And Monday has returned. M and I had a pretty dull weekend.  We went to a wedding shower on Saturday night (not for us though). Then yesterday my mom and dad came down. My dad left for OK this morning so he spent the night with us last night. Mom and I ran to the mall to look for mother of the bride dresses. We were not successful. We also ran out to Michael’s. Now that I have pink flip flops I want to dress them up some. So ended up buying ribbon and crystals. Now if I could just find an idea to copy I might have my wedding flip flops ready.
One of my fears became reality over the weekend. M and I knew going into booking our wedding that some people might not want to stay where we chose. However the resort has a hefty day pass fee of $170.00 per guest per day. Obviously M and I cannot afford to pay this fee. This fee must also be paid to attend the wedding. We had hoped the amount would keep most people from straying from the hotel. Well apparently this has not deterred everyone, and someone has decided to stay elsewhere. This is fine and they are aware of the fee that will have to be paid. My fear is that this trend will spread and others might also think staying elsewhere could be cheaper. I have made it very clear this fee will have to be paid by the party and that M and I will not be footing the bill for this. While I don’t really want to dictate where people stay, I’m also not paying $170.00 a head plus reception fees. I understand that this will be a vacation for most people and I hope that everyone will be happy with the accommodations M and I have chosen.
There will be other wedding related activities through-out the trip not including the wedding. I am hoping to have a welcome dinner in place of a rehearsal dinner the Thursday before the wedding and maybe a breakfast brunch on Saturday morning. Of course these are details M and I are still hammering out. Plus some of this will be determined by the amount of rooms we end up booking.
As I keep saying it will all work out. And I know this so I will take a deep breathe and try to let it go. Maybe I need to hit the boards and see what is going on, since our system has apparently crapped out. Literally!