Every person thinks about their wedding day at some point in time, right? In our adolescence some of us form ideas about the type of person we will marry and how fun planning every detail to make the perfect wedding will be.
I was definitely one of those people.
I am blessed to come from a good family with two wonderful parents. My sister and I are also blessed that our parents were able to give us wonderful weddings, which is not something all people can say.
Isn’t there always a catch to a good deal, though?
My sister is 11 years older than me and got married when I was 15 years old. I was her maid of honor and living in the next state over, so we would often talk on the phone. I can recall multiple occasions my mom and sister got into arguments regarding details for the wedding- the flowers, the guest list, etc. My sister would tell me, at the time, that their relationship would never be the same, and she warned me it would be way easier to pay for my own wedding, or even elope!
Being only 15 and not the bride, I thought that was a little over the top.
One important thing you should know about my mom is that she is an incredible woman. Some other things you should know are that she struggles to make up her mind (it took my parents 4 years to decide on new couches) and can also be very open with her opinions, if you catch my drift.
This is my story of my wedding planning experience. Unfortunately, it didn’t go exactly as pictured. In fact, you could say it was a hot mess. It was not easy by any means, and on more than one occasion, I thought I would never speak to my mom again. My status with her was just the “cherry-on-top” to the rest of the everything that happened. In the end, despite the bumps in the road, it was all worth it.
HOLL 
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