Lauren

Was this some plan of Dorthy’s that I was aware of? Of course, it was. It had to be otherwise. Why in the world could she take a project that required us to be outside Canada? During my first year working with this unpredictable woman, we got a lot of calls from outside Canada. Spain, Italy, Germany, India, and some countries whose names I never heard of. All these calls came to us for just one reason: they wanted us to arrange their wedding, the special day of their lives. I recalled receiving a hundred calls on the same day from the same couple to request we take their wedding ceremony on board, but sadly, I had to decline everything just as my boss instructed me.

There was nothing in my hand as I was merely an assistant to this world-class wedding planner who refused to take any project that was outside Canada. The reason was simple; she was afraid of planes.

Yes, you heard it right. This woman, who was in her late thirties, barely spared anyone from her harsh criticism or the inti