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Weddings, man!
I keep waffling. I would love to have a day where I can have all my friends in one room, and there is dancing. Also, cake. That sounds fun. But I don't want everyone to pay lots of attention to me, because it makes me self-conscious. There's a contradiction for you.
This is what I would like:
- October. Leaves falling outside.
- A fireplace inside with comfy armchairs for guests. People are sitting down with coffee and treats and stuff while Stephen and I are in the middle with the officiant.
- Word for word: "Welcome, friends and family to Jaime and Stephen's wedding. These two are in love, and and we are here to celebrate that, and their commitment to each other. Jaime promises to love Stephen for the rest of her life, with all of her heart and soul. Stephen promises to love Jaime for the rest of his life with all his heart and soul. Now exchange rings and kisses."
- Food.
- Toasts which include favourite poetry.
- Crazy dance party wherein Jaime and Stephen get to choose all the music.
- A week at some kind of small cottage inn, where Stephen and I can take walks and hold hands and come back to our room at night to watch episodes of Weeds.
My mom wants to know what kind of places I would like to register at. After pretending I knew what she was talking about, I went on the internet and found out that it means you basically go to different stores and make a list of what you want. Then people buy you things from there.
1. I don't like asking people for presents. I know that it's a custom to give wedding gifts, but I don't like the idea of being all, "I don't want those gifts, I want these gifts." And I don't want people to think I expect them to give us things.
2. I do not think Sephora has a bridal registry.
Stephen is not having these issues, as he is Mr. Easygoing. The only thing he gave me his opinion on was vetoing Ouija-Board wedding invitations from this website (click on the little "Til Death Do Us Part" tombstone to see them), as his parents would probably get really offended. He did, however, like my idea that we have a literary/book nerd theme, with Scrabble on every table. We could handmake bookmark-style invitations that way, and people keep the bookmark part.
THEN! Since we're not rich, I decided too see if I could find websites that would help plan a low-key wedding on a budget. If you google "wedding on a budget", it's no help at all. Oh sure, there's tons of info about wedding planning on a budget, but it's still like, tens of thousands of dollars. I think those websites are more, "Hey, you have x-amount of dollars! Here is a spreadsheet to help you keep on track! Also, look into hiring a wedding planner for $400 an hour!" I'm more looking for something like, "We had $50 and a karaoke machine. This was our wedding."
I keep waffling. I would love to have a day where I can have all my friends in one room, and there is dancing. Also, cake. That sounds fun. But I don't want everyone to pay lots of attention to me, because it makes me self-conscious. There's a contradiction for you.
This is what I would like:
- October. Leaves falling outside.
- A fireplace inside with comfy armchairs for guests. People are sitting down with coffee and treats and stuff while Stephen and I are in the middle with the officiant.
- Word for word: "Welcome, friends and family to Jaime and Stephen's wedding. These two are in love, and and we are here to celebrate that, and their commitment to each other. Jaime promises to love Stephen for the rest of her life, with all of her heart and soul. Stephen promises to love Jaime for the rest of his life with all his heart and soul. Now exchange rings and kisses."
- Food.
- Toasts which include favourite poetry.
- Crazy dance party wherein Jaime and Stephen get to choose all the music.
- A week at some kind of small cottage inn, where Stephen and I can take walks and hold hands and come back to our room at night to watch episodes of Weeds.
My mom wants to know what kind of places I would like to register at. After pretending I knew what she was talking about, I went on the internet and found out that it means you basically go to different stores and make a list of what you want. Then people buy you things from there.
1. I don't like asking people for presents. I know that it's a custom to give wedding gifts, but I don't like the idea of being all, "I don't want those gifts, I want these gifts." And I don't want people to think I expect them to give us things.
2. I do not think Sephora has a bridal registry.
Stephen is not having these issues, as he is Mr. Easygoing. The only thing he gave me his opinion on was vetoing Ouija-Board wedding invitations from this website (click on the little "Til Death Do Us Part" tombstone to see them), as his parents would probably get really offended. He did, however, like my idea that we have a literary/book nerd theme, with Scrabble on every table. We could handmake bookmark-style invitations that way, and people keep the bookmark part.
THEN! Since we're not rich, I decided too see if I could find websites that would help plan a low-key wedding on a budget. If you google "wedding on a budget", it's no help at all. Oh sure, there's tons of info about wedding planning on a budget, but it's still like, tens of thousands of dollars. I think those websites are more, "Hey, you have x-amount of dollars! Here is a spreadsheet to help you keep on track! Also, look into hiring a wedding planner for $400 an hour!" I'm more looking for something like, "We had $50 and a karaoke machine. This was our wedding."