Wedding Jitters

Starting out a new life can be nerve-racking. Youhaving a wedding cake with complicated designs
could be only a few minutes away from changingand things never mind deciding for a mere topping.
your life and still cannot figure out why you wantThe photo-taking session which was supposed to
to do so and if you are truly ready for thebe fun in any other events was extremely
change. You then start to panic and sometimestiresome. In this whole wedding business, even a
your mind goes crazy trying to find last minutecake can get on his nerve.
answers.His mother in reply to his question as he
He wanted to flee from the grasp of the beastremembered, although nobody would notice the
that is marriage but when he caught a gaze at hissmall things that they had put effort into, people
mother, the the one who assumed airs, hetend to note it more in their absence.
changed his foolish idea. He was wondering whyHe could no longer disagree with his mother.
his mother did not look at all drained from theWhat a woman will do to look fabulous on her big
entire exhausting task of organizing the eventfulday he could not believe. He thought that she
day.must be out of her mind when he saw the bill
The groom may may lament the fact that he hasfrom the bridal boutique.
to face all the anxiety of the marriage ceremony.Could clothes actually cost so much? She would
At this point he will be sensitive to what othersnot be wearing it for long anyway!
do or say in front of him.The sound of the organ woke him from his
It was not that I was against the institution ofthoughts.
marriage. It was not that I was not attracted toThe bride stood at the entrance of the church,
my wife-to-be, albeit ours was an arrangedeverything he had thought about vanished from
match. I did. I just felt as a young energetic thirtyhis mind. His heart started to beat high-speed.
year old, I still wanted my freedom. Needless toA man is usually awed by the beauty of his bride.
say, I did not suffer from any Bridget Jones-likeOnly at that moment do they realize why the real
complex. My fiancée and I have discussedreason why they had agreed to the whole thing.
extensively and we agreed to remain unattachedThree steps away, she lifted her gaze to me. I
as long as possible. But Mother changed her mindsaw the uncertainty and doubt in her shining eyes
with the all powerful warning, "Time and tide waitreplaced by calm tranquility. That singular moment
for no one". Honestly, the truth be told, I was nottransformed my entire life. In a flash of
a little apprehensive of major changes.understanding, I saw that she was giving her life,
Sometimes I did ask myself why I gave in toher trust, her love to me.... and how could I return
Mother. But I knew I wanted her to be happy.any less?
And she would not be happy until she saw meThe bride and the groom joins hand as signifying
married and settled down, preferably with a fewtheir eternal pledge.
grandchildren on the way.As they turned to the priest, he secretly made a
Having a wedding require a lot of cautious andpromise that he would never let her down.
cash. Waiting the last minute to back off would beAlthough they may have their bad days, this
a complete waste. Even when the bits and pieceswould not shake him. This is because he now
does not seem important to him, they are theknows that the most important thing for them is
one he ended up exhausting his energy on. Heto keep together and try to raise a family.
never imagined that shopping for wedding wouldIt was all as if he was dreaming. He knew that
parallel shopping for a whole decade. Even decidingthey loved each other and that is all they need.
about the details on the wedding cake alone took"I do" was what he finally said, now with full
ages. He could not even comprehend the point ofconfidence.