I thought being almost a week away from the big day (10/26/19) with all the vendors paid, decorations bought, small details ordered & received, etc etc that these last 10 or so days wouldn't be anything more than dealing w/ guest drama...which has stressed me throughout this entire process...but of course it couldn't be that simple.
So this past Saturday, a building collapsed in downtown New Orleans. I didn't think much of it at the time because I live on the Westbank (about 10-15mins away) & RARELY ever venture downtown. Then, when I was reading updates about the search & rescue efforts for the workers on Tuesday, I realized that the building was only about 2 blocks away from our ceremony venue. The city has evacuated certain areas near the building b/c it didn't fully collapse but is in danger of doing so & they've closed several streets further out, including the street our venue is on. Now, they are on the outer most area of the closure, but still within the closure nonetheless. When I called the information hotline for the city & gave the address of our venue, they said that the street is blocked off from pedestrian & vehicular traffic, but when I called the venue they insisted that there was nothing wrong, they were open & fully operational, & we could carry on biz as usual. They even said the city gave me "false" info & their street was not in fact blocked at all. When I requested to cancel my event (ceremony only) & get a refund b/c of the issues in the area & my concern for my guests' safety, we basically got into a screaming match...it was not my finest moment but I'm sure you can imagine how stressed I am at this point. So for now, my FH & I are going to ride by & scope out the situation for ourselves. I honestly don't want to deal w/ these people AT ALL, but I also LOVE the venue AND don't want to lose the $700 we paid that they have no intention of refunding. *Lesson here I guess is ALWAYS GET WEDDING INSURANCE*
Then to top it all off (yes, there's M O R E 
), my Man of Honor waited until the absolute last minute (today) to send in his tux measurements only to find out the jacket I picked for him doesn't come in his size. He's the only guy standing in my bridal party, so I picked something that would allow him to match the bridesmaids but standout from the groomsmen...well...now he gets to just match the groomsmen. I don't have any more decisions left in me to make. I'M OVER IT! I'M DONE! I GIVE UP!
