Where's My Size 7?

The wedding is three weeks away and everyone has questions. The most common question is "are you nervous yet?" To which I confidently respond "NO." Then there is the question about if I have everything ready. Up until a few days ago my response was the same. "I have all the big stuff out of the way, just a few loose ends to tie up." It's true. At this stage of the game, we have the photographer, the DJ and the caterer. The venue is booked, the bridal party is hanging in there, and our families are as ready as we are. The big stuff is under control. It was a "little" shoe issue that nearly sent me over the edge.

I ordered my bridesmaid shoes online from a well-known retailer. I considered myself lucky to find an affordable shoe in all the right sizes for my girls. I went to the same website intent on buying a few things for my honeymoon when I noticed that the delivery date for my shoes had changed. Instead of getting the order two weeks before my wedding, I was scheduled to receive them one week after. I called the retailer immediately. When they confirmed that this new date was not a mistake, I asked the representative to cancel the order. She put me on hold during which time I hopped on the Internet in search of another shoe. She returned to tell me that she cancelled one pair of shoes. There was a whole convoluted story as to why she could not cancel the other nine, however I would be happy to know that those shoes would arrive before my wedding. I asked her to cancel the cancellation of the one pair of shoes since they were going to arrive on time. She said that she could not do that. Then I asked her if I could re-order that one pair to which she replied that it would not arrive until after my wedding. I called and spoke with another representative and received the same response. So for the rest of the day I moaned and groaned. I spent half the night trying to think of a store that I had not already checked out to order all new shoes. There I was with every major task taken care of and the hunt for a size 7 silver pump was driving me crazy.

The next day the nine pairs of shoes shipped out. I went online and reordered the missing size 7. It too shipped out. I have the tracking numbers for all.

Lesson: Keep things in perspective. If you are faced with a hurdle while planning your wedding, fight the temptation to scream and pout. Just conquer the problem like you do every other problem in your everyday life.