We should have had a wedding....
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (167211)
Boise, Idaho
April 3, 2012 3:49pm CST
My ex husband came to talk to me several months after I had left him due to his drug use. He looked horrible. I think he had been up for days. I had missed him and we went for a drive and talked. He told me during the conversation that he wished that we had had a wedding. He was sorry he hadn't given me that. (We were common law) I think about that sometimes. I have never had a wedding. I have stood before a justice of the peace several times but never had a wedding. I watch that cable show sometimes with the David T. wedding planner that travels to different places to give a couple their dream wedding. He has done some fancy and odd ones. Did you have a nice wedding? Would you like one? What would the theme be? Colors? And are you planning one or just a judge? Or are there memories of the one you had?
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@befrindwithme26 (5805)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
I am not married yet,but maybe i will be soon..he he or later.I just want to have happy,wonderful look wedding.The most is that not only wedding but the good happy family to be soon.
And will go anywhere,and enjoy .
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Apr 12
I hope you find a person who is good for you. A wedding can be such a lovely memory.
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@befrindwithme26 (5805)
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
Sure,God will provide the best person to me and to live together long until His time.i trust God about it.
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
4 Apr 12
I had two weddings, but the best one so far was my daughter's wedding, not one of mine. My first wedding was the formal type, and I was just twenty, and I did have a wonderful time, and lots of stress, as I made the attendants' dresses etc. as well as ties and cummerbunds for the guys. Mostly what my mom did was crochet the sleeves for my dress, the Irish crochet rose motif, with pearls inthe center of each flower. My second wedding was small, in our church parlor. I bought blooming plants to decorate. My younger sister helped me order my dress and hubby's suit. I had the children's choir from church sing, as well as some of my best friends. My son played the bridal march on the trumpet, my mom and dad were both still alive. My daughter's wedding was great. She made her dress, except we took the sleeves from my dress and put in hers. I made the outfit for the flower girl. My daughter and her fiance made candle stands that were more than six feet tall. We secured them up the aisle by using a wreath hanger to hold them to the pews. They had glass globes. I made or recycled table cloths for the reception and made most of the food. Good memories there.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Apr 12
Your weddings sound so very nice. The first with the crocheted Irish rose with the pearls sounds beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
23 May 12
Maybe you could start a album or something to comemorate this. So then it would go on in the family. Pass on the album and sleeves together.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
4 Apr 12
We had a nice wedding. To be honest, though, even though I enjoyed it, it wasn't that important to me. Still, it was nice. We got married in my husband's family's church and had dinner at my favourite restaurant.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Apr 12
The actual marriage ceremony is so short I think the reception and sharing time with friends and family is what is really important.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
7 Apr 12
I like the idea of a nice wedding but I have never had one. It is very expensive and I never had the extra money to think of planning one. I would like to have a nice wedding for my daughter though. If she wants one. Some people are happier just going to the judge without the stress of planning a ton of stuff.
I would do white and peach. I think I might want it to be on a beach or in a beautiful place. White and pink blushed roses would be my flower of choice.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 12
One would be very stressful indeed. I couldn't handle one because of my anxieties. I think a nice reception maybe. But I won't be going there again. Blushed roses would be lovely. I like the little minatures.
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
10 Apr 12
we had a wedding but it had been taken over by our mothers to a point that it was nice but not really us at all. I had chosen a cream color and dark green to match the variegated ivy I had in my flowers. We had gorgeous flowers as my cousin's wife at the time was an expensive florist and the flowers where our wedding gift. I did not get the dress I wanted as I was forced to wear something my mother would purchase because we didn't have the money. Though the dress I loved was less money then the one she liked she not only insisted but after I had ordered the dress I liked called them back and canceled it telling them I had changed my mind and that we would take the one she liked. I got the dress back three days before the wedding and saw it was not the one I had chosen. I had no choice no dress could be done in three days. I wa sluck enough to marry a good man who am lucky enough to still be with all these years later. We recently spoke about a reformation of vows and having a reception and ceremony our way. We think in a few years we will do so for our 20 th anniversary.
@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Apr 12
WOW! So I guess you did the wedding for the moms, huh? Ugh! Well, I hope you can have it the way you want it for your 20th. I think the reknewing of vows is so romantic. And I am a die hard romantic. I wish you well. Hope it is a lovely day and very memorable.
@honest_efforts100 (1607)
• India
18 Jul 12
I am not married yet but I plan for a wedding for my spouse. The theme would have to be very unique and the colours would be purple white and other colours that will not crash with purple. Dark blue can also work for me. I have been in wedding before and I like the mark it lives on once life. It is an experience worth going through.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul 12
I think it should be thought of as only going through once. I hope that when the time comes that you have a wonderful wedding and lovely day.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
3 Apr 12
I think that, whatever you do to celebrate the permanence of a relationship, that is a 'wedding'. You may do in church 'before God' (but, more importantly, in the presence and with the acceptance of family and friends) or you may make it just a 'personal' thing. However you do it, it should be a personal affirmation of a commitment.
Now, there are times when we can't continue with a relationship. Our 'love' of someone doesn't actually work, even though we miss that person. A 'love' relationship happens for a number of reasons, not all of which are really 'love'. A relationship can also become an "ex" relationship for reasons which are very definitely 'love'.
Your 'ex' is, perhaps, trying on a kind of emotional abuse by saying that he wishes that you had a wedding. He knows you as well as (or better than) you know yourself. He knows what buttons to press.
Weddings are very emotional and evocative occasions. It depends where you come from, but most people (especially the ladies) tend to think of the reception and all of that stuff as what is to be remembered. The church (or civil) ceremony is really just an 'incident' (although, perhaps, the private point of it all). Most people, however, think of the 'wedding' as being mostly the reception and the festivities afterwards.
You really don't need people you are fond of to manipulate you emotionally like this. It's possible that your 'ex' isn't aware of what he's doing. You should be ... and you should also be (kindly) pointing it out to him and showing him why his dreams are really just empty wishes ... we may wish that things had been different, but they aren't. What we have is what we are NOW and (very often) why it didn't work before and why it won't work now.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Apr 12
You are so right. And I think that I get emotionally embroiled in the memories, what ifs and dreams too much. Thank you for your input. It gave me alot to think about.
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@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
I had a simple church wedding but 12 years after a happy marriage my husband was befell by a kidney malfunction. I thought of just having a more beautiful wedding when we have to renew our vows on the 25th or 50th wedding anniversaries but it would never happen. Though I was contented with my best friends and young nieces in my wedding entourage with my parents and my parents in laws plus the principal sponsors close to us in that occasion. Still I dreamed of having a nice renewal of vows should my spouse didn't passed away that early. I wish you a beautiful wedding. For sure it would be nice as long as you had planned it. Best Wishes.
@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Apr 12
I would have to wish that for you as I am no longer having any relationships. SOunds like you have a nice family so they can add to the wedding ceremony. Best wishes to you.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
3 Apr 12
That sounds like a nice conversation.... I have always been the type to know that I want a wedding. Of course it's not always in the budget. But I know that I want one, however long I have to save up for it is OK by me. THe only problem is that I am no where near marriage at this point...Don't even have a boyfriend. . Ahh, well, the dream is still there.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Apr 12
It was. And your dream is a nice one for a young person to have.
@shylade (3132)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
I had my dream wedding and for me that is one of the most unforgettable days in my life. On that day all eyes were on me while walking in the aisle wearing my white mermaid gown and my long white veil, and holding a bouquet of white lilies and roses. It was magical and I don’t even remember who are the people around me, saying “you’re beautiful!”
It was my dream wedding that changes my life from being just me to being the two of us, and now to the three of us. it is not perfect day though since it keep on raining but when the Church bell rang, the rain stopped and the sun shine as if God was delighted. I want to have it again when we reached our 25th year, and it is way to go.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Apr 12
Your wedding sounds wonderful. What a dream day! And to repeat on your 25th year would be splendid. It is definitely the way to go.
@dianon_ice14 (461)
• Philippines
3 Apr 12
I think every woman would love to have a PERFECT wedding even if they regret to themselves.
When I was younger,(but i'm not that too old now) I used to dream of having a wedding in a CRUISE SHIP. YEAH! I know it's kinda big and fancy, but hey! that's a dream you so dream BIG. I want it to be more private, like I just want to invite the CLOSEST people in both of our lives and just enjoy the moment together.
BUT it has changed. For me, it doesn't really matter if I get married through a judge or church as long as I got married to the man I would really love to spend my whole life with and willing to hold on to our vow no matter what.
WEDDING is just like formality for law that you are legally married but the most important thing is that your relationship.
SOME marriage were very fancy but they ended up being separated few months or so....SOME were unmarried but remain as a couple.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Apr 12
I think that the perfect wedding would be the ultimate dream for sure. But it doesn't have to happen to have a good marriage. The ceremony is important and is so short. Each one is individual.
@polilablowe (21)
• Singapore
4 Apr 12
I think getting a real wedding is every girls dream. Its mine too. My husband and me are only married by civil ceremony. We planned to get married on a church last year on our 5th year weedding anniversary but we just had a baby a few months before that so the finances are not that good. We are planning to have it this year or next.
If i would have a wedding, it would be on a church that i really loved. Blue would be the mottiff as i love blue. It would be a very simple and intimate one for us.
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@celticeagle (167211)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Apr 12
It does seem to be every girls dream. Your wedding plan sounds nice. We have a small white church down by the college that is very quaint and lovely. I think if I was ever to do it again I would have a ceremony there. Hope you are able to have your wedding.