Wedding Time?

Something I haven't mentioned is last year Emma and Corbin got engaged...we began planning a wedding, because that's what I wanted...and if it's what I wanted then surely it's what my daughter wanted too! Wrong. She tried to tell me, but I didn't listen...not really anyways. They married on their own, no wedding... but allowed us to throw them a reception...and it was perfect...rain and all. It's not the way I would have planned things, it wasn't what I wanted for them. I wanted the big wedding, the dress, the cake, the guests... I wanted to give them what Josh and I had... but guess what...they're not us. Oof that was hard for me to accept, but when I finally did the end result was perfect. We decided to have the reception up at my parents, Bella and Poppy's, they rented a large tent (in case it rained Bella said...she's smart like that) The week before the reception the rain chances were astronomical...we need a plan B everyone said (this sounded very familiar... same thing happened at my wedding) Emma said nope,(also familiar) I want the reception at Bella and Poppys...so we pushed on. The night before the reception the tent was delivered...it was perfect! We set it up in front because we wanted closer to the house ... you know...just in case it rained

Morning of comes...rain chances are still high, but the sun is out and it's gorgeous...we work all day to get everything set up. We have the best family, Emma's in-laws, and Mrs. Debbie and Camille... who are family, but deserve special recognition because they pulled everything together

Guests begin arriving...sun is still out, but it's getting a little cloudy. We are told that it looks like a storm is headed right towards us...but maybe it'll just go around...right? Wrong. We rushed everyone into the tent just in time for the sky to open. I'm smiling as I type this, because we could have let it ruin the day...but the guests were good sports, and my family...well, we aren't scared of a little rain! ok...it may have been more than a little... and there may have been a moment that I thought we might end up on the 6:00 news. "wedding reception turns tragic when lightening strikes." Thankfully that didn't happen. Everyone seemed to enjoy the soggy food, the kids loved playing in the rain, and the adults seemed to enjoy visiting. It was a perfect, memorable day...everything I could have hoped for for Corbin and Emma.