Classes take backseat to wedding plans
Kate Bissinger
Issue date: 4/2/09 Section: Culture
It can be difficult to relax during the last few weeks of school, but some students couple the stress of exams with a feat much more taxing than the melody of wedding bells would initially inspire.
Alecia Ott, a junior from Signal Mountain, Tenn., said planning a wedding, while in college, can be overwhelming, particularly during the last week of the semester.
"It's been a little stressful trying to assemble wedding invitations while writing my midterm paper," she said.
According to Ott, supportive bridesmaids, friends and family can be extremely helpful with picking up the extra slack in these situations.
UTC's Patten Chapel was an optional venue in the beginning for the wedding, but the lack of a neighboring reception hall quickly eliminated it, Ott said.
"The main reason we didn't look into [Patten Chapel] more is because my fiancé's family isn't from Chattanooga and doesn't know the area," Ott said. "We just need to be able to get them to one place."
The wedding plans were made around the academic schedule, so the pressures of school would not show up as an uninvited guest, she said.
"The whole week before my wedding I'm going to be a basket case," Ott said. "I have finals that week, my rehearsal dinner, and then I get married."
Jesse Cox, a Chattanooga senior, said he thinks it is difficult to try to find time for school, student teaching and soccer practice while not stressing about his upcoming wedding.
Cox said he tries to not miss his student teaching but is not very concerned with missing a few of his classes.
Cox said: "I'm trying to put school in front of the planning. My fiancé misses classes all the time to come visit me so we can plan and put things together for the wedding."
He said he is going to miss another week of school and a few more days of work to continue making appointments and deadlines for his wedding.
Aaron Romano, a senior from Orange Park, Fla., said he and his fiancé want a fall wedding.
Alecia Ott, a junior from Signal Mountain, Tenn., said planning a wedding, while in college, can be overwhelming, particularly during the last week of the semester.
"It's been a little stressful trying to assemble wedding invitations while writing my midterm paper," she said.
According to Ott, supportive bridesmaids, friends and family can be extremely helpful with picking up the extra slack in these situations.
UTC's Patten Chapel was an optional venue in the beginning for the wedding, but the lack of a neighboring reception hall quickly eliminated it, Ott said.
"The main reason we didn't look into [Patten Chapel] more is because my fiancé's family isn't from Chattanooga and doesn't know the area," Ott said. "We just need to be able to get them to one place."
The wedding plans were made around the academic schedule, so the pressures of school would not show up as an uninvited guest, she said.
"The whole week before my wedding I'm going to be a basket case," Ott said. "I have finals that week, my rehearsal dinner, and then I get married."
Jesse Cox, a Chattanooga senior, said he thinks it is difficult to try to find time for school, student teaching and soccer practice while not stressing about his upcoming wedding.
Cox said he tries to not miss his student teaching but is not very concerned with missing a few of his classes.
Cox said: "I'm trying to put school in front of the planning. My fiancé misses classes all the time to come visit me so we can plan and put things together for the wedding."
He said he is going to miss another week of school and a few more days of work to continue making appointments and deadlines for his wedding.
Aaron Romano, a senior from Orange Park, Fla., said he and his fiancé want a fall wedding.
