Bride in a bubble

Groomasaurs Gal and I were talking the other day about this swine flu threat, and honestly we’re not sure what to make of it. First there was the Ebola virus, which was a horrible, awful affliction that thank goodness didn’t spread. Then we had the SARS scare, which again was a dreadful disease but didn’t even come close to the epidemic that had been feared. Now this latest in afflictions that has us all scratching our heads and washing our hands.

So what does this all have to to with marriage, and our wedding in particular? Well, we are getting married in Mexico, which currently happens to be the epicenter of the swine flu, and although our wedding day isn’t until November, the media is now saying this influenza could boomerang back around in the late fall for reasons beyond my understanding. Thankfully, the Centers for Disease Control have reported they are fast-tracking a flu shot for the swine flu that will be available in the late fall, and now the media is reporting that so far this pandemic has been relatively well contained. So the scenario continues to turn for the better, but I’m still unsettled about a few things…

1. Why do we continue to let the media yang our emotions all over the place? Granted, any illness should be taken seriously. But doesn’t it seem like the media is so amped up on its own bad-news adrenalin that they just can’t stop, so every little thing that comes along they are reflexively turning into armageddon. (And don’t even get me started on the media conspiring to inflate the import of our news to boost sagging viewerships/readerships and increase ad revenues. I’m not a paranoid person, but the Cassandra-like caterwauling of the media these days certainly has me questioning everything.)

2. How could this stupid virus still screw up our wedding? I know it has affected the weddings and honeymoons of many people over the last month, and it could certainly make things very uncertain in Mexico for a while. I for one am determined to get married there, so we may have to resort to a bride in a bubble and a groom in scrubs, but should we have a backup just in case? If so, what? If anyone out there has ever created a contingency plan for a destination wedding, please let me know … we’re all ears.