It is unfortunate to see how this disaster has affected couples, their plans, families and arrangements.

Please, though, a little perspective and respect here... There are tens of thousands of area residents, employees, businesses and their own families who could only "dream" that having to change a wedding location was the worst thing to worry about in the aftermath.

Jeez - how whiney and self-centered can you be. Get over yourself and your wedding. You just are not that important. I despise how egotistical brides have become over the last 20 years. It's insane - slide-shows/power point presentations of their lives, dancing down the aisle, geez grow up and spend money on something that you can keep - like save for a house, not an ego fest.

Move your wedding inland 300 feet and stop whining about "I've always wanted...". Get some perspective on life and consider yourself lucky that any man would put up with such self-centerdness.

Next will be the college kids whining about having to relocate their spring break trips.

Well my brother and his bride were married this past Sunday on Father's day on Pensacola Beach 1 mile east of the Portifino Towers, there was not a drop of oil in sight. No tar balls, no sheen on the water. It was a beautiful calm evening. Everyone is in a panic for nothing! Why don't you take a ride out to the beach and see for yourselves and not rely on someone else advice.

Really?  Are we supposed to feel sorry for the loser bride or just for the loser who gets her. whole entire businesses are going under all along the coast and she is worried about "Her big day".  Grow up baby girl.  Get real.  Donate your money to the families who are really hurting and head to the courtroom.

It perplexes me how in this country wiith our ongoing angst regarding equal rights that girls/women continue to devote so much energy into development of a "dream" wedding ceremony for so much of their life.

While in consideration of the spill and its consequences against your dream, put a bit more perspective on the expense of the wedding trappings and how that money could be better used in your new life going forward. I have attended weddings that literally could have paid for a reasonable and modest house capable of supporting a family of five in most locations, or have paid for a medical or legal degree.

Also, when considering the impact of the spill, recognize that energy resources all have negative aspects. No one wants a refinery in their back yard, but how many want the light switch to work when night falls.

Oil, coal, nuclear, hydro-electric, etc are some of the most economic energy producing resources. No one is going to want to view a wind farm from a beach either. At some point even solar panels cause issues due to the amount of energy and heat that are reflected back to the ambient atmosphere and take significant resources to produce.

Don't forget that the average human body generates 340 BTU of heat an hour, so when it comes to global warming as a direct result of mankind maybe we need to license number of births along with everything else that needs regulation.

Well, at least you CAN get married. Some of us are thwarted by ill-conceived laws and bigotry.

Get over it! The wedding is nothing but a big expensive show that puts people in debt for years. (Not a way to start a marriage either.) The marriage is important.

If more couples put as much priority and effort on their relationship than they do on a short ceremony, there would be less divorce.

These folks are upset about their wedding plans. I maybe get it for those who live there and are facing more than just a ruined wedding day. But for those with the destination weddings, sorry, can't get worked up about it. What if it rained or there was a hurricane? You'd have your "wedding ruined" then and you'd have less notice. Weddings are one day in your life and if you planned your future around some fantasy wedding rather than what happens afterwards, you have something to cry about. I bet family and friends who would have been stuck to pay for airline tickets and hotel rooms will be real happy to find out that you are getting married closer to home. Even if they need a hotel room, they might be able to afford the your hometown Motel 6 better than the resort hotel with the "destination" price tag. Cheer up, maybe they give you more expensive wedding gifts.

I'm crying a river here for the self-centered people that are all worried about their "Perfect Day". You don't remember half of what went on and during the whole process of planning and executing a wedding people have their hands out for double or more what you would normally pay. Want to make the papers and look like a hero? Donate the money spent on the wedding to the animal rescues, the local food banks, clothes places etc. and see what a selfless act you started and maybe other people will follow your lead.

Most importantly don't forget the 11 people that died and won't get to participate in any family gathering ever again. Everyone has seem to forgotten those 11 people....except their family, loved ones and friends. Way to go self-centered bride. I hope your day is as special as you are.

'I cried the entire day'

Really? Cried the whole day, yes her life is over because what quite possibly might end up being the worst disaster in the history of America and maybe the world, inconvenienced her wedding (which only has at best a 50/50 chance of succeeding anyway). What she ought to be crying about is her utter disregard for the millions of lives that really are ruined over this. If I was her soon-to-be husband I would be breaking and running at this point.

My dream wedding was to be married by a body of water. The Catholic Church would only marry us in a church. Oh darn, my dream wedding ruined---NOT! It's not the where you get married. It's the who you get married to and the people who share the event with you!

If these selfish brides really feel they need their dream wedding by the water, get married elsewhere and renew your vows by a body of water in a year or two or however long it takes to clean up the beaches. C'mon gals. Too many brides feel it is all about "me, me, me." Bridezillas? Definitely!

Unbelievably bad taste to post this story on the same page and just above the one titled "Apparent suicide shows oil spill's emotional toll."

Get some perspective and stop being so selfish, brides.

We are a beachside wedding company in Amelia Island Florida, on the Atlantic Coast and are providing emergency back up for couples affected by the oil spill. We have received hundreds of phone calls from couples who's wedding plans have been delayed or ruined by the oil spill, and are willing to accomodate as many couples as we can over here. A few Gulf Coast companies have moved to this coast and are servicing thier clients over here instead.

We are recommending contacting your beach wedding provider and find out what you can do if your beach is affected, and to keep abreast of the changing situations and beach conditions. Please remember these companies are dealing with hundreds of concerned couples, so if they don't get back to you right away please be patient. The situation down here is tragic and overwhelming.

If you find you need an alternative wedding venue you can visit our website at

http://www.mybeachsidewedding.com

or call (904) 674-7714. We are happy to assist you!

Wow. I came to read my story and others. I am surprised by all of the unkind comments. There is absolutely nothing wrong with planning for a "dream" wedding. I would like to rebut some of these comments about all of these brides being "selfish".

1. My fiance and I are not spending a lavish amount on our wedding. 2. I am from Gulf Shores. We are stationed overseas at the moment. But I have been keeping up with everything that is going on down there. 3. I never had a dream wedding conjured up in my head as a little girl. It wasn't until I met my fiance that WE conjured up OUR dream wedding together. 4. If we moved our wedding elsewhere our wedding planner, caterer, bakery, beach house owner and several other people who use to make their living from beach weddings would lose even more money than they have already. 5. My fiance and I are donating a substantial amount of our wedding money to The Fish and Wildlife Service of Bonsecur Bay. They are one of the organizations helping with the rescue and clean up of the birds in the gulf. 6. None of these brides were asking anyone to feel sorry for them. They were simply telling stories to show how far the impact stretches. 7. I am not a hick. Sorry to disappoint.

On another note, please continue to support the gulf and its businesses if you can. Also, here is the website for The Fish and Wildlife Service if you are interested: http://www.fws.gov/bonsecour/events.html