The blogosphere is buzzing with information about the wedding of Arkansas’ former first daughter. What will Chelsea Clinton wear? Who will be in attendance? Will it be in Rhinebeck?
One New York bride-to-be is particularly interested in that last question, and she hopes the answer is no. Emn Haddad-Friedman made plans to have her wedding in the picturesque town of 3,000 two years ago, and she’s afraid Clinton could do much worse than steal her thunder. Yahoo! Shine relays her concern …
Here’s the dilemma: Emn, and her college sweetheart, Alex Bero, are holding their ceremony at the Clermont Historic Site, an 18th century landmark in Germantown, about 5 minutes from Rhinebeck. Then the guests will head south, about 20 minutes to the reception hall at the Dinsmore in Staatsburg. The hitch is that Astor Court [the rumored site of Clinton’s wedding] is smack dab in between the two locations. The Belvedere Mansion, another scouted estate where several high-profile guests are said to be staying, is in the same town as the Dinsmore. ‘If Chelsea’s wedding does happen, they’ll probably close all the roads and my guests will have to drive for an hour and a half to get from my ceremony to the reception, if they get there at all.’
Haddad-Friedman is trying to work with the Clinton camp to ensure her guests can make it to her wedding. In the meantime she’s doing a lot of boo-hooing. “I know she’s not doing it on purpose,” says the Brooklyn-based school teacher. “But Chelsea Clinton has taken what was supposed to be a special day for me and turned it into hell.” Which woman is the bridezilla? Discuss.
In all seriousness, if you’re an Arkansas Bride-To-Be worried about some detail of your own wedding, read this. It might make you feel like your concerns are smaller compared to this bride’s, and that can be a welcome comfort. Then keep tabs on what actually happens. If Clinton ends up marrying in the Hamptons, where the family enjoys vacationing, then it’s just one more lesson about letting go of worry and controlling only what you can on your own wedding day.
