If you talk to my family and friends they may say something different, but I think that I have been a pretty reasonable bride - at least if TLC was trying to make a TV show out of me it probably wouldn't be very entertaining. I have only had a few minor bridezilla moments and they mostly had to do with things that I am convinced that no bride-to-be can avoid- which is dealing with two different families coming together and trying to keep everyone happy. It doesn't matter if its a wedding or not, that is stressful! Last night was probably one of the first times that my Mom, Dad and I have really disagreed on something in the wedding planning process and would you believe it was about Porta Potties?! Yep, we are talking, yelling at each other, ended in the silent treatment disagreement....and I think you might be surprised to know that it is my Mom that wants to have porta potties at my wedding reception and that my Dad had the strongest opinion about not having them.
I had mixed feelings about them....at first, I was open to the idea because I found out that you can rent trailer units that just look like a really simple bathroom - almost like if a new house was built with the most basic necessities - thin dry wall, small mirror unit, white toilet and thin carpet. These are called "executive units". I thought that an "executive unit" might still be an eye sore but we could try to make it blend in behind the tent so that the only way you would be able to see it is if you were actually going to use the rest room. I also thought that having an extra 2 rest rooms (in addition to the 5 that we have in our house) would be a nice convience for once people started to drink a bit heavier after dinner and needed to use the rest room a bit more frequently ;) Well, then I found out that not only were the "executive" units booked for my wedding date at the vendor we had been referred to but that they also came with a $2,400 price tag. That is quite a hefty price tag for a giant white trailer that would have been stealing eyes away from me in my big white dress....and I think we can all agree that on your wedding day you do not want to compete with a porta potty unit for attention. The next option down from the "executive" units are really just normal porta potties that aren't in an obnoxious color like green and blue that you see at construction sites and community events. The porta potty companies call these units "elite". Im sorry but there is nothing elite about them, they look like you put an airplane bathroom in a box and stuck in on the lawn.
My Mom is convinced that we need to have this at my wedding reception because she doesn't think that the 5 bathrooms that we have in our house will be sufficient enough. My Dad and I think that it sends the wrong message to people that they aren't welcome in our house and they need to stay out of it even to use the bathroom. (Which isn't the case at all - the reason why I chose to have my wedding at my families home is because I want people to see it and how great of a job my parents have done decorating.) When my mom and I have disagreed on some minor details prior in the wedding planning process my Dad has acted as Switzerland but last night it was clear that even he knew that there was nothing elite about the "elite" line of porta potties.
So....all in all we were not able to come to a conclusion on whether or not we will have porta potties....My Dad and I still think its appalling and my Mom still thinks they are a necessity. So the outcome is TBD....but just know that if they do end up at my wedding reception that it was against my will.....
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