Ok @rockit - spill! How did things turn out?
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Daughter was spitting nails the day before & day of wedding. Groomsmen did not show up twice (on two separate days) to set up tables. Bridesmaids ended up doing all the table/chair/decoration set up. Then the guys were total d.i.c.k.s before the wedding too. Bridesmaids were not dressed yet, because of doing all the set ups, asked late arriving groomsmen to help with some stuff before they got changed . . . no, the guys wander off and put on their spiffy clothes. All bridesmaids heads explode since they are not at all dressed or made up yet.
Daughter does not hold her tongue and starts haranguing the slackers (so sad that wasn't taped!) AND the groom's parents.
Wedding goes off with much issue and bullshit crap from groom's mother; stupid demands that disrupted the wedding procession & left 90 year old granny without someone to support her while walking up the aisle.
It was a disorganized, uncoordinated wedding that was trying to be fancy (with all the bridesmaids etc) on a DIY budget with everything lobbed onto bride & bridesmaids in the end. Brides family did ALL the food prep, so they were busy working on all that. Grooms family is not impressive. Part of that family arrived, ate, and immediately left. No manners at all.
My DD took over part way through the reception to get people where they needed to be for the activities. People were teasing her that she was using her "teacher voice" on everyone. She has NEVER had to yell at a classroom or student in 3 years. I'm pretty sure it was here "I'm livid & you are all adult idiots voice". There was also a small child that was running all over the place screaming for extended periods. Parents would not control the kid, so she did.
It was not good. Trying to be fancy without support or services is foolish. They really should have run it as a picnic with a wedding ceremony in the middle.
lisamomof4 I saw the shoes on Target.com that you found & they were just what was needed. She popped into the store to get them. I think we were just looking too early before & summer footwear wasn't out yet.
Signed, still hating on weddings!!!!
Sadly I think that very nice young teacher married into a lazy, trashy family. DD already didn't think that guy was the right one for her.
....and good for DD for standing up and saying something!....idiot grooms family members 
...lol don't get me started...
