{"id":505,"date":"2010-06-07T16:44:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T23:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2010-06-07T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T23:44:38","slug":"bride-vs-murphys-lawbets-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/06\/bride-vs-murphys-lawbets-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Bride vs. Murphy’s Law…bets anyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CALGARY HERALD, IN LISA HANSLIP\u2019S COLUMN \u201cI DO, BUT DON\u2019T\u2026\u201d
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\nQ. My sister got married last weekend and it seemed like every possible thing that could go wrong, did. The make-up artist showed up really late, the beautiful vintage car she had booked broke down, the Videographer missed the entire processional and shot the whole thing focused on the back of their heads, the hotel misplaced their engraved cake knife, and the bridesmaids\u2019 dresses didn\u2019t arrive until 2 days after the wedding. I\u2019m getting married in the spring and although I wasn\u2019t worried about anything, I\u2019m now terrified about all the things that can go wrong. Is there any way to make sure these things don\u2019t happen at my wedding?<\/p>\n

A. Yikes! Your sister is apparently the Murphy\u2019s Law poster-child. It\u2019s difficult to plan a wedding without something going awry along the way (and thankfully equally hard to plan a wedding with everything going wrong). A lot of the mishaps at your sister\u2019s wedding could not have been prevented – but planning for acceptable alternatives can help.<\/p>\n

Most contracts are written to protect the vendor not the client, so keep that in mind when you\u2019re reading them over. There is almost always a clause pertaining to the \u201cwhat ifs\u2026\u201d – think about what contingency would make you happy – and don\u2019t be shy to at least suggest it to them. For example, if the car you booked breaks down or is otherwise unavailable – ask to have it written into your contract that the driver will come fetch you in an ancient Egyptian litter (a la Cleopatra) rather than merely substituting a car of equal value. It is highly unlikely they will actually agree to this, mind you, but the mere thought of it may give your sister some satisfaction.<\/p>\n

Before booking any vendor, ask about their background, and don\u2019t choose simply based on price. Discuss potential problems with them at the time – it is a lot less stressful to think about these things prior to your wedding. <\/p>\n

To help deal with any hiccups on your big day, have a list of all the vendors involved and contact numbers. Another great way to help alleviate stress: Have an emergency kit so you can tackle any last minute problems like a torn dress (which you caught on the door as you were running in because your limo broke down), too few boutonnieres (because the florist didn\u2019t think you were actually serious about there being 12 groomsmen), a missing ring (because the jeweller didn\u2019t quite finish and you don\u2019t want to have to borrow your cousin\u2019s skull ring), or bad breath (because corn nuts are your favorite comfort food – and it seemed like a good idea this morning ). <\/p>\n

So\u2026read over your contracts\u2026.then pucker up and enjoy that first kiss (breath mint anyone?)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CALGARY HERALD, IN LISA HANSLIP\u2019S COLUMN \u201cI DO, BUT DON\u2019T\u2026\u201d Q. My sister got married last weekend and it seemed like every possible thing that could go wrong, did. The make-up artist showed up really late, the beautiful vintage car she had booked broke down, the Videographer missed the entire processional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,7],"tags":[45,122,15,166],"class_list":["post-505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-etiquette","category-media","category-qa","tag-calgary-herald","tag-calgary-wedding-planner","tag-lisa-hanslip","tag-wedding-disasters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":507,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askaweddingplanner.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}