Preperations

My son's fiance and I - (she is living with us) met her mother at a school which had agreed to let us use a dormitory as a location for a wedding. I know, you're thinking a school, a dorm - what kind of wedding will this be?

Well, the building was built before the turn of the century and is made of stone, grand columns support a porch on the front. The floors inside the foyer are marble and a grand staircase rises from the foyer to the second floor. This is the perfect setting for a wedding.

The three of us were given a "tour" by a secretary. We then stood in front of the staircase and she asked us if we wanted to be there early on Monday, the day of the wedding, to decorate. Her mother said there would be no decorations.

Later, the secretary phoned me. There would be decorations. She had decided, after hearing our story of Iraq and it's affects on them, to call a greenhouse and a rental business to ask for donations. Both businesses came through.

My sister and her husband offered their beautiful home as a reception hall. I went to the grocery store and ordered a cake. My son and I stopped at the clothiers and picked out suits. The bride and her mother went gown shopping. Things started to fall into place quickly.