http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/10/nhl-notes-wayne-gretzky-calls-sidney-crosby-the-best-player-in-the-game
Although having been born and having spent my entire life living in the land of hockey (Canada), I must admit I’m not a big fan of it. Note: While many people may think hockey is our national sport, it is actually lacrosse AND ice hockey. As stated by the National Sports of Canada Act: “The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada.”
The only times I’ve ever enjoyed watching hockey was at the bar during playoffs or in the actual arena during playoffs. You won’t catch me watching it during the regular season. The only lacrosse game I have been to was live and needless to say, I do not think I could watch it on the TV.
I can barely skate. Let me rephrase that. I can sort of skate, but do that snow plow movement to stop or just slow down. I took skating lessons at the quite late age of 11- A time at which many children would have already been AA or AAA (or whatever letter you want) hockey players. As much as I don’t like watching the sport, I still find guys who play hockey a turn-on. I guess that’s just me being Canadian. 😉
Getting back to the title: Choose Your Wedding Party Like You Would An All-Star NHL team
WHY?
Your wedding party consists of the people who are going to help you out for the events leading up to the big day, any little things that need to be taken care of and of course, the big day itself, so you aren’t stressing about the behind the scenes work. These people should give you their honest opinion on things.
Who are the people you normally choose to be in your wedding party? Usually your best friend, sibling, cousin, close friends and siblings of your significant other. While that is all fine and dandy, can you honestly say that all of them are organized, resourceful, reliable, creative and willing to do the grunt work? If you said yes, then well done. You’ve scored yourself quite the wedding party.
How I would choose my bridal party:
Rookies with great promise, great potential: just like the next Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, you want someone who has the potential to help you through this very stressful process. Someone you know that possesses great talent and skill.
Experienced Veterans: With experience, comes wisdom. If I was a coach, I’d want some of my players to have playoff experience. It would be even better if they had a Stanley Cup win under their belt. So it helps to have people who have had the experience of being in a bridal party. They can offer handy tips, tricks and advice to make you not pull all of your hair out and morph into bridezilla.
Team Captain: Often this is the MOH, but doesn’t necessarily have to be. While it’s a bonus for the team captain to also be an experienced veteran, you want someone who can lead your bridal party. Someone who can delegate tasks, make sure everyone is on track, meeting deadlines, on budget, and can keep the team together if drama occurs.
Other qualities that hockey players and bridal party members should possess: patience, fortitude and be able to think quick on your feet.
I stress the importance of having these type of people helping you out with your wedding because I have seen and have heard of instances of people not pulling their weight and being lazy asses or control freaks. You’d be surprised at how many friendships fall to pieces due to a wedding. And it’s not just in the bridal party. Despite the fact that guys don’t have as much to do (LUCKY YOU), you wouldn’t want a jerk as part of your party. We all know even though planning a wedding doesn’t have to involve a lot of money, it can still be a LOT OF WORK. Don’t give a lazy ass crucial tasks.
Have you and do you know anyone who has had to deal with bad bridal party or wedding party members?
Luckily I haven’t had any real problems yet in weddings that I’m involved in or my own. WOOHOO!
Yay! You have good wedding luck!
I had no idea about lacrosse being our summer sport. Cool! Wedding parties are a tricky thing. You pick everyone you think would be the best fit, but sometimes it just didn’t work out. I had to do a bridesmaid swap a few months after picking my team, but it did work out for the better.
My sister also had to do a bridesmaid swap and it also did work out for the better.
I’m so much more into lacrosse than hockey. Loving the analogy! My friend is planning her wedding…she said the most stressful problem she’s run into is one of her bridesmaids refusing to wear shoes that match everyone else’s. It’s the people drama that can make these things so dang stressful.
I may not like weddings and the process behind it, but I will do whatever needs to be done. Personally, I wouldn’t think wearing the same shoes as everyone in the bridal party would be a big deal. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do anyway?
Good tips. You wouldn’t want to chose someone to be your MOH or Best man if he/she were a social dud or a drama starter. With so many social activities involved in the whole wedding, you want someone that will help the event be a fun party, free of drama, not a snoozefest or a Jerry Springer episode 😉
LOL. With chairs being thrown and everyone screaming: Jerry, Jerry!
I’m getting married this summer and so far people have been helpful. Hopefully it stays that way once the day gets closer though!