Got married-married by a judge I worked for; my wife left work an hour early, we picked up our best friends, did the courthouse thing for about half an hour, then ate pizza.
Did a big fancy dinner at a hotel the saturday after, with family and friends, 75 guests total. Best meal of my life, had a great time. Afterwards the old people went to bed, the young people hit the bars.
Oh and the lady and I both got engagement rings, split the cost, no diamonds in sight, she kept her name.
The nicest thing about getting married where I did (Colorado) was that it was a common-law state. You could legally be married just by saying you were.
I went a little bit beyond that, and actually filled out paperwork. But nobody had to preside, and witnesses weren't required.
Made it very easy to have a small family get-together without having a third party to plan around.
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
My fiance and I are getting married in September later this year, and she asked me for a little help creating the save the dates. Despite the years we've been together, I'm not sure that she understands that I cannot create anything that isn't super dorky...
VivixenneRemember your training, and we'll get through this just fine.Registered Userregular
edited April 2013
if we get married, I really, really want our wedding song to be Life's a Happy Song from the new Muppets movie
(I would link a video to it but Youtube is blocked at work)
but basically it is these lyrics (especially the bits in bold) that I love:
Everything is great
Everything is grand
I got the whole wide world in the palm of my hand
Everything is perfect
It’s falling into place
I can’t seem to wipe this smile off my face
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by my side to sing along.
When you’re alone, life can be a little rough
It makes you feel like you’re 3 foot tall
When it’s just you – well, times can be tough
When there’s no one there to catch your fall
Everything is great
Everything is grand
I got the whole wide world in the palm of my hand
Everything is perfect
It’s falling into place
I can’t seem to wipe this smile off my face
Life smells like a rose
With someone to paint
And someone to pose
Life’s a piece of cake
With someone to pedal
And someone to break
Life is full of glee
With someone to saw
And someone to see
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by my side to sing along
I’ve got everything that I need – right in front of me
Nothing’s stopping me
Nothing that I can’t be
With you right here next to me
Life’s a piece of cake
With someone to give
And someone to take
Life’s a piece of pie
With someone to wash
And someone to dry
Life’s an easy road
With someone beside you to share the load
Life is full of highs
With someone to stir
And someone to fry
Life’s a leg of lamb
With someone there to lend a hand
Life’s a bunch of flowers
With someone to while away the hours Life’s a fillet of fish, eh!
… Yes, it is
Life’s a happy song, when there’s someone by your side to sing along
Ooooooooooh
I’ve got everything that I need – right in front of me
Nothing’s stopping me
Nothing that I can’t be
With you right here next to me
I’ve got everything that I need – right in front of me
Nothing’s stopping me
Nothing that I can’t be
With you right here next to me
You’ve got everything that you need – right in front of you
Nothing’s stopping you
Nothing that you can’t do you
That the world can throw at you
Life’s a happy song
When there’s someone by your side to sing
Life’s a happy song
When there’s someone by your side to sing
Life’s a happy song
When there’s someone by your side to sing along
I just think it would be a super fun and cute song to have at a wedding
plus Blake loves the Muppets, which I think is soooooo adorable
Yeah, it's pretty sobering how expensive weddings are when you start planning your own. We've gone over budget at least twice since we've started putting it together. You find out just how creative you can really be when you start realizing just how much it costs to pay other people to do that stuff for you. Who knew!
I bought a ring for my girlfriend on a Wednesday in July, intending to propose in early August. That Friday she woke me up to tell me that we were pregnant. (!) So schedules changed, a bit.
We scheduled an outdoor wedding in late September at a historic mansion, 50-ish people, nothing earth shattering. But she (and I, honestly) were both worried about prenatal care, ultrasounds and such, for the baby. So I tease her - "We should just go find a judge."
She blew my mind when she agreed. That Monday, August 11th, we got married in a judge's office (between cases) with a Bailiff as a witness. We never told anyone and swore to secrecy the one person who knew us and saw us at the court building. Then we had dinner at McDonald's and she went to her job as a bartender. The next day I signed her up for my insurance. Healthy baby get!
We got married again in late September. Just as the music began (my brother on his electronic piano and an amp), BOOM - thunderstorm. We rushed into the hall and had the wedding right there in the middle of the reception tables. Her mom wanted to watch us sign the certificate, but - darn - I sprained my hand the week before and couldn't. Then we road-tripped to Tennessee for a week.
And that's why we are celebrating our first tenth anniversary in August, and our second tenth anniversary in September. We've been joking that we should just get married again, rather than doing this renewal of vows bullshit. The kids know the story and laugh (though my oldest did the math and wasn't as amused).
StareosarusMrs. Lady Smart HeroFloridaRegistered Userregular
edited April 2013
So the morning of the wedding, my sister was telling me about when she was walking up the aisle. I was 10 years old at her wedding, which was 15 years ago, so a lot of the details for her day were pretty fuzzy for me.
She told me that walking up the aisle, she remembered looking around the church thinking "This is really cool. There's so many people here for us."
Then she looked at our mother, and she started crying. She told me, very seriously, "Don't look at mom."
All day long I was doing really good. I'd get teary but managed to hold any waterworks back. And my mom and I had joked earlier that if anyone would be crying at the wedding, it would be my dad. But Dad managed to keep me calm, and Sheri kept me laughing before I walked down the aisle.
That's as I'm going down. I'm looking at our guests, and it's amazing. We have so many people there who love us and who are so important to us.
Then I look at my mom. Who has started crying. According to her, she was all smiles till she saw me and it hit her that "Her baby was getting married!"
Two seconds to go from smiling to crying. And I am not a pretty crier. I kept up with the sniffles pretty much all through our ceremony, which was pretty short.
My advice is if you know any family member is going to make you start with the water works, DON'T LOOK AT THEM. Take it from the ugly crier.
StareosarusMrs. Lady Smart HeroFloridaRegistered Userregular
edited April 2013
In the first photo, my dad is kinda pissed. We had a public venue, and there was a bit of drama with that a few weeks before the wedding that got sorted out. The venue got double booked, but since our booking was in first, the band that was going to be playing got bumped till after our ceremony.
So there were a LOT of people standing around and watching. And there was this long boardwalk up to where @abracadaniel was standing. This kid, who had to be about 12, decided this was an excellent time to jump from the embankment onto the boardwalk. Staring at my dad and I slowly the entire time, over about 30 seconds before finally jumping in front of us.
Pretty sure in that second photo, he's still getting over wanting to push the kid into the water.
And thank you, number! My dress ended up being perfect, and not at all what I went in looking for.
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Lovely ceremony at the parish we grew up in and a nice reception in a nearby country club
She's younger than me, so I guess I'm the black sheep of the family now? Don't really know how that works
Oh and the lady and I both got engagement rings, split the cost, no diamonds in sight, she kept her name.
Liberal as fuck.
Aw yeah me too - I have never been one before! Time to wear a pretty dress and boogie on down!!
I have a draft in mind for what I'll say at your wedding, as I have already considered this fact.
I went a little bit beyond that, and actually filled out paperwork. But nobody had to preside, and witnesses weren't required.
Made it very easy to have a small family get-together without having a third party to plan around.
Satans..... hints.....
(I would link a video to it but Youtube is blocked at work)
but basically it is these lyrics (especially the bits in bold) that I love:
I just think it would be a super fun and cute song to have at a wedding
plus Blake loves the Muppets, which I think is soooooo adorable
and tough
(and totally unutterably adorable)
Satans..... hints.....
they said that upfront, for which I'm grateful, so we know where we stand
it does also mean that we will need to be super practical around what we can reasonably do and afford and, most importantly, who could even come :P
Full paying attendees only please.
Satans..... hints.....
It's actually for a male friend, he asked me to be maid of honour and another friend of ours who is a lady to be the best man.
I told him that I'd be happy to wear the same styled dress that he wears.
Satans..... hints.....
We scheduled an outdoor wedding in late September at a historic mansion, 50-ish people, nothing earth shattering. But she (and I, honestly) were both worried about prenatal care, ultrasounds and such, for the baby. So I tease her - "We should just go find a judge."
She blew my mind when she agreed. That Monday, August 11th, we got married in a judge's office (between cases) with a Bailiff as a witness. We never told anyone and swore to secrecy the one person who knew us and saw us at the court building. Then we had dinner at McDonald's and she went to her job as a bartender. The next day I signed her up for my insurance. Healthy baby get!
We got married again in late September. Just as the music began (my brother on his electronic piano and an amp), BOOM - thunderstorm. We rushed into the hall and had the wedding right there in the middle of the reception tables. Her mom wanted to watch us sign the certificate, but - darn - I sprained my hand the week before and couldn't. Then we road-tripped to Tennessee for a week.
And that's why we are celebrating our first tenth anniversary in August, and our second tenth anniversary in September. We've been joking that we should just get married again, rather than doing this renewal of vows bullshit. The kids know the story and laugh (though my oldest did the math and wasn't as amused).
Papyrus?
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This is excellent. Though made in jest, admit that you didn't at least once seriously consider how awesome you'd rock a dress.
My legs are amazing.
Satans..... hints.....
Satans..... hints.....
She told me that walking up the aisle, she remembered looking around the church thinking "This is really cool. There's so many people here for us."
Then she looked at our mother, and she started crying. She told me, very seriously, "Don't look at mom."
All day long I was doing really good. I'd get teary but managed to hold any waterworks back. And my mom and I had joked earlier that if anyone would be crying at the wedding, it would be my dad. But Dad managed to keep me calm, and Sheri kept me laughing before I walked down the aisle.
HD-1150 by heathercatchpole, on Flickr
That's as I'm going down. I'm looking at our guests, and it's amazing. We have so many people there who love us and who are so important to us.
Then I look at my mom. Who has started crying. According to her, she was all smiles till she saw me and it hit her that "Her baby was getting married!"
HD-1154 by heathercatchpole, on Flickr
Two seconds to go from smiling to crying. And I am not a pretty crier. I kept up with the sniffles pretty much all through our ceremony, which was pretty short.
My advice is if you know any family member is going to make you start with the water works, DON'T LOOK AT THEM. Take it from the ugly crier.
I will keep that in mind, star!
That said, you are far from an ugly crier, and that dress is beautiful.
Among others! It was maybe going for that different-font typographic look that's gotten really popular.
Problem solved
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So there were a LOT of people standing around and watching. And there was this long boardwalk up to where @abracadaniel was standing. This kid, who had to be about 12, decided this was an excellent time to jump from the embankment onto the boardwalk. Staring at my dad and I slowly the entire time, over about 30 seconds before finally jumping in front of us.
Pretty sure in that second photo, he's still getting over wanting to push the kid into the water.
And thank you, number! My dress ended up being perfect, and not at all what I went in looking for.
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Just like a little quick hug and that's it.
Then when everyone looked nice and confused we got back up and om nom nom.
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Luckily we got almost universally good comments from the tables we had to mix different groups.
...For whatever reason, I'm not allowed to make decisions anymore.
the dude sucked
He went around during dinner taking requests and I told him to play Hall and Oates like 5 times and he never did