Getting Married? Renewing Vows?

I am the worst when it comes to writing thank you cards.  I never know exactly what to say.  I mean, I say thank you, it was thoughtful of you to think of me, blah, blah, blah.  I just don't think they come off as sincere and personal.  Thankfully I didn't have to worry about wedding thank you notes wording, because I never had a wedding, so I never got any wedding gifts that I had to thank people for.   Maybe someday Junior and I will renew our vows, and I will get to wear the white gown.  But, knowing how shy I am, I am not sure I can handle having to stand up in front of all those people.  I seriously have a little panic attack thinking about it.  It was probably a good idea that Junior and I were married at the courthouse, in front of just a small group of family. 

Maybe I will just look forward to my daughters getting married.  I think I could handle being the mother of the bride better than being the bride. 

It's Wedding Season

It's almost June, which means wedding season is going to be in full swing.  I got married in June.  In fact, June 22 will be my 15th wedding anniversary.  Not bad, right?  As most of you already know, I did not have a "real" wedding, with a reception and cake.  I was married in the courthouse, with only close family there.  I was planning a big wedding, but God had other plans for me, and it never happened.  That doesn't mean I don't dream about having the big white wedding someday.  I mean, I would love to pick out discount wedding invitations, China patterns, flowers, a dress and a cake.   I already have my wedding cake topper picked out, too.

You're surprised it's elephants, aren't you?  But you have to admit they are adorable.

Maybe for our 20th anniversary Junior and I will renew our vows, and have the celebration we never did.  The girls can be the flower girls, and Ryan can be the best man.  I think that will make the day extra special.

Let's just hope Junior and I don't pull a Jon and Kate and get divorced a year after renewing our vows.

Renewing Our Vows

In June, Junior and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. There are days that I can not believe we have been together this long. Then there are days when it feels like we have been married forever.

When we got married, we did the whole court house thing. I never had a real wedding, and sometimes I wish that I did. It is during those moments that I plan what kind of wedding I would have liked, and think that maybe one day I can actually have it. Not with another guy, but with Junior. I think one day I might want to renew our vows. This time around I can send out wedding invitations and hire a DJ and photographer. When I did get married, I didn't let anyone take any pictures, which is kind of sad. I do not have one picture of Junior and I from that day.

I think that maybe our 20th anniversary, in five years, will be the perfect time to renew our vows. I remember when my grandparents did it, and it was a beautiful ceremony. Our wedding invitations will have to say "renewal of vows" instead of wedding. The kids can be a part of it too, as flowers girls or bridesmaids. Ryan would be the best man, I'm sure.

Now I just have to save up enough money to make this happen. I doubt I can hit my dad up twenty years late.

June 22, 2015

This June, Junior and I will be married for 15 years. Some days this is hard for me to believe, because it seems like only yesterday that he called to ask me for a date. Don't worry, I am not going to share the story of our first date again.

June 22, 1995. My wedding day. I was five months pregnant, and for the first time during the pregnancy, I had morning sickness. Or maybe it was just my nerves, who knows. We weren't having a "real" wedding because of the pregnancy. We were just going down to the courthouse with only family and a few friends in attendance. I never got to send out wedding invitations or have a bridal shower, and I kind of miss not being able to do those things. I wanted to have bridesmaids and wear a beautiful white gown. I still want to do those things, and I always said that on our tenth anniversary that I would do just that. But, that anniversary came and went, and now I have my fifteenth coming up soon, and I am not prepared. It is now my goal to have a wedding on my twentieth anniversary.

I am going to send out invitations from the kids, asking for friends and family to join them as their parents renew their vows. I want my girls to wear purple and be my bridesmaids, and my son to be the best man. Everything will be perfect.

I have five more years to plan this, and no more excuses.

Justina McCaffrey Wedding Gowns

What do you think of this wedding dress?

It's a Justina Inc. dress. I have never heard of this company before, but president and creative director Justina McCaffrey has some beautiful gowns. I love the flow of this dress, and how it screams of femininity. If there is one day in a girls life where she wants to be all girly, it's her wedding day. If I ever have a real wedding, I hope I am thin enough to wear something like this.

Wedding Planning Made Easier

I never had a wedding. Junior and I were married at the courthouse. I know every girls dreams about her wedding day, and as much as I would love to someday have a "real" wedding, I don't know if I could handle all the preparations without losing my sanity. I went online searching for photographers and caterers, just to see what I would be up against, and came across this site that has all kinds of Los Angeles Wedding Services in one place. I could even search for services in my own town, too. The best part is that all I would have to do is enter information about the services I am looking for, and the professionals come to me. They will put in bids, and I can pick the one that best matches my needs. Just think of how much stress that relieves. No making phone calls or sending emails, and I would get the best deals, because the providers of wedding event services would be competing with each other for my business.

Maybe I'll plan a renewal of our wedding vows, complete with the walk down the aisle, for our twentieth wedding anniversary in six years. That's enough time to plan, right?

Kasi's Bad Luck

My poor daughter, Kasandra, has bad luck at weddings. It started when she was about six months old, and we were at my dad's wedding. My sister was holding her, and playing horsie with her on her knee. My sister heard a pop, and Kasi started screaming. An hour later we were in the emergency room, learning that she has a dislocated elbow. Unfortunately, for the next two years, we many many trips to the ER, because it has a tendency to come out of joint frequently. The doctors were discussing surgery with us because it shouldn't have been happening so often. Luckily, but her second birthday, she had healed well enough to avoid surgery, and it hasn't happened since.

Kasi's bad luck continued at my sister's wedding. She was the flower girl, and so excited to be part of the ceremony. I think she was six at the time. About thirty minutes into the reception, she fell and split her forehead open. We spent the next three hours in the emergency room, leaving after they knocked her out and put six or seven stitches in her head.

In both instances, we missed the receptions. Thankfully, my dad and sister both saved me their wedding favors so I was able to have a keepsake from their special day. I am not looking forward to Kasi's wedding day. I think it's a bad sign if the bride spends her own reception in the emergency room.