How to Avoid a Wedding of Errors
When the bride arrived at the church, the pastor met her inside
the double front doors. "Do you have the marriage licence?"
"Robert has it," the bride (let's call her Vivian) answered.
"He'll be here in a few minutes, I'm sure."
Ten minutes later, the pastor knocked on the door to the room
set aside for the bride and her female attendants. When the
maid-of-honor opened the door a crack, he said, "Please let
Vivian know that Robert left the licence in his car in her
parents' garage. He drove back out to get it."
Suggestion number 1: Be sure the marriage licence arrives
at the ceremony when the groom, bride, or best man does.
The florist arrived with the flowers. Professionally competent,
she paired flowers with correct people. She made no errors, no
mistakes.
Suggestion number 2: Know that the florist has worked
with wedding parties often enough that she, or he, is prepared
and helpful.
The bride and her attendants, after dressing, waited in the room
at the back of the sanctuary. The photographer had said he would
be there at least an hour before the ceremony to take
photographs, but he hadn't arrived. He finally walked in fifteen
minutes before the wedding march began.
Suggestion number 3: Insist the photographer not only
shows examples of his work, but also insist on recommendations
and contact them. Discover if he is reliable.
Wedding guests started arriving, but the organist hadn't. She
had a flat tire, and rather than call for help, she waited until
her parents drove by on their way to the wedding.
Suggestion number 4: Again be sure the organist, and any
other musicians, understand that they are expected to be on site
at least thirty minutes before time for the ceremony.
The groom's sister and fianc