dude. my house. with the issues and the not handling them so well. it kinda sounds crazy. I mean, it is kinda crazy, just not all that abnormal for this particular situation, but most people don't know that.

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) argued, publicly and with a straight face, that if we limit carbon emissions, we're "taking away plant food from the atmosphere."

Maybe he is from an alien plant species.

Satayana

The Hannigan-Denisofs have earwormed me for We Didn't Start the Fire and I resent it just a little bit.

Obviously groom was #1, but it's not like I was worried he'd pull a bait and switch or something. #2 was my parents, esp my mom.

But yeah, the dress was important to me. The dress, the hair, the make up, all of it meant something to me. I've never been to the prom, never been to an event where I needed to wear a ball gown, and apart from my wedding, I probably never will. It was the one time in my life when I got to be glamorously beautiful.

Speaking of my wedding dress, I have a picture I need to upload of Frances trying my dress on. She wanted to see it so we took it out of the box, and then... well.... But it's a sweet picture. I'll try to find it and post it.

Edit: Wow Jesse's post makes a perfect unintentional segue.

Heh.

Yay for second dates, msbelle, and don't worry about the crazy.

I'm kind of amazed people have weddings. I mean, the same way I'm amazed that people ride roller coasters or go sky-diving. I understand that people who do it probably enjoy the experience, but it looks like torture.

Heh. I've had two weddings (both great), have gone skydiving (thrilling) and love roller coasters. I may be composed of Strega anti-matter.

Although unlikely to have a wedding day, I need to ask if this is true....I know Buffista brides are probably not the norm, but am I really supposed to believe that?

Generally speaking, the priorities of the relatives and friends whose weddings I've attended have been (1) standing up with the groom to begin the marriage (2) in front of family and friends (3) at a church or other location that's meaningful to one or both of the couple. Purchased trappings came much lower on the list.

I've never been to a wedding where the attendents clothes were paid for by the couple/couple's family.

My best friend intended to pay for my tux rental and my fellow groomsman's as well as his own. But I knew money was a bit tight, so my wedding gift was picking up the tab instead of buying them an appliance. (Also, I kept the bride's little brother from being eaten by the groom's German Shepherd/Dire Wolf halfbreed, though in retrospect they might have preferred an appliance instead...)

No such thing as too much crazy! OK, maybe there is, but still.

Oh, Jesse. You have clearly not been on enough bad dates recently. Or been a lesbian.

We were just telling our wedding story at the SO's birthday party Sunday. It definitely had OMG his family is insane moments in it.

Heh. Heh heh heh.

I think I'd care most about the overall reception/food/setting; essentially, throwing a party that is enjoyable for the people attending. The food need not be *memorable,* in the sense of being able to recall 25 years later exactly what side dishes were served, but tasty and plentiful. (Abundant booze goes without saying.)

But photos are right up there for me, after the party.

And then, yeah, probably my dress, because I want to look pretty in those all-important photos taken at the kick-ass party.

I don't anticipate buying an actual white Wedding Dress, though, at this point in my life. Something swanky and fun, certainly, but I'm over the Barbie Dream Wedding fantasy.

(Actually, I'd rather elope and throw the kick-ass party later, but both our families would murderize us if we did that.)

(Not that I'm even close to getting married, so I shouldn't assume who exactly falls in "both our families.")