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06/18/2010
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I'M MARRIED!
And it was wonderful!!
Well, in all the hubub, I kinda stopped updating this blog. But I thought I would come back and put up one last post to serve what little inspiration we maybe able to share. I always wanted to be sure to give a shout out to the site that really helped me pull everything together: www.offbeatbride.com
We got married in the Japanese Gardens (where we got engaged) with a few friends and family in a circle around us. Rush and I walked into it together as everyone sang Down In the River to Pray. A family friend that we both know well performed the ceremony and it lasted about 10 minutes. We didn't exchange rings (I love my emerald ring and Rush just didn't want one of his own), and I held a pinwheel made of vintage hymn sheets. We closed the service by joining the circle and singing For the Beauty of the Earth with everyone. We then moved the party to a banquet hall with a lot more friends and family. As guests walked in, they signed their name and a message to a piece of paper to hang on our Wishing Tree (which was almost more trouble than it was worth because those ribbons were tiny and the holes in the paper were tiny and the knots I had to tie in all 200 of them were TINY). They then pressed their thumb to an inkpad and put it on our Thumb Print Tree that my sisters husband painted. On the way out, we had CDs from our reception band with our names on them and a basket of noise makers for fun. We set up a photo booth area with random stuff from my closet and little masks that my best friend made for people to play with (although I wish I had put a better camera over there because the pictures didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped). The food was delicious and there was a mashed potato bar with all the fixings that we put in little plastic cups. Rush doesn't like cake, so we substituted his favorite dessert there: Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I had chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing (from Publix but everyone said they were amazing). The cakes sat behind a Japanese Bridge that Rush built with Legos holding a little doughnut man and cupcake girl that I made out of clay. We had a local folk band, Act of Congress, rocking the reception. The lead guy, Adam, learned the accompaniment to a piece called Mario Kart Love Song that Rush and I sang to each other at the reception instead of a first dance. There were different shades of purple paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, little candles everywhere, and my sister's husband's mother (my mother-in-law-in-law?) made 12 big center pieces that we put around made of curly, whimsical wooden and purple things (NO FLOWERS!) We exited to the sound of everyone playing tiny, plastic instruments on which we (and by we, I mean I, myself, alone, for hours) wrote "R ? E 5.29.10." I heard a bit of laughter when we got in the car because I got in the driver's seat but, hey, that's how we roll! We went straight to Sonic and got delicious drinkies and then passed out on the floor of our apartment watching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Woke up at 6am and drove to Disney World! Funny story about the Thumb Print Tree: it no longer exists. My sister's husband, Noah (the one who actually painted it) put it on top of the car when they were loading stuff up and... left it there. In a rain storm. I think we're going to recreate it. My family was so so so upset about it and even thought about making a fake replica and lying to me. When I finally found out I just laughed and they were very relieved (though still slightly mortified with themselves for some reason). It was beautiful, it was perfect, it was all worth it :) |
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03/15/2010
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Etiquette...
Please help!
Okay. So we were going to get married last September and, in planning that, we had talked to a lot of people about it. We were going to invite 400 people so almost all of friends knew they were going to be on the guest list.
Over a full year later, we are finishing planning our May wedding with a guest list of 100 people. Not only do we have to cut 300 people from our list, but we also are not close to the same people as before. My dilemma is that several people who we are NOT planning on inviting have said things like "can't wait for the wedding!" and stuff like that. They're not be presumptuous, really, since I had implied earlier that they should come. We cannot just add people because the wedding is at my home and we simply can't hold any more. We're going to have a party at our new apartment about a week after the wedding but I feel awkward about those people who, for good reason, expect to come to the actual ceremony. What should I do?? |
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01/04/2010
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Is this just too crazy??
I've had a wacky idea and I'm really in love with it but I wonder if I'm just loopy after all the wedding planning I've been doing/lack of sleep...
I was trying to think of what music to have my violinist play for processional and all that and, from one train of thought to another, I somehow came up with this. We can break up the families and as each group comes in they start singing the verses from "Down to the River to Pray" while they walk down the aisle, and keep singing until everyone is in. So it would go like this: *Our sisters: As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way! O sisters let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sisters let's go down Down in the river to pray *Our brothers: As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the robe & crown? Good Lord show me the way O brothers let's go down Let's go down, come on down Come on brothers, let's go down Down in the river to pray *Our fathers: As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way O fathers let's go down Let's go down, come on down O fathers let's go down Down in the river to pray *Our mothers: As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the robe and crown? Good Lord show me the way O mothers let's go down Come on down, don't you wanna go down? Come on mothers, let's go down Down in the river to pray As I went down in the river to pray Studding about that good ol' way And who shall wear the starry crown? Good Lord show me the way O sinners, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sinners, let's go down Down in the river to pray As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the robe and crown? Good Lord show me the way I'm not exactly sure what we'd do with the end as far as Rush's and my entrance but anyway... yeah. Thoughts? For the record, both of our families are very musical and love to sing. |
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01/02/2010
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I'M BACK!!
and more in love than ever!
It has been a long, long journey but after spending 4 months overseas and praying A LOT, I am absolutely positively sure that Rush is The One. I thought I was protecting him from me because let me tell you ladies, I do not deserve him! All I did was cause him an immense amount of pain thinking he was going to lose me forever. We are together and happy and now I have less than 5 months to plan this wedding!! Everything is going to be a lot more simple than my previous plans and we're going to have it in my very own backyard :D
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05/27/2009
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Well, never mind...
oops
Turns out, I'm not ready to get married. We've postponed. For all I know, indefinitely. I'm going to go live in London for a few months. Am I running away? Probably. Better to figure it out now than 122 days from now, right? Prayers and thoughts and words of advice are greatly appreciated. I've spent the last couple months trying to hear God telling me if I'm with the right man, but I haven't heard Him yet. It hurts more than I ever would have expected to have to hurt Rush. Here's hoping I come back someday and use this site to finish planning my wedding.
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02/24/2009
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Short dress + long veil?
I like the idea of a train, but I absolutely sold on the idea of a short dress. What do you think about wearing a veil with a train over a short dress? I can't find any pictures of this and it's really frustrating! Though, perhaps that means it's a bad idea...
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12/23/2008
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Who's day is it?
A lot of brides plan their wedding to be all about them. I feel like that's the norm. I just watched an episode of Rich Bride, Poor Bride in which the tables were turned. The groom decided everything and kept saying it was HIS day. Mine is all about Rush, me, and our parents.
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11/29/2008
  a flair board I made on facebook orange and pink board I found pink, green, orange photography inspiration cakes! pink, orange, green pink, orange, green pink, brown, green mosaic5564553 mosaic8706384 pearls, feathers, and balloons in my colors MY COLORS!               |
Inspiration Board
Brown, Green, Pink, Orange
Most of these I made, some of them I found. I just love seeing all the different aspects put together!
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11/22/2008
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How are you splitting Holidays between the two families?
Our plan is this:
New Year's - with his family every year Easter - alternate every other year Thanksgiving - with his family every year Christmas - with my family every year We haven't even thought about Mother's Day, Father's Day, or 4th of July. We'll probably end up alternating every other year with all of those I figure the fact that they get New Year's and Thanksgiving balances out us getting Christmas every time... Maybe... I just can't imagine giving up my Christmas traditions and he doesn't care as much about his... What are other couples doing? |
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11/16/2008
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PLEASE GIVE ME ADVICE!!!!
Should I replace one of my bridesmaids?
I posted a long post about this a while ago. Long story short, I asked a really good friend of mine to be a bridesmaid but now we're not friends. She got really mad at me the other day and we had it out. The end of the conversation was good. We talked things through and came to an understanding. Then we decided to DTR (determine the relationship) because a lot of our problems stem from not knowing what we mean to each other. What we decided was that we are friends, but not close friends. I told her that this raised another issue (meaning that she was supposed to be a bridesmaid). We talked about it a little and she said she would do it if I want her to, or she will just sit out and I can pick someone else if I want to. She cried, but even she said she didn't know why she was crying. It's going to hurt, I know that. It is officially declaring the end of our deep friendship. That is happening regardless though, so maybe I should just suck it up and ask her not to be my bridesmaid anymore. The thing is, she is the only one who has been through it all. She was the first one I told we were dating, the one I would talk about when he was annoying me, the first one I told we were engaged! Not to mention, she's known my fiance longer than I have. Her family and his family are old friends. The friend I would replace her with is relatively new. She and Rush know each other well and I love her to death. She's my best friend. So. Do I go with my new best friend who is totally there for me now? Or do I go with my old best friend, who is no longer close to me, who used to be there for me? PLEASE HELP!! |
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