We’re nine days out.
I just woke up in a cold sweat, having had the worst wedding nightmare of all time. Fiancee Eagle has had plenty of wedding nightmares, and I used to have them about a year ago. I once dreamt we got married in a pool and the centerpieces were those floating containers that hold your beer.
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Fiancee Eagle has had several dreams that we get to the wedding and it has been changed to be a “Slip ‘d Slide” wedding. Ya know, those long plastic backyard “aisles” that make perfect sense for a bride to go down, right?
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But last night’s dream was different. It was more real. Fiancee Eagle tripped twice going down the aisle, my dress got hacked into two pieces because the alterations were so difficult, and my mom made them glue fake brown flowers to the bust. Then, our wedding got moved to a condemned building and rats were crawling all over everyone. Because I work in research, and know how to ethically sacrifice (kill) rodents, my mom asked me to kill the rats with my bare hands in my dress. Our centerpieces weren’t completed; rather I thought I could just put the flowers in the teapots at the venue. I couldn’t find my brooch bouquet so I walked down the aisle grasping a television remote.
It was all sorts of horrible, hive. I woke up almost ready to vomit.
I think clearly I’m concerned about my dress (which I’m picking up from alterations tomorrow), that it may rain and we’ll have to move inside…that our flowers won’t get done (we’re buying the flowers wholesale and making our centerpieces ourselves), and that somehow my brooch bouquet just isn’t going to work out. Also our previous dreams center around water—I think we’re both afraid it’s going to rain!
I need a (strong) drink. Some whiskey to be exact.
Did you have wedding nightmares? Share your funniest or most panic-inducing dream!
This is hilarious. My wedding nightmares are mostly about people having no idea what’s going on and/or me having nothing to wear.
Last week I had a dream that my (entirely non-religious, non-ceremonial) mom was our officiant instead of Mr. D’s dad!
I know exactly what you are going through. I didn’t have any wedding nightmares until last night actually. I am wearing fairy wings and a mask at the recpetion because we are having a wedding the weekend before halloween. In any case, I was trying to put my wings on and I had that dream where you keep trying to grab something and it just keeps getting further and further away. ah!
By the way, Gorgeous venue!
I had what I’m pretty sure was my first wedding-related dream last week. My grandmother suddenly decided we needed to have the wedding right away because she was being arrested for tax evasion (random) and so I had to scramble to get everything done in a day and it was madhouse. Such a weird dream, lol.
I’m not that close to the wedding, but Mr Toadstool has had nightmares of me going crazy the day of… musg admit it’s a possibility.
What a hilarious dream! So far I’ve only had a few minor hiccup dreams.. wonder what fate has in store for me once our date comes closer.
Oh you poor thing! I had some nightmares at the beginning (all involving messed up hair or dress and crying to my Mom telling her I didn’t get everything done, to tell people to go home and we’ll do it another time). I know you will have an amazing wedding and your dress will be beautiful on you!!
I had a wedding nightmare last week! All of my bridal party decided to sit with the guests (including the groom and pastor) so I walked down the aisle towards an empty space. They all finally got up but then the pastor left to use the restroom! While we waited, people decided they should put their pies they brought (???) onto the cake table and everyone just started talking & eating. Very weird and random. Haha!
Ohhh I had SO many wedding nightmares. But ya know?! They prepared me for the worst possible scenario on my wedding day (none of which happened!!). 
I definitely had a few nightmares once the wedding got close – you’re not alone!! Truth be told? I hardly remember any of them now! The best you can do is relax, breath, and know it will all work out. Because it WILL. Although I do think a Slip n’ Slide aisle would be awesome.
I just had one last night about me being pregnant! I kept praying that the baby would be born before my ceremony because I didn’t want to get another wedding dress.
Your dreams are hilarious, luckily I only had a few wedding nightmares and none of them even came close to coming true 
Ohmygosh! You must be so excited to be 9 days out! Congratulations Miss Eagle!
I am in Canada….if you are buying flowers from Costco, be prepared they may be late!!! Mine came at 1pm the Friday before the wedding, and were supposed to arrive Thursday am…they got stuck in Winnipeg, because of MASSIVE orders from Mothers day….BUT!!! They were GOREGOUS, and lovely and perfect, and well worth the wait. I managed all by my lonesome, and with a little help from my groom, to make and place 15 centre pieces and my bouquet and a couple bouts within 3 hours!
I actually had a wedding dream last night. I don’t remember all of it, but do remember it being after the ceremony and realizing I completely forgot to put the programs out. But the best thing was, even in my dream I didn’t care because I was still so happy.
Mrs. Eagle, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age and Occupation: 22, Medical Sciences Graduate Student / Science Instructor Fiancee's Age and Occupation: 23, Nurse Engagement Date: April 2011 Wedding Date: August 2012 Venue: Historic Lougheed House About Me: I'm a science-geek graduate student who is studying craniofacial malformations and evolutionary developmental biology. I have a passion for DIY crafts, amazing red wine, and all-things-wedding. Together with my wonderful fiancée, we are planning a formal black tie wedding filled with DIY projects and vintage decor. When I'm not reading about science-y things or wedding blogs, I enjoy teaching science-y things to kids and trying to be Martha Stewart incarnate.
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