10/10/2008
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Nearly called the wedding off
Had enough

Well Ive hit an all time low. It was bound to happen I suppose havent had any meltdowns in such a long time! I think (post below) the drama yesterday with the delivery guys UPS wanting $2250 for my 9 boxes of wedding stuff to ship to Ireland was the final straw. I spent hours online last night researching freight and thanks to your helpful comments I also researched and got a few phonecalls back today regarding freight and they basically told me the same, $2000 and if they were me that they would go over and get the stuff myself too. That it would take 2 months to get here anyway. And basically it was a rip off.

So my sister who offered to come with (after we booked flights) thought we were going to collect the dresses, hello? How do 5 dresses take up 9 boxes and weigh so much that they cost $250 a box to ship, I am about to bang my head off a brick wall.....so then her attitude changed slightly about going, hey she can justify going to get a dress that I paid for for her but not for anything else for *my* wedding.

Then my FH decided he'd have a day from hell and snap over the littlest of things, today was the day he decided he would flip over the price of the wedding in total even though we sat and had this all out months ago. It was like today he only realised how much everything cost. He also thinks NY trip to get everything is a holiday for me? What I hate about this is because hes the main breadwinner here its like I have to ask him for the money or something which I cant stand!
My mom decided I should rent space in the US and then go over in Dec and send the stuff to Mexico (apparently in her world, bless her, this would be cheaper) My friend that had the stuff was questioning whether I should pay for a trip over would it justify the cost? ARGH

So spent the evening crying and seriously close to calling it all off, the stress and everyones negativity and stuff was just wearing me down. Told my mom I was selling everything just calling it off I have done it all since day one and no one has anything nice to say everyone has a comment for everything I do. This morning then to top the day off, I got results back that I had abnormal cells in my smear and need a repeat, went to the doc surgery and the doc there refused to talk to me about it wanting me to talk to my own doc about it as we have *history* what I dont like is the way that the secretary said it to me sympathetically....thats another story I guess.

What a fucking day.......and after I told my sister to cancel the trip, FH decided we "had" to go as this was the only way to get the stuff! So now we are going next week. I have to re pack everything send some lighter stuff by mail and pack the rest in 4 big luggage bags and carry on luggage and hope for the best..............so so drained!
excitement09's Green wedding
 |  Toronto, ON, Canada  |  10/10/2008  | 
Oh no! What a rotten day. :( I'm so sorry. I wish I could offer you some advice, but all I can give you is a hug! Weddings are supposed to be a bit stressful, but yours seems to top the charts. I understand how frustrated you must be by feeling you have to ask for the money. It was the same for me a few years back... it's tough!

And try not to think about the test results until they actually tell you what is going on. It could be any number of possibilities, so you shouldn't worry yourself even more right now.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, and send you my best wishes.
soon2bwed's Black wedding
 |  La verne, CA, USA  |  10/10/2008  | 
Hey Irish. I'm sorry that you're going through a rough patch. Yeah, asking for money is hard, especially when it's a large amount. Basically he can say yay or nay and that would be that.

Weddings are stressful planning for and that's only because it matters so much to us. I cried just two days ago over shoes (YES SHOES). I thought a certain type of shoe would be nice, my fiance' said a different kind and I was in tears. I also cried over invitations not being the right color (thank god it was only a sample).

I definitely feel where you are coming from. All I would say is don't call it off. Stick with it. It'll all pay off in the end.

I hope you feel better. Good luck and check back in with me later.
scheri's Chocolate wedding
 |  Edmonton, AB, Canada  |  10/10/2008  | 
Hugs to you.  My thoughts are with you.......hold on it will work out it just may take time, energy and yes money.
wifewag's Orange wedding
 |  Brentwood, CA, USA  |  10/10/2008  | 
I am sorry to hear that situations, circumstances and people have PISSED YOU OFF!  Weddings are stressful, no doubt about  it.  But I believe everything happens for a reason. Even if that reason is people are dumb asses and can't get crap right or are alittle insenstive.  However, take a breath and a step back.  Nothing happens to us that we can't handle.  It doesn't seem like it in the moment, but you will work through it.  I promise you.
irishpocahontas's Purple wedding
 |  Cork, Cork, Ireland  |  10/10/2008  | 
Thanks for the hugs, advice and encouragement ladies I really appreciate it xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
vintagebabe's Green wedding
 |  Albany, NY, USA  |  10/10/2008  | 
breeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeathe! Sometimes people suck. What I've learned to say to my mom to help her snap out of it is (and I say it calmly) "oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were the last person I had left I could count on".

It "guides" her to realize what a turd she is being sometimes. Maybe your mom needs that talk. We are over here stressing over our wedding costs too. We just realized we about 900 bucks short. And because we are paying for our wedding loan, we don't know where to get it from. Our only miracle may be that he is about to recieve a check for college (grant) and that my cover it.

Keep us posted on your pap smear. One time I had something unusual and they had me all freaked out to get me there and inform me I was getting a severe yeast infection. that was it. all those tears for nothing. lol
autumnp's Chocolate wedding
 |  Smyrna, TN, USA  |  10/10/2008  | 
<> I'm sorry for your crappy days this week. I hope when you look back at this you will be able to laugh about it. As for right now, just take it step by step, family member by family member...
billiebob128's Pink wedding
 |  Canton, OH, USA  |  10/11/2008  | 
awww!!  Cheer up lady things will get back to normal. seems like you just need a day to breathe and not think about the wedding. I am in school and work and trying to plan this wedding on a very small budget so i understand stress not to mention we thought we were pregnat the week after i ordered my dress. ahhh that was a freak out we would have pushed it all back or up. just give yourself some time and things have a way of working themselves out. promise:)
japsey's Chocolate wedding
 |  Manama, Al manamah, Bahrain  |  10/11/2008  | 
I'm so sorry that you are going through this mess. Everything WILL work out in the end!!!! I have faith that it will. You have worked sooo hard on this wedding and it is going to turn out to be the BEST day of your life!!!!!

I too am dealing with "health issues." Since I've been in Bahrain my stomach has been acting up and I've been in the ER here several times. Talk about SCARY! I'm waiting on a colonoscopy (fun stuff) to see what the problem is. They think it's Crohn's Disease which I PRAY it's not. I've seen my mom suffer from it for so many years. The problem is, it's hereditary.

Anyway, enough about me. I will continue to keep you in my prayers. I pray that all goes well with getting your stuff to Ireland, as well as your health. As far as luggage bags, you may want to try and get your hands on a couple military sea bags. You can fit LOTS of stuff in there. When I came to Bahrain that's all I brought. You may be able to get them on Ebay or a military surplus store. Best of luck!
amcs76's Green wedding
 |  Whitby, ON, Canada  |  10/13/2008  | 
Aww I'm sorry...unfortunately there a lot of negative people whose only pride in life is to suck the joy out of other people who are happy. Don't worry you will get everything settled and you'll have a beautiful amazing wedding in Mexico. Stay strong, it all starts to come together now.
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