Not married.
That sounds like a great wedding Caitini.
I'm not married, so I'll answer this about my sister.
First thing I'll say is that my sister is... special. I say that with great affection. She is an incredibly bright, creative, curious person with an engaging personality that people warm to right away. She also likes what she likes and if she doesn't like it, you (and everyone else within hearing) will know. I often say that she lacks that thing that most of us have in our heads to tell us "Maybe now isn't the best time to say what I'm thinking". All of which made her wedding planning a bit stressful for the family. By "a bit" , I mean "indescribably".
She wanted an outdoor wedding in Northern California, where our parents live. She wanted a Caribbean band. She wanted us all dressed in traditional Indian clothing (her husband is Indian). She was living on the east coast at the time, so our parents had to make most of the arrangements (although she sourced the Indian clothes for us). She wanted a professional hairstylist for us on the day, who had to come to us. There was so much potential for so many things to go wrong. We were all sure that something would - it had to, right? And then we were fully prepared for her to complain in the middle of her own wedding, so all her guests could hear, about how her wedding was ruined, most likely by something really minor and petty.
It went perfectly. Every single thing about it. Not even the slightest hitch.
And when it was all over, my parents told me: "If you ever get married, we'll pay you to elope."
Unless you are far, far better than I at picking men, you're much better off with teh pussycats.
never married! 34 and still happily single
Anyone know a guy for me?
@Mamanyt1953 They both sounds like very interesting ceremonies. I'm sure it must have been very sad, but having a parting ceremony must have been helpful in it's way. A time when you were both present to say, "This is over now", so you can move on to your next stage of life.
It will be our 12th wedding anniversary on October 2nd. We had a DIY wedding; small, but very personalized...and cheap! I spent a year making stuff, including my silk 1860's style wedding gown and veil. It was based on one in the V&A Museum from 1865. I was a Civil War reenactor at the time. I only had 1 bridesmaid, a fellow reenactor, and my best friend was the Matron of Honor. She wasn't a reenactor, so I made her gown. The men were dressed in modern clothing.
I made the invitations, wedding favors, centerpieces (small pumpkins, carved with hearts, with a candle in them). I did all the decorating of the church and the reception. We had about 80 people, including the small wedding party.
That sounds really nice. I'd love to see some pictures of your dress.
Oh, did I mention I was still sick from the flu? At a poignant moment during the vows, I realized that my MOH had forgotten the Irish linen handkerchief I was to carry, and my nose stared dripping. I kept putting my head back so the mucus would run back into my nasal passages. Charming. Guests later asked me if I were silently invoking God.
Oh, funny!