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Chapter 1: The morning of: Hotels and Resorts
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When food is not planned, someone always decides they are hungry
and looks over the room service menu. The morning usually goes
as follows: they talk about what to order for at least 15 or 20
minutes, figuring out who wants what, who will share with whom,
who's going to pay, who has cash, who's going to put it on their
card, is there an ATM in the lobby, who's boyfriend has their
purse etc…) The call is made and they wait and wait. The
food finally arrives and they have to take bites between hairspray
and lip-gloss! Or they barely have time to even eat!
Chapter 2: The morning of: The bride's home
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One lovely bride of mine had just moved into her Manhattan apartment
two days before her wedding morning! She graciously accommodated
five bridesmaids, her mother, the make-up artist and me. Scattered
throughout the apartment were still unpacked boxes! But this bride
was prepared which in turn kept her calm and relaxed! When I arrived,
she had a spot set up for me in a small side room. The bride had
even thought to rent a bar table and stool for the makeup artist,
which was set up in a bright section of the living room. The dining
area table was set up with a lovely spread. She had ordered in
a fruit tray with muffins, put out a dish of mixed nuts, and two
pitchers, one filled with water and the other one juice. Coffee
was set up in the galley kitchen. It was simple and elegant.
Chapter 3: The morning of: Your childhood home
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For some families, a home wedding indicates that saving money
is a goal. This leaves many in the home with responsibilities
for jobs usually left up to the catering people at halls and hotels.
For one home wedding I was set up in the kitchen doing the bride's
hair. People were in and out of the room all morning. The bride's
twenty-something brother was in charge of getting all of the liquor
over to the hall where the reception was to take place. The dad
was getting stressed as he had not shown up yet, the time to get
to the church was drawing near and he also knew the son still
had to get dressed! Well he did finally show up, but not alone!
He had a new girlfriend! He chose his sister's wedding morning
to bring her home to meet everyone, and he was planning on bringing
her to the wedding! Emotions were broiling under the calm surface
of trying to be nice to the new girl yet fuming at the son for
this blunder. He was quickly pulled aside and chastised. The problem
was that he saw nothing wrong with it all!
Chapter 4: The morning of: Unique locations
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In the summer season theses vacation homes and small Inns are
teeming with vacationers and your guests may experience congested
traffic in town and problems with parking. For one New England
costal town location I visited often, I knew to give myself at
least a half hour extra travel time just to get through the downtown
area! Make sure to ask the locals if this will be the case. If
so, notify your guests in writing in the printed directions.
" Also check on craft fairs, harvest fairs and any parades
that may be scheduled on your wedding day!
A parade can set the entire morning off because no one is familiar
with the side streets! One wedding I was stuck for half an hour
at the town green because they were having their annual town celebration
and craft fair!
