Olive Juice: Organizing a Wedding Myths

Since last September my extra time has been spent planning a wedding for 200 of our closest friends and family. Unlike other brides I wanted to be honest about what I've discovered about this planning process. Keep in mind these are my personal findings, and you might have a totally different experience

WEDDING MYTH:

I heard Bridal showers tend to be awkward and usually turn into a sober afternoon of playing weird shower games with your Great Aunt.

FALSE: My bridal shower was absolutely lovely!

The decor was sweet, the food was delightful, the wine flowed, and the gifts were great.

I spent my afternoon really enjoying hanging with my best girlfriends and family.

WEDDING MYTH:
I heard Wedding dress was a magical time to be a princess and find your princess dress.

FALSE! I personally hated every minute of 'finding the dress'. A few things: One, what they don't tell you is these muffin tank dresses are so large one cannot put the dress on themselves. I wish I knew a sales person was going to be in the room with me before I showed up in barely-there thong and band-aid size nipple covers I happened to wear on the 100 degree day I went. Two, Sample sizes are not petite friendly and are all size 8-10. You will be clamped into a dirty make-up ridden 'sample dress'. Three, Finding a white dress that you would want to wear under $1000.00 is nearly impossible. It's best to sack up and start at Ultimate Bride on Oak street. If you cut corners here you will fail.

WEDDING MYTH:

I heard a bride should have her makeup done professionally to get the best results.

FALSE: I went to Benefit on Armitage st. in Chicago full of hope and cheer, but walked out a drag queen. I know I am not a model and would never expect to have miracles, but the false lashes and shadow totally did not match my 'Jenny Woo' Ethereal, dewy- fresh face theme I was going for. I could barely keep my eyes open because the lashes were so heavy. Sorry Benefit. I think I will be doing my own makeup.