We were discussing last night how quickly just inviting the parents could turn into 20 people coming.
What about having a dinner party. Invite the parents over. Invite an officiant friend over. Maybe a friend to snap pictures. Only the parents don't realize what's going on. Until it's happening. It could seem incredibly romantic. I dunno. Just a thought. "hey I got this new camera, mind if I snap pictures this evening to test it out?" wine & cheese pre-dinner discussion...At some point one of the parents will say something about getting married. Other friend says "oh hey, I can do that, and oh look I happen to carry the papers around with me" [snap snap of pics] "do you? I do!" badda bing, y'all are hitched, the parents are teary eyed, it's all done.
My cousins actually had a small, surprise wedding. They told their relatives to come to an "engagement party dinner" at a local restaurant and then walked them over to a small chapel across the street where they were immediately married. It was very cool.
OK, so I'm not too far off the mark! I'm telling you, way too much romantic ideas wasted being single.
I'm all about the ceremony being private and simple and perfect and doing the celebrating with family and friends later. But I may be biased.
I couldn't have been happier with the county courthouse, an awesome lunch afterwards with the witnesses, and telling the families and Beep Me on the way to the zoo afterwards. But, again, probably biased.
...telling the families and Beep Me on the way to the zoo afterwards.
The zoo? Perfect. Me likey.
What about having a dinner party. Invite the parents over. Invite an officiant friend over. Maybe a friend to snap pictures. Only the parents don't realize what's going on. Until it's happening. It could seem incredibly romantic. I dunno. Just a thought. "hey I got this new camera, mind if I snap pictures this evening to test it out?" wine & cheese pre-dinner discussion...At some point one of the parents will say something about getting married. Other friend says "oh hey, I can do that, and oh look I happen to carry the papers around with me" [snap snap of pics] "do you? I do!" badda bing, y'all are hitched, the parents are teary eyed, it's all done.
Nope. I'm really set on just us. If my mom wants to host a little celebratory gathering later, I'll leave that up to her.
So my doctor I saw last Monday looked at my ears and said, "All clear." My ears saw this as a dare. I spent 6 hours in the ER yesterday. I have a double ear infection. I was sent home with a NEW antibiotic, a steroid nasal spray, and percoset so I can sleep.
I missed the annual adult slumber party and oh - just the birth of my FIRST NIECE.
I am furious with myself in so many ways.
Tomorrow is our anniversary. I loved eloping and that we just did it, then went out on our own and got In n Out burger and watched the sunset. And that is exactly what we are going to do tomorrow.
I think the lesson here is that it's awesomest when the wedding is as unique as the couple.
