<p>Oh my goodness! What the heck? Maybe somebody needs a little nap.</p>
<p>The naughtiest ones sit in the front row where I can keep an eye on them. And I unapologetically boos them all day long! 
Oh, and I separate the trouble makers. </p>
<p>Actually I think I might make a good MOB someday!</p>
<p>Eddie, funny how you posted before my post, then I posted, you deleted your post and then posted it again so it would show after mine. I guess that was supposed to be clever? Note my humor didn’t take a side, it reflected on topics brought up in this thread (what do people wear, where do they sit – common trouble spots for big events).</p>
<p>Have a good day, all.</p>
<p>Moms, I hope you enjoy the weddings and mostly that your kids enjoy them!</p>
<p>This thread has more drama than Baby Jane could ever hope to compete with.</p>
<p>LMAO… you ladies are absolutely cracking me up. And it is one of the most addictive qualities of CC. Very smart people who are witty and wise, with great life experience. I appreciate the support. I was also very much loving all the wedding stories and I think what I will tell D when she comes up is that everything that goes slightly wrong will never be noticed by anyone and anything that goes horribly array will be where your best stories begin. (BUT… this means having a plan to begin with.) My H very much believes in Santa Claus; He literally thinks Christmas just happens! Love him dearly, but :)</p>
<p>I try not to think the least about people, so the tangent on the whole how to treat people was definitely a distraction. And to further that point… most of my H’s inability to not appreciate when I am in boss mode is that he IS the boss and owns a business that very much relies on manual labor. Let’s just say he doesn’t really appreciate ANYONE telling him what to do, least of all me. But there is no doubt I can be direct. Most people doing a job for me very much appreciate that I don’t mince words and waste their time by making them guess. My H, on the other hand, doesn’t see this as my best quality. </p>
<p>We are not doing traditional seating in the church except for the families in the front row. Like I said, we have about twice as many invited as the groom (although they could have invited as many as they wanted, I encouraged them to be sure they had included everyone they had wanted to). However, I hope we are going to start getting more “be there in spirit” to the RSVPs or we’re going to busting at the seams.</p>
<p>Garland - what is the date of the wedding?</p>
<p>Here it’s June 15.</p>
<p>Well, glad to see not everyone on this thread is humorless! </p>
<p>My MIL ordered a microphone for the rehearsal dinner. Don’t care that they paid for most, maybe even all of that event. The party planner was kid enough to give me the heads up. I asked her to nix it, which she kindly did.</p>
<p>Best of luck, modadunn. It will go fine. Try to keep a mental list of the most ridiculous things people ask you to do that you have neither the time nor the inclination to do. It will keep you laughing and keep you sane.</p>
<p>I will actually be having a celebration function that very same day. Will be thinking of you!!</p>
<p>Predictable…</p>
<p>Agreed!! Absolutely predictable…</p>
<p>Goodness, my last post wasn’t for cc at all. Error. I’ve got a lot of windows open right now and more than one thing going on. Oops. Sorry!</p>
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<p>Frankly, if the hired help had had the stats to get into a tippy top prestigious school and graduate with a STEM major and a decent GPA, they wouldn’t be getting bossed around, they would be doing the bossing.</p>
<p>I haven’t posted on this thread until now…I just want to say Congrats to Modadunn for June 15 and to garland for June 8…Moda…did you ever order that undergarment we talked about in the other thread?? :D</p>
<p>Have wonderful weddings, ladies…and know that the day goes by so very quickly, so take time to enjoy the day and focus in on the little things because it will be over in a flash. (spoken from a mom who planned two bar mitzvahs) Most people will not have any clue if anything goes wrong or should be a certain way…I was so relaxed after months of planning because I knew it was out of my control at that point and I focused on enjoying the day itself…I remember my sisters in awe of how relaxed I was…</p>
<p>And then you’ll look back at the pictures fondly and pat yourself on the backs for a job well done! It was easy to plan bar mitzvahs since I wasn’t dealing with another family, but hopefully it gave me some insight to the craziness surrounding the event! :eek:</p>
<p>Good luck and remember to have fun!!!</p>
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<p>Yeah, and some of us are taking mental notes on whom we DON’T want as future in-laws. (And that does NOT include the OP!) :D</p>
<p>Too funny!
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<p>Modadunn, it was at Christmas 30 years ago when my Mom first met my DH. After the meet and greet, us girls went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. My Mom walked back into the living room and said to DH "are you planning to just wait for Christmas to happen? He hasn’t changed, but I guess I was forewarned!</p>
<p>Bookworm…when your son marries, he will NOT be walking you down the aisle if he has a traditional wedding. The groom doesn’t walk anyone down the aisle. The MOG is usually escorted down the aisle by someone else special…her father, brother, other son, best man. The groom waits at the end of the aisle to meet his bride. </p>
<p>Of course at the end, the groom escorts his new wife UP the aisle…they walk as a married couple for,the first time.</p>
<p>So…don’t be disappointed if your son cannot walk you down the aisle at his wedding.</p>
<p>Of course, families can and do make their own wedding rules, and perhaps your son and his bride will. But if they don’t…don’t be surprised or disappointed.</p>
<p>I must say, I don’t see any reason why a groom cannot escort his mother to the front, then take his place up there to await the bride. Especially in the case of a single mother who has been the sole parental figure in his life. Why on earth deny her that?</p>
<p>One thing that we did that was different was alter the “giving away” language. We each had our fathers stand and, in response to the “who gives this woman/man” question say “her/his mother and I do.” We felt that was more symbolic of honoring the parental relationship than of some kind of transferral of the chattel/bride to another owner. :)</p>
<p>Consolation…I clearly stated that families can and do make their own rules for weddings. But I also said…if this is a very traditional wedding, the groom would not walk his mom down the aisle.</p>
<p>Also, the groom’s mother (and when married, father) walks down the aisle before the brides mother. The bride’s mother walks down last before wedding party. And the bride’s mother is usually escorted by a special person also…as the father of the bride usually escorts the bride.</p>
<p>But like I said…the wedding couple can do as THEY please…it is their wedding!</p>
<p>^great sentiment Consolation. I’m tucking that away, thanks!</p>
<p>I like that, too, Consolation. Maybe we will do something similar. I think our parents would like that.</p>
<p>When my girls get married, my son will walk me to my seat. When my son gets married, my son will walk me to my seat. THAT WOMAN will be very lucky that I let her marry him.</p>
<p>Wait, didn’t someone say that at Jewish weddings the son walks his mother to her seat? Maybe I just imagined that.</p>