I want to be able to appreciate the colour purple for what it is – a great colour, not My! Wedding! Colour! matchy matchy!
I want to be able to stop worrying that…
- There’s something I should be doing right now
- The centrepieces will look good
- The food will taste good
- The DJ will play great music
- The weather will be nice (May 2 – could go either way)
- Our families will get along
- I’m forgetting something (actually, this worry will never go away)
- We’ll look good in our pictures – and get all the pictures we want.
I want to be able to sit down and knit for a few hours so I can finish my sweater (what’s that you say? Sweater? Heck yes. My greatest knitting accomplishment to date is nearing completion). And then start some awesome new knitting projects.
I want to start the process of changing my last name on every legal document/account/etc that I have. The sooner I get started, the sooner I’ll be done. I figure it will be like having to change the password for most of my important computer logins – but having to send in paperwork to get it done.
I want to go on our HONEYMOON! We paid it off this afternoon. I hope we’ll be able to buy groceries tomorrow…(just kidding!)
I want to be officially part of his family, and him officially part of mine.
I want to stop seeing bridal advertisements on Facebook.
I want to stop second-guessing all of our decisions.
But mostly…
I want to wake up in the mornings with my husband. I want to be his wife. I want us to be a real, official, family. Erica, Denis, and our cat Max (to be continued…).
I want the cliched “rest of my life” to start ASAP. 36 days to go.
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Awh I’m sure it’ll come and be over before you know and you’ll be wishing it hadn’t happened yet because the night was so much fun you want to do it all over again.
{{hugs}}
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Amen sister. My weddding is in 8 days, I’m almost there. Then I can stop worrying about everything.
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Hey silly.. I think you should be wishing for your wedding to be HERE! Not OVER. Actually, if you’re wishing things, you should actually be wishing for your bachelorette party to be here.
Also, even if there is something you forget to do, even if the centrepieces don’t look perfect, even if the food tastes bad, even if the dj plays breakup songs all night, even if it’s raining or snowing, even if our families end up throwing cake at each other in rage (this worry confuses me), even if you look like a truck (just kidding! Not possible), it will still be the bestest time ever, I PROMISE.
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It’ll be over before you know it!
How long have you been engaged?
Just remember that something WILL go wrong – if you let it. All the quirks and “problems” that happen will make your day memorable!
I just pray you don’t experience a friend being led away in handcuffs, covered in pepper spray! :S
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The wedding will be great sweetie!!!
Love your future husband…
D
I was just posting about engagements the other day, asking opinions on how long one should be. Happy soon-to-be wedding!
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It will come faster than you realize. All these reasons are reasons why I think should I ever get married, I’ll just elope. =)
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A few observations from a new bride:
- It will be here and gone before you know it, so be sure to enjoy the ride!
- Bridal ads on FB will be around for many months still.
- Changing all of your legals will take longer than you expect (you have to wait 90 days to request your marriage cert., and nothing can be changed without it)
- BEWARE the task of wedding thank-yous. If your photographer offers the classic “Thank you” postcard go with it, and do them ASAP after the honeymoon. I’ve been making my own and it’s taking forever :S
Most of all, it’s your day, have fun with it!
it will be beyond amazing girlie!!!
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One thing you may have forgotten….to invite MOI…LOL
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Purple! I was actually going to write a post about how I am obsessed with purple lately. And I will soon!
36 days! holy cow that’s so soon! I remember how fast mine came up too, and I’m sure you remember that. And now I’m an old married woman who has over 1.5 years of marriage under her belt!
I have two weeks off before my exam so if there’s any worry-lifting I can do from Guelph I’m alllllllllll yours!
Love you, Stef
I’m very excited for your wedding to be here! I bought a dress for it today! (I think, if Matt like it)
Here’s some name changing advice:
-change over anything that doesn’t require legal documents now. I’m even talking your petro points card, or optimum card!
-Bring your marriage license from the church to the bank when you go to deposit your cheques. People will write “Erica and Denis Stapleton” and you won’t be able to deposit them because according to the bank, Erica Stapleton won’t exist! You don’t need to wait for the official certificate, just the one from the church will do! Also, sign all the cheques before you get there if there’s a lot. It’ll free up more time! And even make an appointment with the bank to change your name so it’ll be even faster!
I’m going to end this comment since it became very long.
I have a surprise for you in my RSVP card!
Don’t hold your breath about the Facebook thing – after my wedding, I started seeing DATING advertisements there.
P.S. Purple rocks.
When is all said and done, you’ll look back and wished that your wedding is here not over. I remember thinking the same thing. Looking back 7 years later, planning the wedding, the excitement etc.,then only for the wedding day to be such a happy blur, wishing the happy day would have lasted longer than what it did.
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I agree with Micaela. No matter what happens that day, the only thing that matters is that you have a good time and that you are marrying the love of your life.
Nothing ever is perfect. What’s the fun in that? No one will remember the colours or the cake or even the music, but they will remember how beautiful and happy you looked and what a great wife you will be to D. That is what is important!!!!!! As they say, “Quit worrying about the small stuff”. I promise I won’t throw any cake unless your side of the family throws it first!
If Aunt Patty says I’m right, then I am.
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I was updating files today and was thinking about you and Dennis….so thought I’d pop by to see what’s happening in your blog-world. A wedding is no fun if everything goes perfectly! It will be here soon and be everything that you’ve been dreaming about. 5 weeks to go!
You can worry about the details before and double check all you want (better be safe than sorry) but make sure to let go once the ceremony starts. Delegate to people you trust (tell them in advance what you want) and enjoy your wedding day! Before you know it, the day will be over. I wish to you and Denis to be as happy as my husband and I have been over the last 14 years.
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man, if the dj plays crappy music I’ll definitely step in and play some good old Great Big Sea. Also, even though a lot of us haven’t even met d-dawgs fam it’ll be fiine because who couldn’t love us? Aaand don’t worry about looking bad in the pictures. Pretty sure it’s impossibleee!
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It will all be over before you know it! Worrying is just being “normal”. Then, your dream will be true. You’ll be Mr. & Mrs. and wonder what you ever worried about in the first place. I have been here for only a few months & you all make us feel like we are part of it. Thanks & Enjoy!
P.S. I just wrote my very 1st blog the other day because of all the inspiration you give me.
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Me too! and my wedding isn’t for over a year! LOL good luck
Eile
great post. but something tells me when its over you’ll STILL feel like you should be doing something because you’re so used to it…lol
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