So I’m sitting here on a bench inside SM Megamall, listening to music from a nearby kiosk and rattling off the things we still need to accomplish.
Several steps away are the three Megatrade Halls now housing yet another wedding fair, which will run for three days and will surely make a killing.
Wow. It’s been a long time since I went to my first wedding fair. It scares and overwhelms me now as it did then. But today we went in anyway, and spent the first 15 minutes looking for a supplier we had already booked (I just wanted to leave the cheque for our last installment). I wanted to leave immediately after because I felt everything around me was spinning. But I thought, sayang naman yung entrance fee. Hehe.
So we looked for another supplier we’re thinking of getting (yes, this late. Crammers we are). That was another 20 minutes. We didn’t book the supplier in the end, and just left. Now I’ve spent the last hour recuperating, on this bench.
Wedding fairs can be heaven and hell, I tell you. It’s like a jungle, and you have to possess a level of fierceness to survive.
Everyone is on the prowl — suppliers hiding at every corner, fellow brides and grooms determined to get the best supplier on the best date at the best price. Everyone is ready to pounce, and if you didn’t eat a proper meal before you came in then be prepared to have the energy sucked out of you. Be ready to leave defeated. That, or with an empty pocket because of impulsive bookings that you will regret one month before your wedding day.
Okay exag. But not really. It does happen. I myself am not naturally excitable, so I have to psyche myself up for a wedding fair trip. I only look forward to going when I know what I want. The rest of the time I just float by and nod absently at everything and everyone. I advice against this, it’s very dangerous. One time while coasting by a row of wedding gowns, I was cornered by a man with a nice necktie, a winning smile and free bag, which he gave me for simply confirming that I use a credit card. The next thing I knew we were listening to a lecture about some insurance plan and a car raffle. Which had completely zero to do with our wedding. Worse, the lecture was going to take two hours. Good thing we were scheduled to see a movie and had to leave in 5 minutes.
Don’t get me wrong, wedding fairs can be very enjoyable — when a) you have at least one year to prepare and/or b) you’ve already done your research prior to going there. Otherwise you could get killed!
Okay enough drama. Maybe I’m just projecting because the truth is that I suck at events that require me to interact with more than 10 people. In short, you’ll have to excuse me if I put on a permanent smile and nod at everything and everyone on our wedding day. 😛
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