My oldest niece had the ziipper of her dress break during the reception. IIRC, it wasn’t sleeveless/strapless, but it had a very pretty wide neckline of the kind that just touches the shoulders–portrait? Wider than a boatneck anyway. The bodice was very snug, but not too tight.
One of her sisters came and fetched me and said there was an emergency. Luckily, someone had brought a sewing kit, and I sewed her into the dress, from the hip up to the neck. Not at all visible.
BTW, for those looking for a female officiant for an interfaith wedding, you might want to consider Unitarian Universalist ministers. They would be happy to work with the couple to create a ceremony that honors disparate traditions.
As for officiants, in the Jewish religion you don’t actually need a rabbi to be married, you just need an officiant who is legal to sign the civil wedding license. For example, our Reconstructionist rabbi will not perform weddings on Shabbat, nor will he perform interfaith weddings. He was unavailable for my S’s Sunday wedding and they are being married by a Jewish Chaplain who is not a rabbi. She is licensed to perform weddings in our state, and they have chosen to have a relatively traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, but what my kids learned was that to be married in the Jewish religion (not the civil part), you just need each other and witnesses for the Ketubah (marriage contract).
I had to add a hook and eye to my DDs bridesmaid dress at the church since the seamstress forgot to add them. And I had to sew my son-in-law’s pants at their hotel the next morning - he was taking his tux on their honeymoon.
If you do not have a planner/coordinator at the wedding, bring some emergency stuff - hairspray, hair pins, makeup, bandaid, bug spray, glue, needle & thread, etc.
D1 said she is going ask people not to take pictures during the ceremony because she doesn’t want to her professional pictures with everyone holding a smart phone/ipad taking pictures.
Some of the best candid photos were taken by our guests for both D and S’s weddings. At my S’s wedding, the photographer was unable to keep up with the onslaught of people in the processional, he missed a few photos, including the one of my son walking me to my seat. If my guests had not been taking photos, I would not have that moment recorded and I would have killed that photographer.
One of my sorority sisters had the most beautiful dress. She’d had it made by a seamstress from picture of a designer gown. Because of nerves, she lost about 10 pounds in the week before the wedding. She made it down the aisle with her arms clamped against the dress, but before the reception (which happened to be in our sorority house) a couple of the bridesmaids who sew took a couple of lengths of ribbon and pinned in some straps. They really looked fine and the dress stayed up.
I was surprised when my S and his fiancé mentioned possibly having a rabbi. The brides sister is authorized to do weddings and she is an option as an officiant. She was the one who suggested a female rabbi. They will not have co-clergy. Fiancé was raised Catholic but is not practicing. @zoosermom it sounds like your D has some interesting ideas. I think it’s nice when a couple plans somoutside the normal box.
My ER bag is packed. I found a list online (sorry don’t know where).
Loads of stuff that I mainly bought at target in the travel section.
Deodorant , make up remover, etc.
Found a good little sewing kit for a few buck at Joannes and will add more thread.
Two sided tape. A very long list but anything not needed can go back.
Baby powder. super glue (imagine a shoe sole coming off).
mouth wash. imodium …
ALL PACKED!! and so much more.
Want to hear everything you all are packing. It seems silly but as we know it will
take that stupid one thing forgotten to make a problem.
I bought a very good small steamer - one for DD1, one for DD2, and one for us. I brought along with distilled water to our hotel. Turns out the flower girls’ dress could use the steaming, and mine got used. ConAir, I believe bought at Costco. Hand held.
no steamer here but will toss the iron into the trunk for the hotel.
Hotel no doubt has them but …
H and I went to the restaurant where the dinner will be held. 22 for dinner is all.
We had Happy Hour and the service was a little better (my biggest concerns we have
had issues). The house red and white was perfectly fine. They seriously have the best
HH burger in town and it is a hidden secret and yet they botched my order.
Put tons of sauce on it and the sauce
was to be on the side as it has no flavor–had them reorder and then they appropriately
comped it. There is always one thing or so when we eat there…so I worry.
Went up to the loft where the meal will happen. The table configuration confused me.
I did chat with a waiter who serves this type of event and did figure out how many settings
of flowers and votives to use/.
H really liked the venue and the loft and so on. I wish they had decided on the more
pricey but more interesting restaurant that sits on a beautiful and active park just
a few blocks away. The good thing is that the first happy hour place and then the
dinner are owned by the same group and the same venue planner is handling both.
D and FSIL wanted a small urban wedding.
The next weekend is the 35 yr b-day for FSIL and a celebration for the two of them
as a dance with taco and bar, etc/
Ok…I don’t recall us talking about this. We are getting baskets for the bathrooms. The men’s will have some spray deodorant, and mints. Anything else? DD didn’t think so.
Women’s…spray deodorants, spearmint single wrapped life savers, sewing kit, female hygiene things, tissues, lip gloss, combs, hair spray. Everything will be “single serving”.
Safety pins, bobby pins… I used everything in the kit I made for DDs wedding except for the mascara and Tide To Go. Those went with her on her honeymoon.
Luckily, someone had brought a sewing kit, and I sewed her into the dress, from the hip up to the neck. Not at all visible.