| The
(Almost) Perfect Wedding
Every
girl dreams of having the perfect wedding, one which would
bring forth memories that will be remembered fondly for decades
to come. Rachelle Stinde, a 25-year-old dental hygienist from
Seattle, had all the elements in tact for that perfect wedding:
the man of her dreams, wonderful guests, a gorgeous wedding
dress, and a wedding location so beautiful that she cried
when she first came to the place to do an ocular inspection.
The only problem is, aside from the wide open fields, pond
and rolling hills, the venue for her outdoor wedding came
with something else- 150 soccer teams made up of 10 to 18
year olds and a whole lot of spectators.
On the day of her and her groom’s wedding, the management
of Lord Hill Farms, her wedding venue, also booked a soccer
tournament. This meant that a on a field a few feet below
the hilltop where they were supposed to have the ceremony,
hundreds of people will be shouting and cheering. (A very
unfortunate event indeed since one of the main reasons they
decided on having the location there in the first place was
the tranquility and calmness of the place.)
Rachelle Stinde, now Mrs. Lambro, and her then fiancé
were informed of the conflict in schedule only three weeks
before the wedding date, leaving them with no time for an
alternative wedding venue. They had no choice but to push
forward with the wedding.
David Remlinger, the owner of the said venue, tried to explain
his company’s side by explaining how it was a common
practice to book corporate events and weddings on the same
day as the event is usually over by the time the ceremony
starts. He also stated that he was not aware in the beginning
that the wedding was to be an outdoor one, thus, he agreed
to lend his farm to the Sky River Soccer Club, the event’s
organizer.
In an effort to make-up for the botched-up scheduling, the
management and the tournament officials promised to clear
the field of people and to remove some goal posts just in
time for the ceremony.
Still, the actions did not manage to assuage the anger of
the couple and their families. Bev Stinde, the bride’s
mother remarked, “"Anyone with any common sense
knows that soccer is a very active, loud activity and where
it's located is actually on the same grounds, below where
the kids are getting married, and sound is carried up. How
are they going to make them be quiet?"
The company has also offered to compensate the family by giving
them discounts and a $1, 700 credit, but they remained unmoved
and steady in their conviction to, in the bride’s words,
let other brides become “aware of what can happen.”
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