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moominbadger Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 10:36 AM |
Hello!!
Boardies - I need you to tell me about weddings!! Those of you who are married - how did you get married? Did you have a traditional church wedding or creep away and get married somewhere exotic or something totally wacky?
Those of you who aren't married, how would you choose to married?!!
Please tell me!!! |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 10:50 AM |
Personally I'd like to feck off somewhere like Barbados, then get married and just tell everyone when I got back.
That said however my girlfriends family are religous so I think I may have to do the whole church thing. but then marriage is a union of two people so there has to be compromise and if I love someone enough to marry them then I love them enough to do whatever would make her happy.
Dubz
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Ursina Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 11:24 AM |
if you want to do a quickie like we did, that's how it goes:
go to register office, find out the next free day (in our case, in 2 days) hubby buys new pair of jeans for the occasion, me a new dress, buy wedding ring (no time for ingravings) find 2 witnesses, go to pub the night before and tell your friends, get plastered in honour of the oocasion, wake up with hangover and go to register office, get married, phone parents to let them know, go for a really nice meal then home to watch the telly and cure hangover, next day go to work......... very romantic innit ??? lol |
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Aída Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 11:37 AM |
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spid Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 12:07 PM |
Whar ever you do don't let mother or mother-in-law take over. You'll only regret it.
My mum was great and I had 90% of what I wanted - very simple, reception at home, cost very little was a great day.
3 pieces of advice
don't make it too complicated or the stress beforehand will spoil it all
don't go on honeymoon the very next day or you might miss half the party (like we did)
stop every hour or so and consciously take in what is going on around you - that way you remember so much more. |
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Aída Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 12:09 PM |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 12:21 PM |
Ursina wrote:
......... very romantic innit ??? lol
Yes, two people who did exactly what they wanted without any interference/help from anyone else.... How much more romantic can you get ?? Good for you 'sina ...oh and hubby
Dubz |
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Aída Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 12:39 PM |
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moominbadger Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:05 PM |
Ursina wrote: if you want to do a quickie like we did, that's how it goes:
go to register office, find out the next free day (in our case, in 2 days) hubby buys new pair of jeans for the occasion, me a new dress, buy wedding ring (no time for ingravings) find 2 witnesses, go to pub the night before and tell your friends, get plastered in honour of the oocasion, wake up with hangover and go to register office, get married, phone parents to let them know, go for a really nice meal then home to watch the telly and cure hangover, next day go to work......... very romantic innit ??? lol
I actually REALLY like the sound of this!! Was anybody funny with you afterwards for not having invited them? Not that that matters any way cos it was your day, but I just wondered! Was there any point when you wished you had family there with you, or were you relieved not to have them interfering? |
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moominbadger Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:06 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Personally I'd like to feck off somewhere like Barbados, then get married and just tell everyone when I got back.
That said however my girlfriends family are religous so I think I may have to do the whole church thing. but then marriage is a union of two people so there has to be compromise and if I love someone enough to marry them then I love them enough to do whatever would make her happy.
Dubz
I like this answer Dubz!! You're a bit of a romantic eh?!! |
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sorry angel Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:17 PM |
...on a very different note to what our mates are posting, we had a dream wedding movie inspired, my husband in a tuxedo/James Bond look and me in a pink silk dress inspired from Marilyn's in Gentlemen prefer blondes. I confess I worked on the wedding over a year and booked the venue 1 and a half year before the date...but it was all totally worth it and absolytely 500% romantic, fun and different. Our invite was a fake movie poster intitled "Fly me to the moon", red carpet and spot lights in the sky outside the venue, oscar ceremony for thanks, star cloth and amazing lighting inside...working in events and having access to equipment and technicians helps!!
All what matters is that you and your loved one are in the same spirit and expectations for that day, and yes don't let the family get involved too much. |
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spid Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:36 PM |
Aída wrote: spid wrote: Whar ever you do don't let mother or mother-in-law take over. You'll only regret it.
so true... how's you and the kids?
Ah, thanks for asking *polo?*, we are all fine beavering away at our lives, watching the time fly past far too quickly. What about you? |
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mili Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:37 PM |
We got married in a small church (actually part of a museum area) from where we all walked to a nearby restaurant for a meal. There were about 20 people, only the very nearest. After that my parents surprised us completely and invited everyone to their house, where there were more drinks and snacks. Well, we hadn't planned for anything after the restaurant, so I guess it was ok.
My husband was wearing a nice new dark blue suit and I had a very simple white linen dress.
We went to Switzerland for two weeks the following day.
There were no official fotos taken, and half the photos taken during the day got spoiled |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:38 PM |
| I suggest avoiding parents on both sides to decide and organise the whole thing - my mum nearly lost it when my brother got married ! |
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minnesotamary Posted Wed 23 Apr, 2008 1:48 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: I suggest avoiding parents on both sides to decide and organise the whole thing - my mum nearly lost it when my brother got married !
I wish I could have avoided that! Both my husband and I come from Catholic families and to top it all off, they're very rooted in their Asian traditions. We figured it wasn't worth all the headaches to battle with them.
The advice I would give when it comes to planning is, don't get too detailed. Some things just don't go as planned. Don't sweat the small stuff. |
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