forest home in Sumatra. "<strong>At least the couple has a really good attitude about it!</strong>
Posted by aplatanada[/QUOTE]
this is what I thought when I first read the story this morning. I mean, what can you do but laugh? it'll be a great story later.

deepcovejackie · July 2010

EW!!

aplatanada · July 2010

Yeah, I don't know that this would ever be on a list of things that could go wrong, so it's cool that they are making it work to their advantage.

And yes, everyone will remember their wedding.

raynes · July 2010

Gross, but neat at the same time.

saxy414 · July 2010

How often do you run into the problem of smelling rotting flesh at your wedding? It's definitely unique. I am glad they seem to be making the best of it--and it will be a good story down the road.