You read it right...hockey saved my wedding!
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In 2002, after almost five years of dating, moving, and living as a hockey wife "in-training"...I was presented with a ring and a proposal in a basement bar located in the North End of Boston! I didn't just get a ring...I also got the job of planning our wedding.
If you were to ask any wife of a hockey player when their wedding anniversary was, I can almost guarantee their answer would be between the months of June and August. You may find an exception for a couple who loves spontaneity...but a majority of weddings must be planned around the hockey season.
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A typical hockey season goes from September (training camp) through June (finals)! If you plan your wedding for the end of the regular season...after mid-April...you might be guaranteeing the need for a postponement of a wedding due to play-offs. Do you have a dream of a Fall wedding? Why not get married in September, and then take your honeymoon to your new husband's TRAINING CAMP!
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So when presented with choosing a wedding date, it was narrowed down to the end of June, July, or early August. I chose June 21, 2003. This date was perfect!
✔ Saturday
✔Warm weather month
No Hockey...(wait, there is not a check on that)....
When I told my family the date of June 21, 2003...they all said that was perfect or them. When I mentioned the date to my husband's family, I was not greeted with such enthusiasm.
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You see, I didn't just marry a man who made his living in hockey...I married a man whose entire family makes their living in hockey. If you google the NHL Entry Draft of 2003...you will see it occurred on Saturday, June 21. Not only would my fiance be there...four other family members would be there as well.
Not only did hockey dictate where I lived, and when I moved there...it also was now dictating which day I was to be married on!
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So it was back to the calendar...and a new date was selected...June 28, 2003.
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The 2002-2003 Hockey Season was quite busy. My husband was a head coach and I was flying full time as a flight attendant. I planned my wedding while commuting from Boston to his hockey town...and traveling from coast to coast for work. But finally the week of the draft was here. I kissed my fiance good-bye and appreciated the fact I could just concentrate on our upcoming special day without interruption!
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The morning of June 21st came...and I woke up with a bad taste for hockey in my mouth! To say I was still pouting that I had to switch dates of my wedding was an understatement...until I opened the blinds!
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It was not just raining...it was pouring. You know how the optimists all say rain on your wedding day is good luck? Well, even the optimists would have told me my glass was half empty...with rain water! Had we married on the 21st of June...we would have had to cancel our reception, which was going to be held on a boat. Had we married on the 21st of June...our wedding would have been absolutely miserable!
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June 22...the rain cleared and the humidity came in! Boy did the humidity kick in! The entire week leading up to our wedding was hot and sticky!
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June 27th...and our (outdoor) rehearsal dinner was upon us...the humidity broke...and we were gifted with a beautiful weekend. The next day we were married on a beautiful sunny day. It was not too hot...it was just PERFECT! I owe it all to Hockey. Because of hockey...I had the perfect wedding day!
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