Ok so I know a bunch of people are planning wedding that are comming up soon and being at the wedding today made me think about mine....Would anyone care to share stuff about their weddings??? I love hearing stories about others....Like what song did you guys dance to, that kind of stuff.
Well heres mine............
We got married when I was 6 months preggo w/ Kels and my mom had the ability where she was off work for a year (the company closed and she was given 1 years severance) so Mom did a lot of the stuff for me cause she didnt want me stressed being pregnant and all, espically since we had to do in oh in a month
OH i do wanna add what my brother and sister in law did at their wedding, When they came into the reception my brother had ordered baseball bats engraved w/ the date and everything (hes a HUGE bball fan) and the groomsmen all held them up and they walked under them it was pretty cool..And him and his mom danced to "take me out to the ball game" the version w/ no words (cant think of what thats called) but you couldnt tell what it was in the begining then the part that everyone recongnizes started and we all start laughing
Well im done LOL im in a talkitive mood right now
That sounds sweet. I would love to read everyone's story.
For mine I do think I will skip telling it. In the end it doesn't end very well. lol (not the wedding but the marriage).
Well, for my second wedding (11 years ago) we didn't have much in the way of money. My husband and I had met on the internet. We had only "seen" each other about a half dozen times, since I lived in Oregon and he lived in Idaho. He moved to Washington for a new job and then asked me to marry him. He asked in person but I replied by email.Stan and I had been dating for about 10 months and I knew that I was going to keep him around but I didn't need a husband. I had bought my own house, paid someone to mow the grass and do yard work and it was easy for me to take out the garbage. My career kept me busy 60 hours a week and traveling through out California. I didn't have time to be a wife or take care of a husband, or so I thought. I had myself almost convinced.
Stan went away on business for 2 weeks. We had been passing each other in the airports. I'm serious when tell you that one evening we met in the airport lounge for a drink before my flight departed and after his flight had landed. It was absolute chaos. While he was away on business in Kentucky I was visiting with my friends and spending each evening at dinner, movies, concerts, plays, or just sitting around with my gal pals having fun. Each evening Stan would call and all he heard was my message. The night he returned home he asked me to marry him. I guess he thought he had to marry me to keep me home. To my surprise I said yes, I didn't mean to say yes. Marriage wasn't part of my vocabulary. I had been single for ten years and was quite happy. I never felt lonely. I had too many friends and too many books to read.
We decided to get married in Carson City, Nevada at a B&B but Stan's sister became ill and died. We were in Las Vegas and his nieces and nephews wanted us to get married there so we got married at the MGM Grand and spent our honeymoon in Hawaii. We danced to Kenny G. and ate at the Coyote Cafe and he gambled that night while I fell asleep.
I was exhausted because I had nstantly became the mother figure to his grieving nieces and nephews. We had a funeral and a wedding and it was a very emotional time for us. Stan's sister was like his mom. She was 15 years old when he was born and he was the only boy. They adored one another so our wedding was bittersweet.
I'm so happy that we got married, it added a whole new dimension to our relationship. Marrying him was the smartest thing I've ever done. He's been my shelter in the storm of RA. Lindy
Hum, Well my wedding was so llloooonnnngggg ago, LOL. A friend of mine, who I owed a favor too, asked me to go on a double date. Not with my husband, but with one of his room mates. Thats how my hubby and I met. Same friend, her Mom was a florist and she also did catering. They did all my flowers and food.... We got married in the little church my family still goes too. Where I was babtized and joined. We had our reception at the gun club where my father in law belonged. We were trying to keep the cost down as best we could, my Dad was retired, and I was working as a waitress. Geez for the life of me I can't remember what song we danced too. Hubby and I went to the Pocono's for our honeymoon. That was 31 years ago, OH Boy I feel old now.Well we're not married yet but y'all will get a kick out of me telling
this anyway. Justin and I met online, about 9 years ago, actually. I
was 15, he was 16. We met in a Christian chat room. Yup!
About 2 1/2 years ago I asked him and 2 of our other mutual friends to
come visit me, and they did. There was a spark there, but neither one
of us would admit to it. Honestly, I'd always had a crush on him. He
went back home after our "mini vacation" and we were glued to the phone
every night. I begged him to come back. So on his birthday that year,
he did. His birthday is March 24th, and he came back to live with me on
March 23rd, so we consider that day our "anniversary"
We've decided that when we do get married, it will be in December, and very close to Christmas. We want a Christmas wedding.
I'll let y'all know how that goes
Oh, and our song is by The Flys - Got You Where I Want You.
What great stories of your weddings. We were married in Reno at the Court House. On the way in my husband left me on the steps, he said he had to go back to the car for 'the ring'. Ya right! I stood there thinking 'omg what if he doesn't come back?????" Well, he did come back and we've been married for 50 years! I like what Kel said, "the wedding wasn't much but the marriage has been 'the best thing I've ever done' !!" For sure, when I had my heart operation my husband didn't leave my side for 3 months! We have a wonderful son, 3 grandchildren, and a lifetime of 'living'. He got a college degree in the 60's , and I helped put him through school and in every way I possibly could to make our family strong and create a loving home for everyone. As I look back it all went so quickly, we were just 19 and 20 when we got married. Went to Seattle to the, U of Washington , and had a business in Reno for 25 years. We've worked together every day from sun up to sun down and loved being together (some rocky times though, nothing's perfect) but we found we couldn't live apart and neither of us would think of going back to our parents!! So, we've done the best we could. Lynda
My hubby proposed to me on Christmas Eve (2nd marriage). I was lounging in the livingroom and he and my boys came in wearing bow ties (and t-shirts and shorts - Christmases in FL. lol) Anyway, all 3 got down on one knee and he proposed with the boys on either side of him with bright eager smiles... I asked them what they thought and both started jumping up and down saying "yes". They had been planning this for a week, and still can't believe they kept it a secret. Hubby asked them the week before if it was ok to marry their mom and both said a big yes.
3 mo. later we got married on a cruise ship out of Miami. We had to be there the day before,and the next morning we girls were whisked off to a beauty salon for hair and make-up. We then were taken to the ship and put in a VIP lounge while everyone else waited in line for hours. They took us to our room and we got dressed. The cruiseline took care of everything, decorations, flowers, food, minister, music, everything! By the time the wedding/reception was over, the ship was set to sail. Our guests got off the boat and we stayed on for an 8 day cruise to the bahamas! It was amazing.... We've been on criuses since, but nothing compares to the special treatment we got that whole trip from everyone because we were newlyweds.
I met my hubby in 1995 but didnt marry until 2004.We both have two girls each and when he went to the jewelry store in the mall to buy my ring all the kids seen him and helped pick out the ring.No one knew each other were there.I say fate! We married on my parents wedding anniversary,both had past away an it felt like they were there in spirit.We had a small gathering in a small hall of about sixty guests.My youngest & his youngest,my oldest & his walked down the aisle before we walked together to say our vows.after the cerermony we walked to the back of the hall an ate,drank an was very merry! It was special,we had the family an friends there that mean so much to us.When I look at our wedding pics I still feel the special feelings i had that day.This is both our second marriage and we know what we dont want.WE still struggle at times but we try to remember were in this together.....I met my hubby at the insurance company where I worked. He worked for the computer company that was providing our data processing, and had to write a program for me. We worked VERY late some nites getting that program just right, LOL
We had our first official date on Halloween (yeah I know) and then we got engaged on Easter. He invited my mom, dad and grandpa over for Easter dinner and then asked for my hand in marriage. My mom said he fattened em up for the kill. My poor dad looked like he had been kicked in the gut, and never did say yes!
So anyway, we had the traditional church wedding. I sent him a single rose the morning of the wedding with a card that said "I've been in love with you for months now - meet me in front of the Congregational Church at 1:00 - I'll be wearing white". Our honeymoon was a cruise to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. That was 25 years ago.
I met my hubby through a friend of mine whom he worked with. I knew him since Preschool and I had called to where he worked looking for a friend of mine cause he was soposed to come over to where I was working when he was done w/ work and my hubby said "why do you wanna talk to him when you can talk to me?" So my friend eventually made it to where I was working and my now hubby came over when he got done working as well and the 2 of us went to Denny's after I got out of work and the rest is history. That was in December and I moved in w/ him in Feb maybe? yea I know The husband and I met at work. It was a bit of lust at first sight - a summer fling. We ended up creating another person as fall approached, and the rest is history.Met my hubby in a bar that was like 'Cheers' during the week, and packed with like 1,200 people for live music on the weekends. He was 30 and I was only 18 when we met, so it was a few years before we ever actually got together.
We got married at my church when I was almost 24 and he was 36. Since I was sort of 'backsliding' then, we asked a former minister I knew better to do the ceremony. He did the counseling, etc., and we thought everything was set until the rehearsal, and the current minister showed up. So we were married by TWO ministers.
They played "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" by Warren Zevon at our reception. Twice.
We will celebrate 20 years in March!