I’m Getting Married in the…
spring.
A mere ten years after the proposal, I have finally accepted. Doesn’t do to rush these things. Which is why we’re getting married in…May. In about ten weeks.
Do not expect… pew ribbons, bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, favours, bows, banners, flower girls, basket of rose petals, ring bearers, ring pillow, exotic honeymoon, cathedral wedding, big white dress, veil, train, tuxedos, aisle runner, an aisle, rice, confetti, bubbles, silk, satin, cummerbunds, white linen tablecloths, printed napkins, crystal, master of ceremonies, father of the bride, groomsmen, bridesmaids, matching dresses, matching shoes, spaghetti straps, first dance, garter, bouquet-throwing, reception hall, mother-of-the-bride dress, champagne, “Cherish”, save the date cards, organ music, gift registry, crystal patterns, china patterns, flatware patterns, any patterns at all, programs, place cards, videographer, limousine, heart-shaped mirrors, heart-sprinkled napkins, heart-monogrammed invitations, in fact, no hearts at all, newspaper announcement (I have a blog!), engagement party, mother-son or father-daughter dance, unity candles, kneeling bench, altar arrangements (nor altar)….Nor any of the other gazillion non-essential ‘essentials’.
There may be a cake. Possibly a rehearsal dinner.
There will be invitations (without a save the date card, and no seals on it, thanks to my graphic designer sis-in-law), and a guest book (but no fake-feather pen), a bartender (hello, Hope!), and photographer (Heya, brother-in-law!), and live music (Sheila, John, Tom), and an officiant (as yet unbooked), and rings (which we’ve been wearing for ten years now).
There will definitely be family, friends, food, drink, laughter, sincerity, faith and love.
Happy Wedding to me us.
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Oh, wow! Congrats! That’s exciting and a great celebration of love, even (especially?) without all the froo-froo trimmings.
I agree with you about not rushing things, either! Mr. Kluges and I took our time about it, knowing each other as friends, then dating for years, then getting engaged & finally getting married after a couple of years. I felt like I knew what I was getting into, and so did he!
So, Happy Wedding to You!!!
Congratulations! I hope your next ten (twenty, thirty, forty, etc) years will be as happy and harmonious as the last ten!
Ooo! Have a great time and congratulations! I hope it is everything you want in a wedding and nothing that you don’t.
P.S. What about the bride’s garter belt?
Fabulous, and congratulations!
There are times that I wish I’d waited a bit longer (we’d been together — gasp — three months), but ten years is really impressive.
It sounds to me like your wedding/party would be a ball. Ours was basically a big ol’ dinner party with an open bar, interrupted briefly by a ceremony. If I had the wedding to do over again, I doubt I’d change a thing.
Enjoy!
Ooh! Congratulations!
Well, congratulations for setting a date 🙂
Many congratulations!
Congratulations and way to go for doing it your way. We planned most of our wedding a few weeks before it happened (much to the stress and chagrin of my planaholic mom) and it couldn’t have been better. The flowers were even chosen the day before and we showed up not even knowing if there was music. Stress and hoopla suck all of the fun out of it! Do it your way!
Sounds wonderful, Mary. Best wishes!
This is so exciting. Congratulations.
EEP! i squealed aloud when i read this. that is so exciting for you both. huge congratulations and big squishy hugs! 🙂
Congratulations!!! Will there be a YouTube video? 😀
Oh, congratulations!
hahaha, congratulations on cutting out all the boring parts of a wedding 😀 Sounds like it’ll be a great get-together.
goooooooooin’ to the chapel and we’re… gonnnnnnnaaaaa get maaaaaarrriiiiied.
congrats!
Congratulations!! 🙂
Congratulations again! You covered ribbons, right? No ribbons.
But, if you’d reconsider the flower girl thing, Sophie is DYING to be one. Seriously, she says she’ll just DIE if she doesn’t EVER get to be a flower girl.
Drama queen, that one.
What is it with ‘save the date’ cards? I’ve never heard of them before and now twice on one day.
Congratulations!
I second the request for a YouTube video. 😉 Congratulations!
May you have a happy wedding, and a happily-ever-after.
Congratulations!
congratulations!
But there will be a “You may now kiss the bride” moment, right? That’s my only opportunity to make a small scene.
congratulations! never been married myself so didnt know what half the things you mentioned were anyway!!! sounds fantastic, have an amazing time, we need lots of pics and I third the request for an embedded video!
A big congratulations to both of you! I have to admit that I’m a bit curious what made you decide to accept now.
I won’t bore you with my entire wedding story but as I was getting on the bus in San Francisco almost 18 years ago (to go to work), I turned to Ray and said “how does Reno grab you?”.
The bus doors closed before he could reply.
He went back home and told my son Tim we’d better get packed.
Congratulations and my very best wishes to all of you.
Who hoo!
I too want to know why you decided to marry now. Is there a bun in the oven Mary? 😀
Congratulations. I like the YouTube idea too…but you’d have to have a video to have YouTube. We’ll settle for pictures.
Congrats. Hope it’s a wonderful day for you all.
Thank you, all.
(No, Andie, I’m not pregnant. Sheesh.) 😛
Darren is quite right: no ‘videographer’ means no video, means no YouTube. Sorry! Pictures? We’ll have to see. But maybe you are all picturing me young and slim and hip. I wouldn’t want to spoil the illusion…
Stephen, my love. Maybe, for this very special occaision, I will be the one making the PDA* scene. You never know.
*(For those not in the know, that’s Public Display of Affection.)
Hey! Congratulations. Finally decided to make an honest man of him, huh? ;^)
A simple, personally meaningful wedding is a nice thing, I think. And May is a nice time to marry… I hope it’s just how you want it.
Congrats! I think if I were to marry again, I’d do it all differently. No poufy dress. No stupid “traditions”. Just a keg, a beach, and lots of friends.
Congratulations — may the celebrations be merry and right! Happy for you both.
I’ll chime in with my congrats too. But, I protest, you’ve got to have a cake! Cake is the main reason to have a wedding in the first place, right? It’s the main reason I attend them, at least.
Awww, congrats! 🙂 Love the plan, simple & sweet!
Congratulations, and best wishes to you both.
Congrats, Mary! You deserve the best. Apparently, he thinks he does, too! 🙂
Oh, such happy news! Congratulations to the two of you. There may be cake? May be? In my book, it’s all about the food. Big fan of cake here!
At any rate, whoo-hoo! You must be all smiles, and I know he is!
Congratulations!! Do what you want to do. Our wedding had more frills but it was exactly what we wanted.
May it be exactly as you wish it to be. So happy for you!!
Congratulations! Mazel tov! Best wishes!
Hey, thanks, I’m feeling a lot better. My significant other gave me a lovely ring two years ago. A ring I refer to as “the someday ring”. As in this means we have now come to the agreement that someday we will get married and someday we will set a date. No need to rush these things.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I know it will be a lovely day!
Wow, congrats are in order I suppose? I know it’s a lttle late, but still, I am happy for you, my big day is next year! I pray that you and the hubby are even happier than you were ten years ago!!! God bless you both.