My name is Johanne, I am 34 years old and I am a student / entrepreneur. Ever since I was a little girl entering a room only to command it, outwitting and winning the hearts of all those around me and remaining 3 steps ahead when necessary has always just come naturally to me. Some women are born to be mothers and homemakers; I was born to be an executive, a moneymaker, a Diva and an enterprising person.
I am a spoiled, bitchy, out-spoken, opinionated, educated, and stubborn Alpha female who both enjoys and deserves the finer things in life, and will settle for nothing less. I am easily irritated with ignorance or stupidity and I tend to be very black and white or matter of fact about things. With these just being a few of my personality traits the term “Bridezilla” is a part of my everyday life not just on my wedding day. On the other side of that, I am a true blue Pisces and I love as hard as I hate, giving the last I have.
They say, “Three’s a charm”, let us hope whoever “they” are, ring correct because after 11 years, a few kids, and a relationship like a rollercoaster ride, I decided to make our family official and marry Ed.
June of 2010, our wedding plans were moving as planned and then of course, the other shoe fell, a hurdle appeared for us to jump first. I had cervical cancer that required surgery/treatment. With about 2.5 months to the wedding day I thought we were going to postpone it or forget about it all together until I received an e-mail from the casting producer of September Films inquiring about our wedding day. I responded to the e-mail and despite it all, today I am cancer free and far from graciously, the wedding of our dreams developed.
Re-uniting my husband with his estranged father of 22 years, dancing down the aisle with my daddy, and including our children in the pouring of the sand during our unity ceremony were the most memorable moments from my wedding.
If I could change anything about the wedding, I would not have the people that tried to turn my wedding day into a circus for their 5 minutes of fame, and I would have loved to go on a honeymoon.
The film crew around did not bother me, it was fun; I would forget they were there. I remained true to who I was on and off camera. What really got on my nerves were all the drunk, phony, people playing up for the cameras.
I don’t get it, I don’t care whether you agree with me, like me or can’t stand me; I am who I am, I’m going to continue to be who I was born to be regardless what may or may not be said by those I know or those I don’t.
My advice to other brides would be don’t use your wedding as an excuse to be someone that you are not, like using pregnancy as reason to get fat. Always stay true to who you know you are, regardless of the circumstances. Try to remember that presentation, delivery, and execution is everything no matter what it may pertain to, therefore you don’t always have to be “ghetto” to get what you want. Finally yet importantly, regardless of what you may do, may not do, or may forget to do, your wedding is going to be the way that it is supposed to be so breathe and enjoy it; simple is sometimes better.
