Case Study

Tony and Susana’s Wedding

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Tony and Susana graduated from the University of

Texas in May. She received her degree as an
Elementary Education Teacher, and he graduated
from the School of Gastronomy. They both work in
Mexico. Susana is a teacher and Tony is a chef at a
restaurant of a hotel in a tourist spot. It is Christmas
and Tony asks Susana to marry him. She excitedly
says yes, and they fix the wedding date on June 30
of the next year.

Tony is from Mexico City; he is the only son of Antonio Sr. and Carmella. In his family, he is
called Tony Jr. He has three younger sisters, all of them still single. His family owns a
restaurant called, of course, Gran Tony, and all the children have worked at the restaurant
since they were young. It is a big family with many relatives, most of them living in Mexico
City. They also have a lot of friends in the neighborhood.

Susana was born in Nuevo Leon; she is the younger of four sisters. All of them worked in
the family business since they were little girls. Her father passed away a few years ago and
her mother, Minerva, who now lives in the building where the business is located, rents the
business premises to a neighbor. Susana’s sisters married local young men and all live in
Nuevo Leon. Their weddings were simple (around 50 people) and very similar. The idea that
Minerva has of a wedding reduces to a simple procedure: a ceremony at 9:00 a.m. at a small
church, followed by a buffet breakfast in the parish hall. That’s it. They cannot afford an
ostentatious wedding because the income of the family business is pretty modest. Susana’s
sisters did not attend university and she had to get a loan to pay for her education.

Tony and Susana decided to call their

families and deliver the good news
about their engagement and coming
wedding. Tony calls his family and tells
the good news to his mother, Carmella.
She replies:

- I am so glad, son! I have been waiting

for this day. I cannot believe that my
youngest boy is getting married. I am so
excited. We are going to have the best and biggest wedding. We are inviting all our friends
and relatives; perhaps around 300 people. And of course, we are going to have the reception
at our restaurant. There is enough space in the banquet hall. I am going to tell your cousin
Victor that you want him to be your best man. You grew up together, although you have not
seen each other much since you went to that university.

I am also going to call your aunt Lucy as soon as we hang up and I will tell her that we want
Maria and Teresa to sponsor the bride’s bouquet and little Nick to be the ring bearer. Oh, I
almost forget the most important thing: your sisters will be the bridesmaids. I know what
color their dresses are going to be: bright pink. They will look beautiful. And honey, I have
not asked your father yet, but I am sure that he will agree with me: on Monday I am calling
my friend Lisa, the travel agent, and see if she can get two tickets for a two-week honeymoon
in Italy.

You have never been to that country, and you must go, it would be a present from your
father and I. Please congratulate Susana or Sara, whatever her name is. We are very happy
for you. It is your wedding, and I don’t want to pry. Please, count on me for anything you
need. You know what I mean, my little one, so if you want me to help at all, just tell me. And
something else, I will go see Father Francisco after mass on Sunday and will tell him to
reserve a wedding ceremony on June 30 at 2:00 p.m. in his calendar. Bye, son. I will tell
your father you called. I cannot wait to tell everyone to get ready for the wedding on June
30.

Susana also called her mother to tell her the good

news of the coming wedding, to which Minerva
replied:
- That is wonderful, Susana. I am so glad that you
are finally getting married. I will start preparing
everything; I have it memorized already. I will talk
to Reverend Johnson after Sunday service. I will
tell your sisters that, following family tradition, they
will have to be bridesmaids again. I hope that Olga
is your maid of honor, it is her turn. By the way,
her baby will be born around that date, but I don’t
think that matters. Anyway, I suppose that you soon will have babies like all your sisters. I
am so glad you are finally settling. You must think of coming back home now that you
finished university. The other day I saw Emma, your second-grade teacher, at the store, and
she told me she’s retiring. I told her you would love to fill her position at the school.

She assured me that not many people are applying for the job, so you would have big
chances. You could move in with me; the house is very big and lonely. There is a lot of
space, and I can help you take care of your babies. And your boyfriend, Tony, is he a chef
or something like that? I am sure he will get a job in some restaurant in town. Aw, Susana,
I am so happy. Since you went away, I have prayed to God for you to come back. I will give
your sisters the good news when they come for family dinner. Soon we will be all together
again. Goodbye, my child and take care.

Tony and Susana started arguing about the wedding. They decided that they wanted a big
wedding, with their relatives and friends, and that they would invite a lot of their classmates
 from university. They want the ceremony and the reception to be outdoors and to have a lot
of food, music, and dancing until night. They are not sure how much it will cost, and they are
aware that Susana’s mom cannot pay for the wedding, so they will pay for it themselves.
Both Tony and Susana must pay their student loans, but they hope that they will be able to
pay for the wedding expenses with the wedding presents from the guests, and maybe have
a little extra for a honeymoon.

Today is New Year’s Eve and Tony and Susana decided to sit down and start outlining a
detailed plan of everything they need to do for their wedding.

Bibliography
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Only for educational purposes.
Source: Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2011). Project management: The managerial process.
USA.: McGraw Hill-Irwin.

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