A family member was going to have a nice, normal wedding, she thought!
 

This is the first marriage for both, so they were going all out & staying within budget.
First, her "groom" shows up at the church drunk. Her father was upset that she was marrying this guy to begin with.
 

They made it thru the ceremony with a lot of help from the best man (trying to hold her hubby to be, up!)
 

Then, before the reception, they were at the botanical gardens to take pictures and they got a call that her father was taken to the hospital by ambulance because of chest pain.
They stopped the pictures and raced to the hospital, stayed there while her father went thru bypass surgery and got "meal tickets" from the staff for their wedding reception meal!
 

Needless to say, they never got to their own reception, left a day late for their honeymoon, & the marriage has been rocky ever since. Sadly, they are almost done with the legalities and will be divorced soon, after 3 children and almost 10 years.

Mari Ruuska
14023-88th PL N
Maple Grove, MN 55369