My step-daughter was married in our backyard this weekend. Overall it went great. She is a younger bride (26 years old) and throughout the planning process she was asking me questions and I thought last week she had it all together. But the day before the wedding and the day of the wedding I realized she had put tons of thought into all the little details that I feel like brides get wrapped up in but I think she failed on some of the basics. She also failed at delegating and had problems making decisions. In the end it all got done and it turned out great and I think she was very happy. I was a little taken aback by the alcohol consumption because alcohol isn't a big part of my life and my husband is a recovering alcoholic. I got married 7 years ago and I didn't have a drink until we got to the reception. This weekend my house was filled with liquor bottles from the bridal party before the wedding. On Sunday I opened a cabinet in the kitchen and there was a random bottle of Tequila. Some of the guests stayed at a motel next door so we just had to worry they didn't get too rowdy, only one person got sick, nobody got hurt, and my husband was monitoring the drivers. Overall I think a good time was had by all.