Wedding Drama

I know everyone always says planning a wedding is stressful and I agree now. I am lucky to have a mother and mother-in-law who are working really hard to give me my dream wedding. The first thing that stressed me out was finding fabric for my dress and bridesmaid dresses. Everywhere I looked here in Vegas didn't have the right color for bridesmaid dresses or price for my dress fabric. Finally at 8 weeks before the wedding I asked Pop if he would drive me to the fashion district in LA to see if they had the fabric I needed. He said yes of course and I felt so spoiled that he rented a car just so we could go down for the day. At the last minute mom decided to go down with us and I am glad she did! If she wouldn't have been there to help me I would have been so lost because there are so many fabric stores down there! We went to a bunch of shops to price fabric for my dress and finally decided on one that would give us a deal on all the lining fabric as well. I looked all day for charcoal gray fabric for my bridesmaid dresses and only found one I kind of liked. So, I asked Pop if we could drive 20 minutes away to Mood Fabrics to see if they had anything. The only fabric I liked in there colorwise would not have been good on anyone's body type so we went back to the fashion district. There was a hole in the wall shop that we had seen some fabric at earlier in the day that we went back to. I was looking around the satins and found a charcoal gray! I was so excited because it was the perfect color. They sold it to us for $1.75 a yard too! I was so grateful we spent the day down there and found everything I needed. The second stressful thing was figuring out how to do a drop ceiling for the reception. I wanted it a certain way and, the other day, finally decided doing it an easier way would be better. We have people that are willing to help us and now I am just not thinking about it. The third stressful thing was finding a soft serve ice cream company. At first I thought we might be able to use Golden Spoon since Weston's parents know someone that owns a store. It was really expensive to have them come for two hours and I didn't want to use their cups and spoons. I just felt it was tacky to advertise that type of thing at a reception. I spent all day at work one day looking up and calling companies that might rent out machines. I couldn't find anything! Finally, the next day I found a company that does the maintenance on soft serve machines at the hotel buffets. They rent out machines from their warehouse as well. Pop and Mom have been trying to get in touch with the guy who is supposed to bring the machine that night. It hasn't been easy confirming anything with him so I am hoping I walk into my reception and have a soft serve machine. The biggest drama thus far has been finding someone to do my hair and makeup in San Diego. I started talking to a girl that one of my sisters recommended before I was even engaged to make sure I had that covered. We confirmed about a month and a half ago for her to do my hair and makeup the Friday before my wedding for my bridals. I was just going to have Kylie and Emily do my hair makeup Saturday morning. Kylie was afraid I would be upset if I hated my hair so I asked this lady if she could do just my hair the day of the wedding. She already had an appointment that day so we would do it early in the morning. A few days after we confirmed, she emailed me and said she booked someone else's party of 6 when I was supposed to get my hair and makeup done on Friday. She "forgot" I was scheduled that day and asked if I could do mine ealier. Weston and I are driving down to San Diego that morning to get our license so I couldn't do any earlier. I was really upset to say the least. She then emailed me again and basically said it is better business for her to do six girls versus one. I cried the whole way home from work that day. I couldn't believe anyone could be so rude. I understand someone wanting more money, but I had this confirmed more than a month ago and I thought it was bad business practice and unprofessional! Needless to say I started asking everyone I knew if they knew anyone in San Diego that did hair and makeup. Everywhere I would call was really expensive. It is like because you are getting married people take advantage of you and make you pay more than you would on any other day. Mom reminded me that my cousin Sabrina does hair and makeup in Southern Californina. I decided to email her and see if she was available those two days. She emailed me back about a week later and said she would love to be there, but had to discuss it with her family. This morning she text me and said she will be there! I am so grateful for her and her family for being willing to come up to San Diego to do my hair and makeup. That is one thing I no longer have to stress over and I will never be able to thank Sabrina enough! I know this is a long post, but lastly I just want to say how thankful I am for Weston. He is the kindest, calmest, most loving person I could have ever asked for. He tells me the truth when I am overreacting, which I appreciate. He calms me down when I am upset and always knows how to make me feel better. I know neither of us will be perfect in this marriage, but I know I will always have someone who mellows me out and makes sure I am happy.