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Talking about stress...(long, long, long)

So much crap...should have eloped!  And I'm such a worrier, I don't dare even post it all here because I'm scared that some friends/ family might lurk on here and see what I post!  (Since I rant and rave about this board A LOT!).I will say as my stress for the day...I have my dress fitting today.  We leave in 30 days, so this better go good.  I've thought about getting a different dress too, because now I've found that white might have been better than ivory.  And I've lost weight (which is good), but I worry that my dress is going to need a ton of things.BS ~ My own step-mom isn't coming because it falls on the season opener of the Colts game...so I understand about important people not coming (she's been with my dad since I was 5).  And due to other wedding events (and the Colts game)...people are choosing not to attend the BS.  I didn't even want one...but now I guess I don't have to worry about everyone getting along!  Oh and since I was worried about people feeling uncomfortable, I offered to have my BS at my house (common-ground)...this is good and bad...and my fault for offering.BP ~ Don't want one, but MOH feels strongly about it.  And a lot of people won't make it anyways...it's the same night as a concert that friends are attending...that I refuse to go to...I can't do country music.  This isn't really a bad thing though, just indifferent.I'm finding out that this person doesn't want to see that person in Jamaica, so this should be fun!  Some are staying at different resorts now and this is fine...it would just be nice if people would let me know.  And it would have been nice to find out from our guests that they canceled this week since now we don't get "group wedding" benefits (at least my TA informed me).  This is fine too...it's just helpful to know when we're trying to plan our wedding day.People contact TA for info, then book on their own.  So now TA and I are trying to work together to figure out who's doing what...one reason I got a TA is so I wouldn't have to deal with this stuff...my TA is great and I feel sorry for her for having all of these loose-ends now.Had people make me feel guilty for "spending $1700 on a trip that they can't even afford."  *YES*, got that sent to me in an email this week.And working on AHR centerpieces with my mom AGAIN today.  I am so very not happy with them, we've been working on them for over a year...less-is-best (esp when on a budget!).  I can't imagine spending more money on crap!FI calls and asks me if he can buy a go cart!  Are you freakin' kidding me, dude???  WTF is he going to do with a go cart???  And he was worried about me spending $150 for a new wedding dress!  At least he asked...Bottom line...WISH I HAD LISTENED TO FI AND ELOPED!  Really, really I do!If anyone even read this...sorry for dumping on you...and if not at least I feel a bit better getting this stuff off of my chest!  PSThis is what I have to say to friends & family who want to remind me that we're going to Jamaica during hurricane season, I FREAKIN' KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW...:::whew::: 

Re: Talking about stress...(long, long, long)

  • [b]:::::BIG HUG:::::[/b] I am so sorry you have to deal with all of that. I would be sorry if you had to deal with ONE of those things, and you are a rockstar for dealing with them all. I have very little to say to make any of it better - but I want you to know you can [i]always[/i] vent on here!! We will always listen and we will always support you. I never in a million years imagined that planning a wedding would bring out monsters in other people... but it does. I am so so so sorry that you have to put up with all that crap. I will say the same thing that has been told to me: when it gets too overwhelming, just close your eyes and picture your FI waiting for you at the end of the aisle. THAT is what this is all about. In the end, it will all be worth it. No matter who is there, what the weather is like, what the food tastes like, how your hair looks, who is pissy at who and who keeps causing drama... at the end of this you will be married to the man that you LOVE! Hang in there! :-)
  • Thank you!  I did that...closed my eyes, and thought of our day and FI...and by golly, it does help!  Kind made me teary-eyed actually!
  • Seeing Natalee's post about RSVPs made me think of this one I heard this week too:Our AHR is "An Evening for Adults" and I just had one guest ask if I was serious.  When I said "yes", she let me know that her baby will just be making an appearance and not staying the whole night then.  WTF???  Really...I think my mouth hit the ground...We're totally prepared for people NOT to come because of the "no kid rule".  That's fine...Now we'll be the A-holes for someone else being like, "so-and-so brought their kid and I couldn't bring mine.":::closing eyes and finding happy-place again:::
  • Well yes, I can totally understand where that guest is coming from. If [b]I[/b] got an invitation that said no kids... I would [b]totally[/b] think it was okay if I brought my kid! [i]::insert major eye rolling here::[/i] ugh. let me know if you want me to step in and crack the WHIP! :-)
  • That's funny stuff!  I say "crack the whip" all of the time.  HA!  (and I might need your number ~HA!)
  • Jenni ~ it totally sucks when you're having to deal with all this kind of wedding related crap, and I feel for you.  We aren't dealing with the same issues, but I think every DW entails some kind of stress and drama in some aspect!I really don't get how some people have the nerve to do or ask some of the things they do to brides to be!  I mean they obviously know it's a stressful time for them, so do they think it's okay to add to it?  Um..... like Sarah, if I was sent an invite that was Adults only, I'd be sure to take it as "Oh, it's okay to bring your child for a portion of the event".... WTF?  Anyway.... :::::: HUGS :::::: to you and just keep your chin up and screw everyone else... this is YOUR day!!!!  As long as you and FI are there together, then that's all that counts!
  • Bottom line; PEOPLE SUCK. It is obviously hard for people to let someone else have their "day". I can't understand why, but they have to push things, ask stupid questions/requests when you have already laid it out how it should go. I totally understand where you are coming from. Just "Brush your shoulders off" :::hugs:::
  • ::HUGS::  I'm so sorry you have to deal with this!
  • Ugh, I feel for you!  Take a deep breath and think of it this way...at the end of the day, it's all going to be great.  As for the hurricane season thing..i had to laugh.  SOOO many people are not happy with us getting married on a Thursday in May and they all suggest we do it in the summer.  My answer to that is..NO because my luck there would be a hurricane and my wedding would be ruined.
  • CRACK THAT WHIP!!! [img]<a href="http://tinyurl.com/mjvlew" rel='nofollow'>http://tinyurl.com/mjvlew</a>[/img]
  • It does sound like you are dealing with it all like a superstar. I'm so sorry people are being so poopy. It will all get better, and if it doesn't, that's what alcohol is for :) I hope you have a SUPER SUPER Saturday!!
  • I'm really sorry people are being so shitty.  Just ignore them, seriously, their opinions really do not matter!!!  ***HUGS***
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