the wedding coordinator from hell

i was in Davao with my boy 2 weeks ago to attend my cousin's wedding. although it was only for four days, it was still a lot of fun because i got to act like a tour guide for him. and as my mom put it (but not fondly, i think), we were like honeymooners. so anyway, i was so excited for my cousin because his wedding is the first among us. we've known his girlfriend (or should i say his wife) for quite sometime now and we do like her for him, even if they're exact opposites of the other. what i didn't know was that she had evil sisters...

by evil, i mean bossy sisters who made me utos lots of things because i was a bridesmaid. heck, i didn't know bridesmaids had duties. i thought they should just carry bouquets or something. imagine, one of them (the self-appointed wedding planner) asked me to look for people for the offertory minutes before the wedding! and i didn't even know the people there who weren't family! the other sister, during the reception, wanted me to pass around that frame you write dedications on the way women pass around baskets for the mass collection! can you believe that! and that was even before we started eating (not that i'd do it after i've eaten, anyway). the nerve! i mean, me? i flew all the way from manila to do those?

there are lots of anecdotes pa from the wedding, equally horrible and unbelievable. i'm just glad i don't have to deal with those evil sisters anymore. they won't be part of my social circle anyway. what i realized, though, was that it's such a pain in the neck to coordinate something as big as a wedding. that's why people make a lot of money being wedding planners. i mean really, who wants all that stress?

i used to want a big wedding for myself. but after that experience (and i was only a bridesmaid, mind you), i don't know anymore. i'll probably just elope, fly to prague, buy a white gown off the rack, get married, then tour europe...hmmm...doesn't sound bad at all if you ask me.