Ah, weddings. A celebration of love, joy, and—apparently—the silent treatment.
Now, I’ve seen some interesting dynamics at weddings, but nothing quite like this. Picture this: the bride, glowing in her stunning gown, looking like she stepped out of a fairy tale. The groom, standing next to her, grinning ear to ear—except there’s one tiny problem. He’s getting the silent treatment. And I mean, silent. Like, no words. Not even a polite “thank you” for the 15th glass of champagne.
It started innocent enough. A little quiet moment here and there. But by the time the reception rolled around, it was clear—this was no ordinary silent treatment. It was a full-on, I’m-not-speaking-to-you-until-I-feel-like-it situation. And guess who was stuck in the middle? Yep, yours truly.
I suddenly found myself playing telephone between the bride and groom like some sort of wedding-day mediator. “He’s asking if you want more chicken,” “She says she’s fine, but doesn’t need another glass of wine, thank you very much.”
I mean, really—why even bother talking to each other when you’ve got a perfectly good wedding planner to translate your unspoken words, right?
And the best part? No one was quite sure what had caused this silent feud. Was it the seating chart? Did someone actually suggest the chicken over the steak? Was it a miscommunication about who was supposed to grab the bouquet for the toss? I’ll never know. But honestly, I think we were all just waiting for the moment when one of them would finally break the silence and say something ridiculous like, “I just needed a minute,” or “I can’t believe you didn’t like the flowers.”
From the 1st dance... awkward to the cake cutting...y'all I felt that cake smash in my soul! It was personal! LOL...
This was a couple I never heard from again. To my planners, y'all know! We have clients who become best friends, we share birthday cards and holiday cheer, but we also have clients who literally drop off the face of the earth. Like, what did I do...oh yeah, helped plan your entire wedding biggie, moving on!
To this day, I wish I knew. I mean, I have theories because, after all, I had been in their life (very closely I might add) for close to a year. Did I pull them aside and ask what the heck is going on? Of course, I did! Did I try to make it better by reminding them to smile and pretend they liked each other for photos? Yep! The entire night was just weird. I wonder if they look back to their wedding day with smiles and joy OR do they argue and fight over who was technically right?
I guess this planner will never know-