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Brookleigh
Savvy September 2013

I hated my wedding

Brookleigh, on October 3, 2013 at 9:17 AM Posted in Planning 0 34

My wedding was a few weeks ago, and I feel almost selfish posting this and even feeling negatively towards the wedding. While yes, I am married to the love of my life and we are so happy together, my wedding just turned out nothing of how I wanted it.... My parents argued the entire time and made my wedding planning and showers miserable (theyre divorced and cant stand each other), my wedding coordinator was a disaster and screwed up my rooms that I booked so we were stuck in basically a bar for my wedding and gave my ballroom away to another wedding party, my cake was all wrong and bright pink like cotton candy and tasted like cotton candy too, my mom wanted to stick it to my dad and invite anyone and everyone so instead of a small intimate wedding i had 100 strangers and an angry father at the end that had a large bill to pay, on top of that my photographer lost half of my photos that included the ceremony and our family formals. I've just been so upset about how everything turnedout

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Latest activity by *Aly*, on October 4, 2013 at 1:57 PM
  • LadyCrystal
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    LadyCrystal ·
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    I'm so sorry that it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to but at least you did get to marry the love of your life.

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  • Emmerdoodle
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    I'm so sorry to hear that!! :-(

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  • Out the Window
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    That's awful! I'm so sorry! Smiley sad

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  • TheNewMrsT
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    Im so sorry to hear this, but at the end of the day, at least you married the man of your dreams Smiley smile

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  • Nonna T
    Master April 2014
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    Amy your pic shows a beautiful bride and although you may have put on a big smile for the camera, it doesn't look fake at all.

    So glad to hear you and your hubby are happy and as for your parents and the details that didn't go as planned, well, they were out of your control and in the past.

    A lot of people will toast you for your honesty and possibly learn from your experience.

    Best wishes for the future and thanks for the posting!

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  • hellothere
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    Poor thing!! I am so sorry. Smiley sad

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  • Briggitte Dix
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    I'm so sorry things didn't go the way you wanted. Maybe you can plan a renewal for next year just the two of you to do it the way you wanted?

    This is why I always tell brides to put their foot down. Everyone is going to have an opinion about how your wedding should be. The only opinion that matters is yours though. I got married a few months ago and I certainly had to make a few people upset to have the small destination wedding that I wanted but in the end it was perfect and everyone got over it.

    I hope other brides will learn from your lesson.

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  • We'llAlwaysHaveParis
    Master November 2013
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    I hope you can get some of your money back since it sounds like your vendors didn't deliver. All you can do is put this experience into perspective. Find a way to laugh about it, and plan a vow renewal at some point in the future.

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  • We'llAlwaysHaveParis
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    And just like that the avatar went away?!??!?

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  • FutureMrsZottola
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    Awe, I am so sorry! Smiley sad

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  • Iris
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    You married the love of your life. Smiley smile

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  • Mrs. Castig
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    I am so sorry you have to go though this. I know it all sucks but now get your contracts out and make people own what they owe. I am having to do that with some vendors but remember you married the man of your dreams and at the end of the day the of you are one. Congrats Mrs. {{ Hugs}}

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  • Brookleigh
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    Thanks for the thoughts, girls! My family and friends tell me to stop being ridiculous and that everything was perfect, which kind of makes me more upset that they're not backing me up. It's so nice to get some actual support!! Smiley winking I'm not angry, I'm seriously just sad... Yes, maybe a renewal would be a nice idea. Since my photographer lost a lot of pictures she's giving us a complementary shoot, and giiiiirl you better believe she's gonna work for that monayyy! LOL. This photoshoot is going to be the wedding of my dreams, ha! It might be super silly to get everyone back in their get-up, but it's happening and I'm even getting a damn cake that I love for the occasion. I'm hoping my close family and friends will be game, and most of them have said they are. Smiley smile It'll be hard to get everyone back in town though, but if not then it'll just have to be our immediate family..

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  • Mrs. A
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    I'm so sorry for you! That's terrible.

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  • Rachel DellaPorte
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    How much responsibility does the wedding coordinator bear for the venue? I'm completely confused as to how you paid for a ballroom, but you got a bar. Or did you pay for a bar and think you were getting a ballroom? As for the photo redo, you do realize that family formal reshoots will include mom and dad? Are you really up for that?

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  • Brookleigh
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    That's a great idea to look over contracts.... My photographer is the only one that is really negotiating the price with me and helping to make it up. I still need to talk to my cake girl, and my stupid reception location people are just being flat out jerks about everything, but I did just request a contract to look over. Thanks again y'all!

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  • hellothere
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    I think that is a great idea with the photoshoot. Use it as a chance to put the past bad experience behind you and celebrate with the people who have a POSITIVE influence in your life. Go out for a meal afterwards and toast to the future. Hopefully someday you will look back at all of the things that went wrong on your wedding day and be able to just shrug and laugh. Good luck Brookleigh!

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  • Soonyee
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    I am so sorry! I hope you can get some refunds from your vendors. That's just awful.

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  • Almost Mrs. White
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    Whoa, so sorry that your experiance wasn't the most pleasent Smiley sad but I am happy that the photographer is helping you with a solution to help with the sting of things. And YEESS GURL make her a$$ WORK!!! Good luck to you & God Bless!!

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  • Brookleigh
    Savvy September 2013
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    @TheCenterpieceFlowers:

    My coordinator was supposed to reserve our rooms, coordinate the food, and seating. My dad decided half way into planning he wanted this big bar room for the night of our wedding, and he talked the coordinator into getting that room. (He's a member there, so of course they had to do whatever HE wanted.) the coordinator failed to tell me that in using the bar, I lost my ballroomSmiley sad So when the other wedding party booked after us, they got the other rooms.

    And I'm more wanting to get my husbands family together for formals, and some formals with our bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girls, and my sisters... My parents are still being just awful about everything so they wont be apart of this.

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