A Wedding Scene Not to Be Seen
How would you feel if you walked up to your wedding ceremony site the weekend of your wedding and instead of the luscious green grass and beautiful wooden gazebo with the calming background of the ocean you remembered now looked like this:
Devastated? Yeah, that’s what the bride felt.
But let me back up.
Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer– who knew we’d travel six states north to really get our first taste of summer. {Tip: buy new sunscreen every year. It definitely expires.}
For the last three years, the husband and I have spent Memorial Day weekend at a wedding. This year was no different, except that it landed us in a small town in Connecticut with not much more than a beachside resort, a rehab center, and two Dunkin Donuts.
After a full day of traveling, the husband, myself, and a group of friends finally made it to the site of the wedding.
What we found waiting for us was a beautiful resort backing up to the ocean. {Ok, technically it was a sound. But I prefer saying I spent Memorial Day weekend at the ocean. It makes me feel all high class and fancy-like. If you use your imagination and superhero-like vision, you can almost make out the Hamptons across the sound.}
While we found a nice summer retreat, we also found a dismayed bride {and a not-a-care-in-the-world groom}.The resort hadn’t even given them the slightest indication that since they last saw the ceremony site, the construction for a giant suite of seaside villas had begun.
With so many guests coming from out of town, some even there before the bride and groom, cancelling wasn’t an option, although 2 of the 4 brides of the weekend apparently did.
We did our best to distract and cheer up the bride by sitting outside on the resort patio listening to a band and catching up with each other before the big day.
As more and more guests started pouring into town the next morning, the thoughts of the no longer picture perfect gazebo went out the window. Mostly.
The wedding must go on!
How are you celebrating Memorial Day?
