Soooo...FI and I and FIL drove seven hours to my home town intending to get a lot of wedding planning done this weekend.
The first order of business was to show FIL the venue and meet with the venue coordinator. She didn't show up. After that, we met with a wedding planner and DJ who both hinted that she is unreliable and that we need to have everything very planned out on the day of so that she can't screw it up.
The planner set up a customized package for me where she will essentially deal solely with communicating with the venue coordinator. We booked her and the DJ. Those were definitely the two highlights of the weekend.
Tonight we were supposed to have e-pics taken. We got all dressed up and went to the studio which turned out to be locked. We tried calling and had no success. What's up with our vendors being MIA?
On top of everything, FFIL is driving me nuts. While FMIL and I were meeting with the planner he took it upon himself to go to hotels and restaurants in the area and attempt to haggle with them to get lower prices for the rehearsal dinner and hotel block. I understand that this is acceptable some places, but it is frowned upon in this area. He's even going so far as to tell me what kind of tablecloths and bridesmaid dresses to buy. His sleazy approach is already causing a buzz around town and my family is mortified.
We have half a day left until we head back to NE, so hopefully this will shape up.
