We went out to for hibachi last night - yummy AND entertaining. Then we went to see Observe & Report wit the ever loveable, crack shot Seth Rogen. Funny. God, we needed a night out
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Um.. okay... You seem not to have gotten one very, VERY important point.
THAT'S WHAT A HONEYMOON IS FOR! You need to get AWAY from your family - even if for only a couple of days, after you get married, and celebrate you as a couple. You'd be having none of those problems (rides, schedules, etc...) if you were going away. Kick off your marriage right. Tell everyone to forget it, and book a room somewhere nice - out of state.
Appreciate that - but we're doing honeymoon later, in California. Wedding is in Outer Banks, so we planned to get a little beach activity in during the days after.
That said, some advice from a recently married friend included: give up hoping your families accept the idea of liking each other much.
I'll second that. And furthermore, what people fail to realize, is that YOU don't have to like your family. Being married is great, because - and please, let me stress and re-stress and emphasize this
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After recounting the horror stories a friend of mine was having in trying to plan a small destination wedding without random family members screwing it up and trying to get things *their* way, I sighed heavily and glanced sideways at my Mom.
"There's no one in our family that's going to do that when I eventually get married, is there?"
Mom grinned and patted me on the shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, Honey. My Mother is in Michigan now."
But I'm sure something crazy will pop up anyway. That's how weddings go, right?
Well, here are a few points to consider. (putting myself out there hoping to be received in the right way...) More drama is NOT what you need, that is totally for sure. BUT, family is family is family.. not meaning you allow them to be crazy, just that you accept that they will be crazy. The thing with your parents is that they own the house (right?) and get to decide who and how long stays. That sucks. ALso, if they are paying for the wedding at all, they have a say. That sucks too. When John and I got married, my wedding dress was over $1000, the food alone was about to be ordered for over $2000, and that does NOT include the cake cutting fee the hotel resort was gonna charge of $2 per slice per guest. Then there was the dance floor installation fee, the chair rentals, the invites the cake the flowers the etc etc et. And my mom was gonna foot the entire bill. 4 months before the actual wedding, Slowly but surely I was seeing that the cake my mom chose had been ordered, not my choice... the flowers colors were the same thing,
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THAT'S WHAT A HONEYMOON IS FOR! You need to get AWAY from your family - even if for only a couple of days, after you get married, and celebrate you as a couple. You'd be having none of those problems (rides, schedules, etc...) if you were going away. Kick off your marriage right. Tell everyone to forget it, and book a room somewhere nice - out of state.
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That said, some advice from a recently married friend included: give up hoping your families accept the idea of liking each other much.
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"There's no one in our family that's going to do that when I eventually get married, is there?"
Mom grinned and patted me on the shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, Honey. My Mother is in Michigan now."
But I'm sure something crazy will pop up anyway. That's how weddings go, right?
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