Getting Anxious/Excited!

Jackie Mason | May 31, 2006
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Aaron Shurtleff | May 31, 2006
Well, first of all, congrats!

Second, my wife and I had a person responsible for the last minute details/problems. It was one of my wife's most responsible friends, for whom there was no space in the wedding party. It worked out GREAT! We got to relax, and she took care of the details! Of course, it's probably too late for that for you now.

Michael Paul Cote | May 31, 2006
Best of luck Jackie and congrats.

Just remember what you are there for. It's the reason not the hoopla that makes the day special. Rely on the people around you that you know you can rely on. Don't be afraid to ask for help, everyone knows that you are stressing.

Just a little anecdote about my wedding; the morning of the ceremony my vehicle died. I mean not usable. I was supposed to do all kinds of running around including picking up the rental tables and chairs (we were outside at a park) not to mention the plans for the honeymoon. Long story short, our friends came through with pickup trucks and vans and one even arranged for a rental car for us. It all worked out great, the day was a smash.

If things get too much, take a step back, breath and smile. You will get through this.
Don't be too hard on yourself or others. I've seen many brides go haywire over a little thing that didn't go right. Probably no one but you will notice. Most of all - this is your day...enjoy it and have fun!!!!

Best wishes.

Anna Gregoline | May 31, 2006
Any advice for staying cool in the last couple of weeks amidst all the planning craziness?

Delegate to others as much as possible. Try to keep busy with fun stuff.


How about the day of the wedding? How do you not fuss over a bunch of little details and just relax to enjoy your day?

You might find you don't care. When W-Day rolled around, I was too excited/blissful/happy to concern myself with anything at all other than my husband and the vows. If something goes wrong, shrug it off. Little details aren't important and most people seem to feel that way after all is said and done.

Good luck! Congrats!

Jackie Mason | June 1, 2006
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Aaron Shurtleff | June 1, 2006
I hate to add worries, but I've got a kind of funny story, and it illustrates a good point! When I got married, everyone came from out of town, and picked up their tuxes separately. Well, here's myself and my best man, Kevin, and we're at the end of the aisle, and I look at him, and I say, "Kevin, where's your vest?" (because the tuxes I had picked out had really nice vests, because I wasn't about to wear a freakin' cummerbun! No ties either! I'm like that!) As it turned out, the rental place forgot to give him one, and he had no idea it was missing! Luckily, our crisis manager was there to run out to the tux shop and get the vest!

The moral is: If you're having tuxes with non-standard accessories, make sure everyone knows what they should have! We also had a missing pair of cufflinks, but that wasn't so bad! ;)

But, seriously, it's always the stupidest thing that goes wrong, so just don't get too worked up and everything is fine!!

Scott Horowitz | June 1, 2006
Don't let your fiance go skydiving the day before the wedding. I know a guy that got in trouble doing that and almost missed his wedding.... wait, that was Uncle Jessie. I hate it when you think Full House is real life.

Jackie Mason | June 4, 2006
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Jackie Mason | June 16, 2006
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Erik Bates | June 17, 2006
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Jackie Mason | June 19, 2006
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Scott Hardie | June 21, 2006
Yeah, I'm cursed with the spelling-it-out thing for life. I didn't get your request, though, Jackie. Mind re-sending please? You used the control panel form, right?

Jackie Mason | June 22, 2006
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Jackie Mason | June 24, 2006
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Scott Horowitz | June 29, 2006
Not to be a dick, but does anyone else find Jackie's new name as amusing as I do.... Sorry, Jackie, but it had to be said :)

-Scott

Jackie Mason | June 30, 2006
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