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My wedding will have open dancing + DJ before dinner.

I’m having a destination wedding celebration in France over 3 full days in May with my family (~45 French + American guests). On the day of the wedding, we plan to all be together starting from breakfast and kicking off drinking festivities early before noon. We want to have the ceremony early (~2 pm) so we can maximize the fun afterwards!

Itinerary:
Noon: buffet lunch for guests + rosé
Noon: bridal party gets ready in parallel (eats lunch separately)
2pm: ceremony
3pm: cocktail hour, book signing
4pm: DJ starts & couples entrance, champagne, first dance, first speech
5pm: highest energy expected here! Bocce ball, cornhole, photobooth, upbeat music, dancing
7pm: seated dinner, red wine
8pm: dessert, final speeches, slow songs
9pm: DJ ends, wind down

Our structure is a bit different from any wedding I’ve been to. Given the ceremony/drinking will start earlier, we don’t want to drag until the very end of the day before partying. The dinner will also be 4 courses so I expect most people to be completely full and exhausted before 9pm. My fiancé and I like to go to bed early anyways so this structure seems to make sense to us and uses the time efficiently.

Feel free to provide opinions! Would love to hear feedback from other couples that decided on a similar structure for their wedding! I can’t wait!

My dad (with no history of mental illness) has developed daily panic attacks, can’t sleep and is going crazy … I am seeking help to find some relief. His blood pressure yeilds ER levels daily and my family is desperate for a solution.

Family medical history: high blood pressure and diabetes

Background: my dad is 59yo and does all the right things (manages stress, sleep, exercise, diet, etc). He never relied on medication to fix something, and instead adjusts his lifestyle or takes vitamins and natural supplements (except blood pressure medication after 55yo). About 5 years ago he started having digestive problems which were never completely resolved and may have pointed towards gall bladder issues. He starts taking a natural root supplement that’s supposed to have gallbladder benefits. He goes to the gym one day like normal and faints as he’s walking up the steps. Still unknown if the episode was linked to the supplement or he was just stressed and dehydrated, but he stopped taking the supplement anyway.

Ever since that day, his body has been stuck in fight or flight as well as digestive issues completely disappearing. He started having the same episodes- ringing in his ears, was dizzy and blood pressure through the roof, visit to the ER, all tests come back normal. He sees general doctors, holistic doctors, psychiatrist, and psychologist with no clear diagnosis. My sister and I have both had panic attacks from general and but this is another level. His panic symptoms were temporarily managed by a strong antihistamine as needed but he developed debilitating back pain. He was prescribed a steroid for the pain which made his panic symptoms worse. The real nightmare started when he abruptly stopped taking the steroid…

His body does not allow him to be tired or sleep more than two hours a night. His nervous system and hormones are completely out of whack. Doctors do not seem to be helping that much other than prescribing endless sleeping pills that do the exact opposite of relax him. One day things point to a nervous system issue another day it points to an adrenal issue. We are lost and my dad can’t function and is exhausted. He will try anything at this point.

I am worried his body is going to give out… He has a completely different personality, I miss him. What is happening.. please help

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Am I the only one that enjoys this smell? What other unique scent experiences are others out there missing?