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Spike's Bitches 38: Well, This Is Just...Neat.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 24, 2007 11:30:13 am PDT #935 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I recommend stepping slowly away from the wedding magazines. However, you may want to temper that with the feedback of someone who has actually planned a wedding.


hippocampus - Oct 24, 2007 11:31:54 am PDT #936 of 10002
not your mom's socks.

Vague is your friend when discussing wedding plans with people whose advice you don't want.

OR, you can mention locations that have the word "Smallpox" and "Pigs" in them. And make sure your officiant has an unusual name, like Flip, and used to party with your cousin's DH. That usually shuts everyone up.

sj - my advice is to do what you want and keep it as simple as you want. I'm with Sparky. If I'd stayed vague, I would have been much happier and less stressed.


Atropa - Oct 24, 2007 11:31:54 am PDT #937 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I recommend stepping slowly away from the wedding magazines. However, you may want to temper that with the feedback of someone who has actually planned a wedding.

Run far, FAR away from the wedding magazines. Their whole purpose is to get you to spend insane amounts of money.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 24, 2007 11:33:27 am PDT #938 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

ION, I am suddenly very excited for Thanksgiving! We were originally going to have my parents and grandmother up to our place, but yesterday, my grandmother asked if we would consider moving the dinner to her place- much easier for her. I agreed, and today not only did I make a reservation at a nice cozy hotel nearby Grandma (as opposed to the Holiday Inn Express next to the highway) but a really good friend of mine is having Thanksgiving in CT and he and his wife will (hopefully) be staying at the same hotel! So, I'm really excited.

Bear in mind this is the same Nora who tends to wail and gnash teeth about the holidays. Yay!


vw bug - Oct 24, 2007 11:34:27 am PDT #939 of 10002
Mostly lurking...

sj, my SIL is a wedding planner. While she is in Kansas and clearly can't plan the wedding, she may be willing to chat with you a bit and give you some tips. {{{sj}}}

Susan, go you with accessing your resources!

Stephanie, that is ridiculous!

Speaking of ridiculous, ND, I hope you're in the air now.

I am at the hotel where the conference is. I have registered and am feeling much less overwhelmed about this whole thing. Apparently, someone already wants to meet me and left me a note in my registration materials! She grew up right down the street from where I currently live. So exciting.

Ok. So, the next few days is gonna be conference-likes-carrots. Sorry.


-t - Oct 24, 2007 11:34:50 am PDT #940 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

some of the wedding magazine writers are on the bad crack.

Many, I'd say. Do whatever you like, accomodate the traditions and desires of your family and his family only insofar as it doesn't interfere with your wedding being the way you want it, take any helpful tips that you find in the wedding magazines and disregard the rest.


Sparky1 - Oct 24, 2007 11:36:44 am PDT #941 of 10002
Librarian Warlord

OR, you can mention locations that have the word "Smallpox" and "Pigs" in them. And make sure your officiant has an unusual name, like Flip, and used to party with your cousin's DH. That usually shuts everyone up.

Contrary to what my cousin believes, announcing that one is getting married on Smallpox Bay, where the a war over a pig was fought and that the rabbi was named Flip didn't shut anyone up.

But I had a very nice wedding for $10K. Ask Lee, or Plei.


Vortex - Oct 24, 2007 11:40:51 am PDT #942 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

A tip: when asking caterers, hotels, etc. about cost, tell them that you are planning a dinner or a party, don't say "wedding". some of them will jack up the price for a wedding.


-t - Oct 24, 2007 11:41:35 am PDT #943 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds great, Nora! I'm a little stressed about Thanksgiving, myself, just because we'll be moving sometime around then and my MiL has asked twice if she should come out so we can have Thanksgiving together. I don't think she will just go ahead and buy a ticket and come out after we;ve told her twice that it wouldn't be a good time for a visit, but I'm not completely confident.

Welcome to the West Coast, vw!


vw bug - Oct 24, 2007 11:45:09 am PDT #944 of 10002
Mostly lurking...

Hi, -t! And belated hi to erika! I waved as I flew over!