Yeah.Not doing the wedding thing.
Like, at all.
I Googled "small Vancouver wedding venues" today and "small" constituted 50+ people.
Another site was keen to announce that their small wedding was "only" 7k.
Okay. Hah.
Right.
Cough.
So we will either elope, or do something very, very small here.
Good idea, we got married at the Justice of the Peace 32 years ago on a day in July when it was 113F. Only my parents and sister were in attendance. Besides the Judge, his Clerk, Para-legal and Office Mgr who all sang "Going to the Chapel" and supplied their own plastic (not silk) bouquets. I didn't have a bouquet, I had a potholder.
ReplyDeleteThe question begs: why did you have a potholder?
ReplyDeleteAnd also, should I have one at my wedding?
Potholders come in handy to open the car doors when it's 113 degrees and you are getting married at 3PM. If you are going to get married on July 31st in Odessa Texas on a day when it's 113 I highly advise it. I doubt if Judge Manuel Vallez is still there, I would think he's probably already had a massive heart attack by now, the guy probably weighed close to 400lbs. He didn't scoot his chair back when he stood to officiate the marriage, he moved his huge oak desk forward away from him. No matter what you do, I'm sure you'll have some awesome memories of the day. Make it interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's good advice: make it interesting. I hope it is interesting and fun. And I hope Michael shows up, too.
DeleteCrazy world we live in eh? I'm in the same boat, I hate big weddings.. Backyard shindigs are the way to go...
ReplyDeleteYes: it's all about being low key. Hopefully your partner is on the same page. I can't imagine what some guys must have to go through in this regard...
DeleteThat would make it really interesting if Michael didn't show. What kills me about weddings is all the expense. We told our kids we won't give you a dime toward a wedding. But if you choose to have a small private ceremony by yourself or maybe with the immediate family then we'll give you money to go on a trip or maybe help with a down payment on a house. But that was years ago, we probably would discourage them from buying a house these days.
ReplyDeleteThat's so bang on, Judith. I just can't get over the time and preparation and drama of the whole thing. And for what? One single day in your life when you wear clothes you wouldn't normally wear? It's totally bizarre. I'm looking in to eloping to Portland or maybe San Francisco: we love both of those cities.
DeleteI know you need to do your own thing, it's your wedding, but for my sake.... please, I beg of you, do this!
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I can throw Felix! My mom will be so happy.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I was thinking, it would be so special. Kind of like using the illegitimate granddaughter of a long lost second cousin twice removed as your flower girl. And if Felix can't do it, I'll send Gracie. By the time she gets there packed in Styrofoam peanuts she'll be in an awesome mood and give you quiet the leg shots for your pictures.
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