our planning was going pretty well, then it started to crumble about 3 week before the big night....
...the best man got into financial troubles (that's what happens when your "wife" decides to go out an buy a $4500.00 dining table-chairs not included-on your $12 hr. salary, and you're already in hock up to your eyeballs

) and decided to take it on the lam...
...one of the bridesmaids (best man's "wife) decided she better hide out with him...
worked out o.k.-called a neighbor and drafted her 8 yr. old son to be a groomsman (promoted another groomsman to best man) and paired him with his 10 year old sister as a bridesmaid.
less than 5 days prior...........
...church which was renovating chapel determines that the carpet won't be done in time, which means pews can't be put in (luckily mom in law found out she knew the carpet installer and got him to rush the job and volunteer to help put the pews back in)...
...church found out that the city inspectors would not come through for final inspection until 2 days AFTER the wedding. luckily it was inspection for disability facilities, and once we assured them we had no disabled guests they gave us the green light to go ahead...
day of the wedding....
...7th year of a drought ends with what is still referred to as (almost 15 years later) "The March Miracle". pouring rain, buckets, streets swollen with water...
...best man (New best man) is 30 minutes late, 45 minutes late, 1 HOUR LATE! finaly gets drug in by a friend saying "i don't care what you look like you are going to do this!!!". best man now has ORANGE HAIR-went to the hairdresser to have his "highlights" touched up, had a wierd reaction to the dye. best man looks like "howdy-doody"....it was the BEST thing that could have happened-it broke all the tension! i'm running around the reception hall singing "it's howdy doody time" as he chases me

the wedding started on time (we had given a false start time to him cuz he was a chronicly late person) and we all had a blast.
so, relax..........nobody will notice if the bows on the bubbles are askew, if one of the bridesmaids dress's a little different, if they do chances are you won't even be in contact with them 15 years from now.
p.s. the one downside-the orange hair did not show up in the video or pictures! it looks normal
