I was talking with a good friend today and she was telling me her plans for the future. She is dating a great guy and they have been talking about getting married but she wants to go on a mission trip (she is LDS and mission trips are 2 years). She has to be 21 before she can go so she would have to wait another year before even leaving and then would be back 2 years after that. She said their plan is to get married right after she gets back.
I thought she meant like 6+ months but she said that they will take their engagement pics the week she gets back and send them out and then get married the next month! When I questioned how that was going to work with such a tight timeline she said, oh I will just let my mom plan it while I'm gone. These mission trips allow very little contact with those back home (letters only, every couple of months a phone call so her mom would plan it pretty much without any input from her).
There is no way I would let my mom plan my wedding, I love her but it so would not work. But do you think? would you let your mom plan your wedding for you?
P.S. I realize there is all sorts of other crazy going on in that story, but thats life in my hometown for you.