I have found myself in a very delicate situation, and I hope someone here can help. (it's a large story, so bear with me)
I booked a wedding August 15th in Beaver, PA, which is 6-hours from my home. My step-niece-in-law (?) is getting married, and asked if I would do the wedding, since she already knows me. Since she is family, and the trip would allow me to visit my relatives in Beaver, I only charged her $300. My family is paying for my travel expenses.
Meanwhile, here at home, my wife's mother is dying. She has had several bouts with cancer, but the most recent is a brain tumor that is not responding to treatment. The doc's have told us that they have pretty much exhausted all their options, and it is pretty much a matter of time.
Since the wedding is only a few weeks away...I am in a panic. If the wedding were at home, I would simply call a friend to cover the event. Since the wedding is 6-hours away, I cannot expect anyone here to help me out. I do not know any DJ's in Western, PA...and I am pretty sure I could not find one to do the job for the "family rate" I quoted the bride.
My sister and her husband are gonna call some local DJ's and explain the situation, and see if any of them will put themselves on hold. They realize that there may be extra costs in doing so, but it's more a matter of finding someone.
So here is my plea...
is there anyone out there who MIGHT be able to cover a wedding on Saturday August 15th...should something happen? Beaver PA is just north of Pittsburgh.
Or, can anyone offer a sensible solution or alternative. I realize there is only a slight chance that I would actually have to miss the wedding, but I really do not want to mess up my neice's special day, and I simply cannot leave my wife and family to "do a job" should the worst case scenario happen a day or two before.
feel free to PM me if you don't feel comfortable discussing this publicly
Mike
I booked a wedding August 15th in Beaver, PA, which is 6-hours from my home. My step-niece-in-law (?) is getting married, and asked if I would do the wedding, since she already knows me. Since she is family, and the trip would allow me to visit my relatives in Beaver, I only charged her $300. My family is paying for my travel expenses.
Meanwhile, here at home, my wife's mother is dying. She has had several bouts with cancer, but the most recent is a brain tumor that is not responding to treatment. The doc's have told us that they have pretty much exhausted all their options, and it is pretty much a matter of time.
Since the wedding is only a few weeks away...I am in a panic. If the wedding were at home, I would simply call a friend to cover the event. Since the wedding is 6-hours away, I cannot expect anyone here to help me out. I do not know any DJ's in Western, PA...and I am pretty sure I could not find one to do the job for the "family rate" I quoted the bride.
My sister and her husband are gonna call some local DJ's and explain the situation, and see if any of them will put themselves on hold. They realize that there may be extra costs in doing so, but it's more a matter of finding someone.
So here is my plea...
is there anyone out there who MIGHT be able to cover a wedding on Saturday August 15th...should something happen? Beaver PA is just north of Pittsburgh.
Or, can anyone offer a sensible solution or alternative. I realize there is only a slight chance that I would actually have to miss the wedding, but I really do not want to mess up my neice's special day, and I simply cannot leave my wife and family to "do a job" should the worst case scenario happen a day or two before.
feel free to PM me if you don't feel comfortable discussing this publicly
Mike
