Sorry, Luv. You Can't Get Married. Try Again Next Week

Anne Campbell, 37, and Sam Gilford, 34, were in love. So after a wonderful courtship,they got engaged. The pair dreamed of a destination wedding. So they set the date for November 15 and booked their ceremony in Mexico, using a travel agent from England, where the pair lives.

Anne bought a dress and spent hours preparing for the event. They invited friends and family, who all bought tickets to come. And then, finally, the moment arrived. Anne and Sam flew to that destination -- the Riu Yucatan Hotel in Playacar, Cancun -- to prepare for their dream wedding.

Soon after arrival, however, and but what to their wondering eyes should appear, but a hotel employee, informing the happy couple that the hotel had NO RECORD WHATSOEVER of any wedding plans for them. Worse, the hotel could not accommodate them on that day. They were booked by other couples.

They suggested another day -- then another. But, hello! Family and friends were scheduled to arrive (and had booked flights for) November 15. So after Anne watched several other couples getting hitched, she spent the day in her hotel room, crying her little English eyes out. Then she and her fiance finally flew home...where they had to cancel ANOTHER ceremony -- the very large wedding reception that had been planned for their return.

It turned out that the travel agency was to blame. A "miscommunication" problem, they said (with, no doubt, the most British of accents and restraint). Then, the oh-so-generous company reimbursed the couple...for half of the $11,600 they had paid for the trip and wedding. Yes, indeedy. HALF.

Now, women of the jury, I ask you:

Is this not the most hissy-fit-warranting situation you have EVER heard of IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE? And just imagine...the poor girl is ENGLISH. Which means that instead of venting, she had to stuff it all down. Bless her little heart.

Just witness their picture. See how much better it is to get these things out into the open? We Southern Girls KNOW, I tell you. We really do.

With Southern love,

Annabelle

http://www.southerngirlsguide.com/