This bride had to plan the wedding that she never dreamed about

Thrilled to be engaged to the love of her life but definitely missing the bride gene, Vicki Notaro has had to overcome the ick factor to plan the wedding that she never dreamed about.

How many times have you heard a woman say she’s fantasised about her wedding her entire life? Most likely often. In describing her dream nuptials, the dress she envisioned wearing, even the cake she’d cut in to with her new husband, the bride-to-be would swoon a little and say, misty-eyed, that she’s been thinking about this day since she was only a girl. Thus, it had to be perfect. PERFECT, you hear?

Growing up, whenever I heard other women talking like this (usually as an excuse for Bridezilla-style behaviour), I would feel perplexed. And yes, it was always women — I’ve never witnessed a man wax lyrical about the table-top arrangement he’s been wishing for since he was 10. But I’m a woman, I would think, so what was wrong with me? Why haven’t I been planning my dream day since I was knee-high to a grasshopper? Why didn’t I work out every element of a ceremony to a faceless groom before I hit puberty?