...and I get married.
Holy crap that snuck up.
Gratz! What did you bribe her with to marry you? ;-P
May all your years together be good ones, even the not so good years!
Gratz! What did you bribe her with to marry you? ;-P
May all your years together be good ones, even the not so good years!
He, actually. So I guess I bribed him with Canadian citizenship. ;)
No, we're both Brit Blokes, actually, and emigrated to Canada before we met. Basically we travelled about 3000 miles to meet each other. Cue the "awwwwww."
Congrats! May y'all have good times and happiness on your day together!
Don't forget to tell any fam-damily that it's your day, not theirs, should they get all uppity on you. :P
Congratz then to the two of you! BTW, if you want a good place to go to, try down here in Savannah, GA. It is a nice little tourist trap! I wish you and your mate the best. You travel a difficult road, but I have a feeling that both of you are strong enough for it!
Ok, ok! Awwwwwww!!!
Ya know . . . the only problem that my wife and I ran into with our wedding was that when it came time to cutt he wedding cake we realized we'd left the knife at home . . . as far as problems go I think we came out fairly good.
Hope you have as good or better wedding than we had!
Ya know . . . the only problem that my wife and I ran into with our wedding was that when it came time to cutt he wedding cake we realized we'd left the knife at home . . . as far as problems go I think we came out fairly good.
Hope you have as good or better wedding than we had!
Didja dig in with your hands? That would be fun, too. :P
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Ya know . . . the only problem that my wife and I ran into with our wedding was that when it came time to cutt he wedding cake we realized we'd left the knife at home . . .
LOL, sounds like our huge problem...we forgot to pre-light the Unity Candle so it too a couple of frantic seconds of dipping the candles down, starting to lift them up and realizing that they hadn't taken, dipping the candles down... I always carry a lighter when I attend friend/family weddings now and double check that they've been pre-lit (with permission of course, I don't go around lighting candles at random).
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Marriage is the smartest leap I ever made in my life - I hope the same proves true for you.
Wedding cake is a challenge - my wife wanted to save a piece to eat on our anniversary (traditional enough) - my sister in law was in charge of ptting the cake in the freezer - unfortunately it sat on the counter for a week first (before see remembered - the cake probably would've been okay, but the filling (uggh).
A SPECIAL NOTE ON SHOES AND GROOMSMEN
The minister who married us demanded to see the bottoms of my shoes before the service...okay. It turns out a few weddings ago one of the groomsman wrote "HELP ME!" in black magic marker on the bottom of the groom's shoes (unbeknownst to the groom), at the part in the ceremony where he knelt the words were exposed to the shame, outrage, grief, and I suppose humor of many. Messed up the pictures though.
Good Luck! Where are you going on your honeymoon?
We're flying in to Vancouver, renting a car, getting to Victoria, spending a few days in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, then hitting Victoria proper, then ...
*deep breath of utmost longing*
... we're taking the train, with a first-class room-to-ourselves cabin, all the way back to Ontario. Through the rockies, along the plains...
*sigh*
Ten days. (Hurry up!)
grats! Just remember, as soon as you say "I do", she starts to say "I don't!!" :)
*grins* This is one of the joys of marrying a fella. Similar mindset. ;)
Welcome to the club of the married ones! (less then two months ago myself)
Lilith's piece of advice is one of the most important here. It is the day for you two. Don't let family try to change what you want.
Here's a quote from our bestman I thought you would appericate.
May for better or worse be far better then worse.
Let me offer some unsolicited advice on marriage:
Communicate with your significant other.
Compromise with your significant other.
Find something in common to do together.
Continue having "dates" all throughout your relationship.
My marriage is finished after 11 years, killed by not following the advice above. We never made time for most of them, and neither of us could seem to do enough to help fix things. Bleh.
Best of luck and many happy years to you!
M@
Congratulations!
Congrats! 2 pieces of advice that I got from someone married for 30+ years.
#1 Make time to play.
#2 Shower together as much as possible
Amen to both of those! :D
Amen to both of those! :DCongrats! 2 pieces of advice that I got from someone married for 30+ years.
#1 Make time to play.
#2 Shower together as much as possible
*scribbling madly in a book* Got it. ;)
Thanks to all of you for the advice and huzzahs. :) I can't wait for this particular adventure to begin. Planning the wedding? That was like a 'Tomb of Horrors' style adventure.
(Do you think bigoted photographers have damage reduction?)
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Good Luck! Where are you going on your honeymoon?We're flying in to Vancouver, renting a car, getting to Victoria, spending a few days in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, then hitting Victoria proper, then ...
*deep breath of utmost longing*
... we're taking the train, with a first-class room-to-ourselves cabin, all the way back to Ontario. Through the rockies, along the plains...
*sigh*
Ten days. (Hurry up!)
cool. Would love to go to Vancouver myself. I went to Costa Rica on my honeymoon. It was a BLAST.
...and I get married.
Holy crap that snuck up.
Let me give you some advice:
RUN!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, though: congratualtions.
...and I get married.
Holy crap that snuck up.
(Watches as your soul is about to be consumed)... My condolences.
Seriously, Congratulations and good luck at the wedding.
(Watches as your soul is about to be consumed)... My condolences.
Seriously, Congratulations and good luck at the wedding.
Heh. Nice. Thanks.
So all that's left is for me to pick up some rope (handfasting), two more candles (unity candle), and then get fitted for the tux. This wedding has so many different faiths, styles, traditions and little cultural tweaks that I'm sure the people are going to get whiplash...
Ah well. There's also going to be wild mushroom gnocchi.
Congrats, Bram. What part of Ontario are you in?
Ah, wild mushroom gnocchi...
I haven't made gnocchi in forever...I should make some, with a nice butter-garlic sauce.
I'd like to get my man a nice utilikilt - he'd dig an unbifurcated garment like that.
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So all that's left is for me to pick up some rope (handfasting), two more candles (unity candle), and then get fitted for the tux. This wedding has so many different faiths, styles, traditions and little cultural tweaks that I'm sure the people are going to get whiplash...
That's cool, Bram. I'm getting married in Calgary come November, and we're interweaving various cultures into our ceremony as well (Chinese, Aztec, various European...). Neither of us are very "conventional" from society's standpoint, and like having our wedding reflect us. After all, it's a celebration of the two getting married, correct?
Congratulations! Let us know how things turned out!
Congrats, Bram. What part of Ontario are you in?
I live near our Nation's Capital. :)
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Congrats on the marriage and after 19 years I can say:
1. Know that when the wife is unhappy, you are not happy.
2. You will never get the right color paint for the living room the first time or second or third (we are on #8 now)
3. Remember the first time you met her and when you have the moment that you just do not want to be in the same room as her think about that.
4. Every 3 years take a separate vacation for at least 4 days, the return to home Se_ is wonderful.
5. If she tells you she is in the family way do not ask how that happened. You will never live it down.
6. Keep surprising her, get her flowers for no reason on a Tuesday afternoon and tell her I was thinking of you.
7. Know when she gets her haircut and say something, but if she gets it colored you know nothing.
8. Find something you both like to do together and both of you find something to do alone.
9. Tell her that you love her everyday and live life like it is ending at the end of the week.
10. When you are arguing stop talking and listen to what she has to say.
My little thought on marriage and one last thing
"My you be a half hour in Heaven before the Devil knows your dead."
Kevin
Congrats on the marriage and after 19 years I can say:
5. If she tells you she is in the family way do not ask how that happened. You will never live it down.
Kevin
If that happens, I'm calling the newspapers first. Given that we're both fellas. ;)
Wonderful advice regardless of gender, and each one noted.
I'll see you all in a couple of weeks. Tomorrow's the big day!
I wish I could give you some pearl of wisdom; really do, been with my wife 13 years and still dont know what I am doing; just love her and be patient always patient. If you can go to bed each night and say to yourself that you cherish your wife then your probably ok; if you cant; your probably not communicating as you should be. Best of hope and prayers; am very happy for you as you embark on your new life.
Hey Bram!
We hadn't heard from you in a while... Did the Hitch go off without a hitch? Hope your wedding and honeymoon were great!
Everything was perfect/wonderful. We took the silver-blue train line with the sleeping cab all the way from Vancouver to Toronto, after spending a week in Victoria and Sook (where we had a cabin where every morning, we could roll over and say, 'Oh, look, the Ocean is still there.')
The hardest part was going back to work...