Nineteen years ago, I was to be married for the 2nd time. I was in my mid-forties, and had been single for 10 yrs. Just as a little background, my husband to be had 5 children from previous marriages, and the 3 younger ones came to stay for 6 weeks (the week before the planned wedding). I tried to think how I could write this in paragraph form, but opted for a list.
1. The minister had made an error in scheduling, so the day was changed from Sat. to Fri.
2. The ceremony was to be at 6PM, but my intended didn't arrive home until after 4:30, with 3 grubby kids "fresh" from day care.
3. This was to be just family with a couple of friends included. My best friend got confused about the location, went to the wrong church, and missed the ceremony.
4. We all had to pitch in and replace the altar furniture after the ceremony.
5. Are you beginning to see a pattern here?
6. My son in law had taken pictures of the wedding, but the camera malfunctioned, the film came out blank, so no pictures.
7. A change of a relatives plans made it necessary for the kids to stay with us, so the "honeymoon" was spent with them.
8. Then the week after the wedding, I found out that my husband was $6000 in arrears in child support for those "precious" little ones.
There's more, but I think it's obvious that this was a recipe for failure, and you'd be right. Needless to say, I have no plans for any more nuptials.

Danna