Wedding families

I had a lovely wedding this weekend. What made this wedding so beautiful was the bride's family. They are absolute sweethearts to work with. In fact that makes two weekends and two bride's families that have been so wonderful that my faith in the wedding planning persona has been wholly restored. (I am smiling here).

As a planner, I work with all types of personalities. You have to be a master at distinguishing the good from the bad and the real from the fake, but the past two weddings have been no fakes when it comes to the bride's side. They are friendly, welcoming, communicative, appreciative, supportive, loving and above all respectful. It certainly does give one pause to wonder why can't they all be like this?

From my perspective, I hope that the grooms know what a great gift they are receiving when they marry into families such as these. From what I can see, the grooms are welcomed with open arms and are now "sons" in the true sense of the word. What a never ending gift this is to the couple. I know that when I first told my sons that I would love and accept whomever they brought home (and have wholeheartedly), the relief on their faces was visible. They knew first hand what a meddling mother - in - law can do to a marriage.

So, wedding couples, if you are both marrying into wonderful families, you are successful from the starting gate. Congrats to you! To other couples where the road may be rocky because of interfering or difficult family members, keep true to each other, because it is harder to crush a rock than a pebble.