I was in a state of panic at this time of the year last year. It is natural to be in a panic before a wedding. It was the most important day of my daughter's life after all, and one of the most important days of mine. Everything had to be just right. I needed to know that the whole thing was arranged in a perfect way. I knew I was being irrational of course. Before a gala occasion of this importance, it is almost natural to be irrational. Nevertheless, I couldn't help myself. Everybody in my family told me to calm down, but it did no good. And then the bad news arrived.

It seems that the flower arrangement has been messed up by the florist. Even though we gave him careful instructions. I am well aware that flower arrangements for weddings are among the most important decorative elements. They were the last thing that we picked out, and meant to reflect all the other elements. You see, flower arrangements for weddings don't stand alone. They have to reflect the bridesmaid dresses, the bridal gown, and the decorations of the room.

Everything has to be taken into account or else nothing will look right. It came to my mind that the flower arrangements for weddings would not going to be perfect, but it did not even occur to me that the flower shop would screw up the order. I figured that it might look different once we got into the room and not reflect the other elements of the d�cor the way that I wished. But it was more than I could take when he screwed up at the very last minute.

It wasn't like the flower arrangements for the wedding were slightly off. They were completely wrong. It would have been alright if the flower arrangements for weddings had been, say, a lighter shade of purple instead of the dark purple that I had chosen. As it was, they were completely different. I assume that he mixed them up with some other flower arrangements for weddings ordered by some other wedding party. They were probably having the same nervous breakdown that I was having right now. Instead of the dark violet floral bridal bouquet that we had desired, we are presented with a series of Calla lily arrangements. I believe that calla lilies make very nice flower arrangements for weddings, but they didn't go along with anything. They clashed terribly. All the people were respectful about it, but I couldn't believe that no one noticed. So, a little advice if I may, make double sure about the company you will be dealing with. Surprises are nice but not all of them.