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There must be at least five wotmaniac ladies who are engaged now. Clover Send a noteboard - 26/04/2011 09:40:38 PM
So, I've been engaged for over a year now, and we haven't set a wedding date yet.

We've been engaged three months & have a tentative one... but it's a long way off now.

I like this, as I like being engaged. And planning a wedding sounds like an awful lot of work to me (and probably requires throwing a lot of money at it, too). I'm not really the kind of woman who's been planning her marriage since the age of 4.

I do have a vague sense that I want to throw a really cool party.

:)

So on to the survey:

1. 'Did you ever attend a wedding? (if not, prob this survey isn't for you)

I've been to a few. Last summer was the summer of weddings as most of the people I grew up with were graduating college and tying the knot with their HS/college sweethearts.

2. Do you like weddings?

Sometimes.

3. Did you ever organize a wedding? (Was it your own?)

Working on it. I have very mixed feelings about wedding planning because I can be intensely shy and am not great at organizing stuff, but I love all the little artistic details and have dreamt about my wedding day since I was small. I think what I'd really like is to design and plan a wedding for someone else, then look at the photographs.

4. What was the best wedding you ever went to, and why was it so good? (cue for: my own, because I love my spouse so much! real intention of question is that I want to know what made the party fun)

When I was ten, one of my father's coworkers married an Indian bride and there were live elephants and I got to ride them.

Come on, how can you beat that?

5. What kind of wedding would you like to throw yourself (if you were to marry at some point)?

It will be traditional but small and cozy and hopefully fun. I will invest much time into tiny artistic details and projects that no one will notice, because that's what I do. Also, I do want to feel like a princess, just not a poufy ball-gown kind of princess.

Like Jen, I'm becoming aggressively non-fussed about the people aspect. I actually wanted a decent number of attendees (if we're spending all that money, we might as well have a good party, right?), but my groom and I live 2100 miles away from our hometown, so I don't know if many people will be able to come. At first I felt sad and lonely about this. Then I realized I can't do anything about it and I should just do my best to provide a great time for anyone who can make it.

6. Do you like traditional weddings, or ones that do something unique/funny?

I like both - whatever reflects the couple best. But even traditional weddings should be personal. I'm not a fan of the completely standard textbook wedding (very common in the Midwest).
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Weddings Helene - 04/04/2011 02:16:28 PM 1350 Views
Own answers Helene - 04/04/2011 02:24:56 PM 922 Views
Bach. CEREMONY!!! LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 02:25:14 PM 970 Views
The wedding is the entire day, right, ceremony + reception? Helene - 04/04/2011 02:39:38 PM 914 Views
ha ha yah I was sober. Unfort. actually LadyLorraine - 04/04/2011 10:32:50 PM 700 Views
Coldness can sober/wake you up...of course, warmth then can make it come back with a vengeance. *NM* Helene - 05/04/2011 12:58:13 PM 352 Views
Yah, I would have put the window down LadyLorraine - 06/04/2011 04:44:12 AM 675 Views
Re: Weddings random thoughts - 04/04/2011 02:30:21 PM 851 Views
What's JP? Helene - 04/04/2011 02:43:56 PM 807 Views
The smart way to get married random thoughts - 04/04/2011 03:21:54 PM 725 Views
Ah... we don't do that here, at least, not that fast Helene - 04/04/2011 03:26:43 PM 713 Views
there is still a waiting periiod depending on the state random thoughts - 04/04/2011 04:36:43 PM 701 Views
Oh ok :-). Then it's not very different. Is it just Nevada that has the quick wedding? *NM* Helene - 05/04/2011 12:58:44 PM 337 Views
Re: Weddings nossy - 04/04/2011 02:56:31 PM 822 Views
But you're marrying Snoopster! Helene - 04/04/2011 03:15:42 PM 863 Views
That's part of the problem! nossy - 04/04/2011 03:26:20 PM 912 Views
snoopcester - 04/04/2011 03:54:42 PM 850 Views
Sorry, but you shouldn't have just assumed you were invited. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 04/04/2011 09:33:46 PM 340 Views
I am quietly confident I'm not her aunt. *NM* snoopcester - 04/04/2011 11:05:33 PM 342 Views
But how do we know you're not? *NM* Helene - 05/04/2011 12:59:05 PM 338 Views
Re: That's part of the problem! Macharius - 04/04/2011 04:11:53 PM 816 Views
She wouldn't be dramatic there, that would be fine. nossy - 05/04/2011 05:11:47 PM 835 Views
If you don't want drama, don't invite family. Seriously, listen to the voice of experience here. *NM* Macharius - 04/04/2011 04:07:42 PM 397 Views
you are not factoring in the drama of not inviting family. Camilla - 04/04/2011 04:32:51 PM 753 Views
Yes, I was. Macharius - 04/04/2011 06:51:29 PM 755 Views
Wow Camilla - 04/04/2011 06:53:18 PM 768 Views
How can you *not* invite family? Family is all that matters. *NM* Vivien - 05/04/2011 02:18:55 AM 389 Views
That entirely depends on how you define family. LadyLorraine - 05/04/2011 03:46:11 AM 824 Views
Re: That entirely depends on how you define family. Vivien - 05/04/2011 08:16:15 PM 739 Views
a lot of families create a lot of inner suffering LadyLorraine - 05/04/2011 10:49:50 PM 772 Views
Re: That entirely depends on how you define family. Clover - 26/04/2011 09:26:06 PM 778 Views
In your opinion. For me, as an example, it is the people I care for and respect that matter. snoopcester - 05/04/2011 10:26:53 AM 678 Views
We just come from different worlds. Vivien - 05/04/2011 08:14:32 PM 793 Views
Yes snoopcester - 05/04/2011 08:56:17 PM 820 Views
Sorry Grandma but we only had room for 100 guest and you didn't make the cut *NM* random thoughts - 05/04/2011 02:22:07 PM 329 Views
Are you getting married over here or over there? Clover - 26/04/2011 09:22:21 PM 739 Views
I've always wondered about how that works... ironclad - 04/04/2011 03:01:12 PM 792 Views
I asked my fiancé on a day I'd planned for quite a few months, but then ruined a couple of weeks Helene - 04/04/2011 03:20:41 PM 853 Views
Re: I asked my fiancé on a day I'd planned for quite a few months, but then ruined a couple of weeks ironclad - 04/04/2011 03:38:03 PM 886 Views
Re: I asked my fiancé on a day I'd planned for quite a few months, but then ruined a couple of weeks Helene - 05/04/2011 01:22:03 PM 804 Views
well, certainly you will talk about it with your s.o. before it happens. temeraire - 04/04/2011 06:47:30 PM 784 Views
Re: Weddings Birdeye - 04/04/2011 03:27:29 PM 881 Views
Re: Weddings TaskmasterJack - 04/04/2011 09:37:03 PM 778 Views
Gah, weddings. Camilla - 04/04/2011 03:43:51 PM 834 Views
Getting hitched snoopcester - 04/04/2011 03:54:20 PM 860 Views
Re: Getting hitched Camilla - 04/04/2011 03:57:18 PM 744 Views
that is the catch snoopcester - 04/04/2011 04:42:16 PM 769 Views
Re: that is the catch Vivien - 05/04/2011 08:18:33 PM 733 Views
Probably best not to count the wedding present snoopcester - 05/04/2011 09:01:45 PM 771 Views
Re: Probably best not to count the wedding present Vivien - 11/04/2011 01:20:24 AM 840 Views
Re: Weddings Macharius - 04/04/2011 04:19:16 PM 719 Views
Re: Weddings jh - 04/04/2011 04:58:28 PM 879 Views
Re: Weddings Stephen - 04/04/2011 05:42:06 PM 790 Views
ugh. we are having so much trouble with this... temeraire - 04/04/2011 06:30:10 PM 820 Views
A very special episode of Love Boat. TaskmasterJack - 04/04/2011 09:46:28 PM 764 Views
Well. Rebekah - 04/04/2011 09:50:04 PM 772 Views
Oooh, what did you wear? Vivien - 05/04/2011 02:26:51 AM 737 Views
You can see the top of it in my profile pic. Rebekah - 06/04/2011 08:37:49 AM 804 Views
I'd like to elope myself Mark - 04/04/2011 10:18:13 PM 807 Views
I do! Vivien - 05/04/2011 01:35:41 AM 699 Views
Re: Weddings wolfsister - 05/04/2011 02:40:38 AM 789 Views
Re-Weddings are cool; far less stressful, I think. Joel - 05/04/2011 04:38:03 AM 836 Views
Weddings...are we talking about mawage? Tom - 05/04/2011 09:18:17 PM 760 Views
Re: Weddings Aeryn - 06/04/2011 04:30:17 AM 783 Views
Re: Weddings globug0822 - 06/04/2011 05:58:54 AM 796 Views
I take it back... there was one. globug0822 - 06/04/2011 06:08:59 AM 665 Views
Re: I recently attended a wedding. mother of pearl - 15/04/2011 02:59:47 PM 903 Views
There must be at least five wotmaniac ladies who are engaged now. Clover - 26/04/2011 09:40:38 PM 840 Views
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