Lou Reed had a song that was titled perfect day. The song has interesting lyrics: description of the day meant drinking in the park, feed the animals, watch a movie then go home, problems are left alone that day. The day is gladly spend with someone special who makes them feel that he's someone good as he forgets about himself that day.Such is his description of a perfect day. It kind of reminds me about weddings-they are viewed as a perfect day in an individuals life everything from the start to the end should be perfect without a problem and when most people hire planners this is their biggest expectation.
So when the things take a twist for the worse it can be a disaster to this day which wouldn't have been for another day. I would like to consider some five disasters that have been in Nairobi last year at some weddings that I knew about:
Brides love cakes in most weddings around the world and Nairobi isn't any different, so when a bride whose 5 tier cake was turned to 4! The problem the baker comes really late by 2 hours to set up his cakes he is so drunk and doesn't carry cutlery with him neither does he supply cake stands but opts to improvise stands which makes one of the cakes collapse on the ground and the planner has to rush to the hotel as the reception is in their grounds to get cutlery and save the day. The wedding started its church service two hours late and most guests have left for the day, the cakes left are more than enough to feed the guests and the bride doesn't get to worry much so what went wrong....the bride selects her own baker and doesn't introduce him to the planner
Most people in Nairobi look forward to receptions because of the food besides the cake that they eat. Most couples during the planning stages are given a list of vendors with their friends in the wedding committee and so they settle for the cheapest vendor in terms of price. Scenario 2. Everything about the wedding is planned and the caterer has been selected the only problem is she is paid her money too late after she has waited in vain for it and her balance? well, she has to bring food first before she can get it. She decides to do a no show for the event- what then happens the committee representatives have to rush to coca-cola depot that stores sodas to buy sodas and a shop to buy loaves of bread to feed guests who are about 700 talk about a day gone wrong and this time no planner is available to rescue the situation.
Karen area in Nairobi is a lovely place to have a reception a bit pricey than town venues but definitely a breath taking view. Picture this when you fly from abroad and have a good job and come home to marry you really want the perfect day to ring out loud. But what happens if your vendor for tents and chairs has already charged and supplied you with the required items, you're fully paid and they have delivered early. The perfect day is going on well but the imperfect thing comes in where she gets a good corporate deal on the same day and decides that may the best person win and definitely by Nairobi standards weddings hardly competes firms that are launching big events as far budget goes so the bride and her high profile guest are left in the lurch and a friend to the mother of the bride comes to the rescue to supply a few tents and chairs to the guests as the reception progresses they are pitching tents and arranging seats the theme lost and most guests seat on kindergarten seats the good thing the vendor refunds the money. Mother of the bride cries and its not because her daughter just said I DO
Does the Nairobi Bride still need a planner? Well, its still her decision. Next time we will look at the two other scenarios and a way out of the maze that might prove useful but to end with Lou Reed's song "You are going to reap just what you saw". The beats might not impress you but the words ring true as far as weddings go.
Lyrics | Lou Reed - Perfect Day lyrics
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