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Let's pretend we are Knotties (...again)! *Non-clicky*
If you planned a wedding or commitment ceremony...no matter how long ago....
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like?
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you?
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?)
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Re: Let's pretend we are Knotties (...again)! *Non-clicky*
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? Locally in a really old beautiful brick church
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. yes!
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I would. it was so much fun
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? shoes. i was shoeless during the whole reception.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) no. not really.
Today is our wedding anniversary!!
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? We actually got hitched on April 2nd at the courthouse. Our officiant wasn't able to be approved in time, oops. Our wedding was on April 4, 2009. I love every single second of the day and wouldn't do anything different.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. I would still wear my dress today.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I would have the same ceremony. One of my best friends did the ceremony, we wrote it ourselves and got several compliments on it. The reception was fantastic. The food was great and our DJ did a great job getting everyone up and dancing. Maybe I would spend more to have the reception in a location that overlooked the beach, but it was not a big deal.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I think I was pretty collected about everything. I knew it was out of my control once the day started. Everything came together so well.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) I don't think so. I tried to build a relationship with the ILs, but they're weird and didn't go for it. Maybe in that I had to be organized and I was concerned about not spending more than my parents agreed to spending. I stuck to that as best I could, my parents were the ones who insisted I go over budget.1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like?
Fall of 2004 at city hall. Took all of twenty minutes. We wanted to just sign papers, but they made us pay the clerk to read some vows. His folks and sisters were there, as was my dad (my mother and sister skipped the proceedings to go to the aquarium--yeah). Afterwards we all went out to dinner.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today?
I probably would dress about the same. Business casual? I would have loved to dress down more.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?
We only spent $60. If I had to do it over again, I'd invite friends and have a fun weekend with them.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you?
Nope.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family?
Not really. We'd already made the decision that we were committed to living and being together. I only got "married" so I'd have health insurance.
Hell yeah I'll post pics from my wedding! I loved everything about my wedding except that my dh was way too drunk.
I guess I'll answer my own poll!
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like?
We got married in 2005 at an inn in Cape Cod. It was a medium sized wedding (100 peeps). Although I was a little bummed with the weather (for late May it was still pretty cool), I don't think I would really change a thing for the most part. I loved that most of the guests stayed at the inn or nearby, so we really got to spend lots of QT with all the people who traveled from out of town.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011.
My dress was by Marisa. I'm on their site...so here I am:
My dress was silk satin/alencon lace w/ kind of a vintage look. I still love it today, but maybe ask me again in 20 years. hehe. While I still enjoy watching bridal dress shows like "Say Yes to the Dress," I am not sure how much I love some of the more current styles. Some of the mermaid dress cuts are cute, but my hips would look like azz in them. hehe. I don't have the figure cut out for that! So yeah, nearly 6 yrs later, I would probably still pick my dress or something similar!
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?
I do wish we had spent less, even though I was pretty frugal in some areas such as centerpieces. I guess I only say that now because $ is tight, but some of that has to do with the current state of the economy and having a child. I wouldn't say we went over the top in our expenses though. There is a small piece of me that wishes we had a silly/childlike aspect to our wedding (think Disney)....but we can always renew our vows at Disney World or something one day! The only thing I do wish I could change would be my hair style. I look back now and think, "meh."
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you?
I was really bummed that my MoH was pregnant and gave birth a week before the wedding. It took me some time to shake that off. I really wish I hadn't let that get to me and felt selfish about it. Especially now, after going through pregnancy and all that, I wish I could go back in time and have been more present for her etc.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?)
My mom was a bear around my bridal shower. She tried to pull some of the same BS around my baby shower, and it gave me more courage etc to nip that more in the bud. Planning a wedding helped make DH and I more of a team. We learned to budget, deal with family members, and make decisions together. This helped us when buying a house and in bringing DD to the world.
And another Happy Anniversary!
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? We got married in Negril, Jamaica @ RIU Palace Tropical Bay. April 9, 2009. It was a million degrees, humid and sunny as HeII out that day. Barely any clouds.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011.
I actually ended up hating my dress. It was strapless, Aline (or whatever it's called) full length, but beachy. If I could go back I'd wear something even more casual and short. I'd PIP but I'm lazy. I ended up swimming in the Caribbean Sea after the reception. I haven't taken my dress out of it's garment bag since the day after the wedding. It's covered in sand and sea water.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?
Wouldn't change our choice to have a DW at all. I'd just elope rather than inviting people.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you?
No. It was a pretty laid back affair to begin with. I wasn't a bridezilla at all.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) I hated my MIL then and I still hate her now2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. I would, but I think I would change the straps in the back. They weren't that flattering for my build. But I loved the front/ my veil/ my faux fur bolero/etc.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I definitely would have the same reception/ceremony. I wouldn't change a thing about $.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I was really relaxed with the planning and on the day too (well other than nerves the day of). The one thing I'd change is I'd hire a car service for my violinist so she wouldn't miss the entire ceremony.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) Not really. My MIL wasn't involved with planning, and, as I said, I was relaxed. In comparison to having a baby, getting married was a breeze!
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? We got married January 16, 2010 at my church in Houston. The reception was at a local hall. The wedding itself was very traditional
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. I still love my ceremony dress. It is so beautiful IMO. I just wish I would have purchased it from the beginning.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I would have the same style, but I would invite less people and spend more money. Somehow we were about to pull off a Saturday evening affair for 270 people with less than $12k in Houston. It was nice, but since I refused to spend more money we had to prioritize.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I had to be crazy to think that I was going to make my own wedding cake...so glad DH talked me out of it. I was also hell bent on having real flowers at every table of the reception.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) I think it did strengthen my resolve to find more affordable ways to do things that I want. Now it's not a big deal for me to do some research to try to find the best product and price possible.
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I knew you were going to say somethin about my bewbs being out again! hahahahaha
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? My Husband's Church that he grew up in...November 2006
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. I love my dress! It fit my body perfectly. I have high hips and it hit me just right. I think was is a classic
If I were to get married now, I'd wear black heels (my wedding was black and white). I hated my white 4 inch pointy toe heels! Was so glad to take those suckers off during the reception!
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I like the way everything was. Might not have spent as much on the reception, and hired a different photographer to spend less money, but that's about it.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I am not religious, but my husband grew up in the church where we did the ceremony. I gave the preacher specific instructions since my family is Jewish and wrote out what I wanted the ceremony to say. I had beautiful poems and I took a lot of time putting it together. We went over it no less than 3 times, and each time he told me that it was great and that he would respect my wishes. Come wedding day-he did the "normal" Christian ceremony with prayers, and Jesus this and that. I was mortified and my family was a little upset. But we got through it. Other than that, it was great.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) Not really.
If you planned a wedding or commitment ceremony...no matter how long ago....
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? Cohasset, Massachusetts in an old white little congregational church follwed by a pretty formal event at The Red Lion Inn. The weather was a perfect early fall day. The ceremony was just what we wanted and the reception was the most fun I've ever had at a wedding.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. Nope, I hated my dress. I originally ordered a perfect gown. After waiting 6 months, I "found out" the dress was discontinued. So I fought to get my 1500.00 deposit back and had to get something that was able to arrive very quickly. I ended up getting a second dress for my reception because I hated my gown. So sad...
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I would do it all over exactly as we did. It wasn't an inexpensive event by any means, but it was exactly what we wanted. We started on Friday with a huge pre-wedding dinner and ended on Sunday with a big brunch. It was the weekend wedding we wanted.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? not really. I was pretty relaxed except for hating my dress.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?)
not really, still not a fan of the MIL...
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like?
We got married September 5, 2009. It was at a local nature park with the lake in the background. It was an outdoor ceremony and rainy although the rain let up enough for us.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011.
I loved my dress, it was mermaid style, Paloma Blanca
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?
I would definintely spend less. I helped pay for a lot of it and I don't feel like it was worth it now. Our reception was at a nice hotel and that part was awesome. If I could do it over again, I would elope somewhere tropical.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you?
Everything! And I really wanted my ceremony outdoors at this park, especially bc the pictures would be so pretty but it rained right after the ceremony so that was pointless!
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you
battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?)
No.
Danica 10.22.10 | Milo 12.23.12
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? I got hitched in Rockford, IL at a place called Midway Village (google it, it's great!) My big day was September 5th, 09 and it was a beautiful, sunny 80 degree day! That's a small miracle for Illinois in September...
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. I would definitely wear my dress again
But, after watching "Say yes to the dress" I always get this big urge to go dress shopping...It's kind of hard to see in the pic but my dress had a lot of intricate embroidery, with beads/pearls, and the back had a bow that tied at the waste and the ties went to the bottom of the train and had matching embroidery/detail at the bottom.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less? I wouldn't change a thing about my reception, but I guess if I had more money to spend I would have loved to have hired a violinist to play all the music at the ceremony, instead of having my brother do it from my ipod (which turned out ok.. he missed a cue or two but nobody noticed) I also would have paid to have my photographer there the whole time, instead of trying to get it a little cheaper and cutting out a few hours.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I was a bit of a bridezilla after the ceremony when my family wouldn't cooperate and stay in one place so we could get pictures taken... I would change my attitude, then maybe I would have calmed down and actually gotten pictures. There are so many family members I didn't get pics of I'm kind of sad.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) I battled with MIL then, and then battled with her again (even worse) when we got pregnant... so I can't say it helped pave the road! I don't know if planning the wedding helped prepare for a family, but I do know that I will probably throw a pretty darn good birthday party for my daughtersWhat year did you get married? Were you on the Boston wedding boards. You screen name looks familiar from that 'era'....hehe I was on there back when wedding planning in 03-05 and when I lived in MA. I was under the name BostonChickie.
1. Where and When did you get hitched? What was the big day like? We got married at a "museum". It is actually a collection of historic buildings. Our ceremony was in a grassy courtyard and the reception was in a big restored barn.
It was in the middle of June in 2008. It was super hot that day and a thunderstorm came through about 30 minutes after our ceremony, just as we finished getting pictures taken and all the guests were already inside.
2. Would you still wear the same style dress today? Feel free to PIP a pic of your dress or a pic of what you would prefer now if getting hitched in 2011. PIP below, I would wear the same dress, I loved it. It was exactly what I had in mind and I got it for a great price.
3. Would you have the same style ceremony/reception? Spend more or less?I would do it the same all over again except for the DJ and cake. The DJ played good music (thank goodness) but he caused a lot of drama and was kinda tacky. The cake just didn't turn out how I ordered it and I felt it was overpriced. But the food was good, and everyone had a great time which was the most important thing to us.
4. Anything you look back upon now and shake your head/laugh at yourself about because some element of the big day was SOOOO important to you? I was in a car accident two days before and had a big brush burn on my face from the airbag. So I was pretty self conscious about that and it did upset me that everyone kept saying how awful it was that I was in the accident, rather than telling me I looked beautiful like a bride wants to hear. But my photographer touched up every single photo and you cannot tell my face was messed up, so it wasn't as big of a deal as it felt that day.
5. Did planning a wedding help you in preparing for a family? (i.e. Did you battle it out with MIL then, so by the time you had a baby, relationships had become easier?) Not really. I planned the wedding pretty much by myself and we paid for it ourselves, so I didn't have to deal with my in-laws very much.