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Sandra looked at the clock and almost broke down. It was 7.30 in the morning. She felt so helpless with everything spiraling out of control ever since she offered Jo to plan for her wedding. The bride-to-be had sounded so happy that Saturday but now she was definitely going to hate her. It never crossed Sandra's mind that a wedding planner had to take care of so many big and small details. She thought she was made for it. After all, she was a very experienced corporate event manager. But at this moment, she was completely overwhelmed by a cake crisis and a never-ending list of other details. Good thing the bride's gown had arrived wait a minute! She had overlooked the additional beading for the gown's train!

Sandra looked at the clock and almost broke down. It was 7.30 in the morning. She felt so helpless with everything spiraling out of control ever since she offered Jo to plan for her wedding. The bride-to-be had sounded so happy that Saturday but now she was definitely going to hate her. It never crossed Sandra's mind that a wedding planner had to take care of so many big and small details. She thought she was made for it. After all, she was a very experienced corporate event manager. But at this moment, she was completely overwhelmed by a cake crisis and a never-ending list of other details. Good thing the bride's gown had arrived wait a minute! She had overlooked the additional beading for the gown's train!

Her performance so far was so disastrous that Sandra was pretty sure there would be no more second chance for her. She should have realized that corporate events and weddings were two distinctly different functions. Weddings came with a whole lot more expectations and pressure than she had bargain for. She was quite certain after this no sensible bride would ever dare to risk their wedding plans with her.

Anyway, Sandra did not think she would have the vigor to go through this bundle of stress all over again.

Which still would not have proven too much to handle if only the other details did not fall apart? Things like the craft shops running short on supplies for one. Due to it being peak gift-giving season, it had become next to impossible to find enough of everything they needed to put the wedding together. As such, Sandra was left running from shop to shop the entire week, trying to gather as many supplies as possible from each one. Somewhere between an armload of organza ribbons and a trunk load of tulle, it dawned upon her that it might have been easier to leave things to the experts instead of trying to play Martha Stewart.

Luckily, she found an online trader who was able to deliver her the rest of the supplies that she could not get. She counted her blessings. Next on the list of thing-to-do was to gather enough helping hands to put together the wedding favors. But, with the Christmas around the corner, almost every family member and close friend of the bride was extremely tied up with their own holiday plans. Sandra was near hysterical and downed dozens cups of herbal tea to soothe herself before placing more frantic phone calls. At long last, an inexperienced but willing group of volunteers appeared at her doorstep to offer assistance. However, early the next morning, Sandra was confronted with yards of wrappers, ribbons and more than a hundred potpourri pouches strewn everywhere across her living room. She had made a mistake with the choice of material and now all the contents were spilling out.

Fortunately, there was an online craft retailer who had the rest of the wedding supplies she needed so desperately, ending her hunt. For now. Next she just had to place some phone calls to the bride's relatives and friends and see if they could come over to her house to help with the wedding favors. She was in for another heart attack. With the festive season coming up, none of them could lend her a hand because they were preoccupied with their own holiday preparations. It took more than a dozen cups of calming herbal tea to convince herself that things would turn out fine. After many frantic phone calls, she managed to gather a mixed group of eager helpers. But because they were inexperienced, Sandra found herself besieged by yards of wrappers and ribbons scattered around her living room the next morning. She had purchased the wrong material and now about a hundred or more potpourri pouches and their contents were lying on the floor.

Sandra could easily fix the mess if she had time. And that was exactly what she did not have. There was still an endless list of things to take care of before the wedding. Not to mention the cake. The couple wanted a Christmas log cum wedding cake. It was a unique design and it took Sandra several phone calls in order to find the confectioner who was skilled enough to do it. Then there was the tricky matter of finding a wedding cake topper that was still available at this time of the year as well as fitting for the concept. To top it off, Jo's mother called the night before, complaining how unsuitable the design of the wedding cake was for the occasion. All of a sudden, Sandra was plunged between a very dissatisfied mother-of-the-bride and a wedding cake. Then, the bride herself called. She was a nervous wreck and in need of immediate comforting. Of all things that could go wrong, the gown rental shop had lost the set of bridal hair clips that was supposed to go with the gown. Jo had specially ordered for the clips as she loved them so much. While the shop had placed the order for a new set, it would not arrive until after the wedding! Sandra reminded herself again that she would somehow have to make the emergency trip to the accessories shop and be hopeful that it would have the designated bridal accessories she was looking for.

Yes, at 7:45am that morning, Sandra's day was already shaping up to be a most interesting one indeed.