Weddingbee Blog

A few weeks back I was organizing all of the glass candy jars that I had collected for our centerpieces. I patted myself on the back for being so organized, and for having things done so far ahead of time. I had about 12 jars total, and was in the process of determining which candy would go into which jars. I was sitting on my couch, working hard on the task at hand (…I was also watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians re-runs) when all of a sudden, our 40 pound ”puppy” Braeden jumped up onto the couch next to me.

Trust me, usually he’s flying around the house like the Road Runner.

The motion of him jumping up on the couch sent two of the jar lids crashing down to the floor…shattering three of my glass candy jars.

Of course, they were three of my favorites that I had collected so far. After making sure that Braeden was okay (there was glass everywhere), I cleaned up all of the glass and reassessed my situation. And, I’m not going to lie… tears formed in my eyes.

I couldn’t help but feel like I had just taken two steps backward. Yes, I can see now that in the grand scheme of things, having to go buy more glass candy jars is a miniscule problem. But at the time, knowing that we had very few free weekends until the wedding and limited funds from which to buy new jars, it just seemed like one more thing to add to an already insurmountable list. A huge problem. Something that had to be dealt with rightthisverysecond. Big thanks goes out to Mr. FF for calming me down and helping me realize that this wasn’t, in fact, the end of the world (not even remotely in the same universe close).

I’m happy to report: I found new glass jars, and I found them at an awesome price. I checked out my local TJMaxx and in one trip found three jars for about $3.99 apiece! Not only that, but I actually like two of the new jars better than two of the ones that got broken. Oh, and the other thing that I found? A reminder of what’s really a “crisis” and what’s just a temporary inconvenience.

So! In case anyone is in the same predicament that I was in, I compiled a short ‘n sweet list of stores that I’ve used to find glassware (for cheap!) for our wedding:

• TJMaxx
• Home Goods
• World Market — I’d say a good 1/3 of our jars came from here!
• Old Time Pottery
• Target – check their home decorating section
• Goodwill / Salvation Army — although depending on when and where you go, this can be hit or miss

Good luck in your hunt!

Have you encountered any minor setbacks in wedding planning that, at the time, seemed like insurmountable problems?