Weddings
I have a wedding to go to in less than 2 weeks, some friends of mine who were originally planning to get married this November decided to pull the date forwards, and so it is now going to be in May. Now I am thrilled to bits for my friends, they have been together for 10 years and have 2 gorgeous children together. I am both excited and honoured to be a part of their wedding, they have asked me to do the signing thing for them and now they have asked me to write their vows for them. Yes thats right, these poor unsuspecting foolishly trusting in me people want me to write their vows.. only kidding there ofcourse, yes I will help them with their vows and I will do a nice job of it for them too. (Although I do think it would be hilarious to have them rhyming out to each other in a Dr.Seus style..)
So I have my thinking cap on this week as to what I can write for them..not such an easy task when it’s for somebody elses nuptials.
I also thought I had until at least October to think about taking a date to the wedding, or more to the point to find one. Not just anybody will do you know, if I’m taking a date somewhere it’s going to be a dam hot one, I am quite fussy there as you well know by now. I know it’s not the best way to do it but I was running out of time and the bride to be was wanting to know the name of who I would be bringing, so I resorted- yes resorted -to text messaging to not only ask a spunky hunky to go with me to the wedding but to confirm with the bride to be as well. Texting comes in handy when under pressure for quick answers, crikey.
Oh and it’s not just me, I was asked by a friend of mine to be her bridesmaid via texting, so with that in mind I say it’s totally fine to use texting for things like that, totally fine.
There’s the other ever pressing matter (you know what I’m getting to) what does a chicky babe wear to an outdoors wedding in May? I had a dress picked out to wear to this wedding when it was going to be held in November, (I also have a dress already picked out to wear to another friends big fat geek wedding also to be in November..) What does the chicky babe do? This is quite a dilemma. Go with the original dress and freeze like the buggery while my spunky date laughs at me and mocks me for my lack of appropriate clothing, (or would he keep me warm…no, I’m pretty sure he would go for the mock her senseless approach first) or should the chicky babe say what the hey and dare i say it buy something else? It’s a big decision, and so little time. There are options though, you know how I like my options.
As per usual there is a choice of 3, the 3 options being 3 different outfits. But how does a chicky babe choose? Ask the weenies to tell me which one makes my butt look smallest? Seriously, they would tell me for sure! Or does the chicky babe try on all 3 (individually ofcourse, not at the same time), and ask the spunky hunky for his honest opinion on which one he likes the best? (What if he doesn’t like any of them, then what!) Or abandon all of the above and go for something new, go for a 4. Like I said it’s a total dilemma and it all comes down to whether I’m willing to freeze and risk catching a cold. I could always take a jacket I guess.
But my ramblings aside back to the wedding or more so the subject of weddings, I don’t remember going to too many weddings while I was in my twenties. Either I just wasn’t invited to many or it wasn’t the thing to do, my point-yes there is one- that getting married seems by my own observation to be very much a thing to do in the thirty something years. Now that I am in my thirties-and many of my friends are too- weddings and babies have become very popular. What I have noticed is that those of us who got married while in our twenties are no longer married, we have become part of the group of divorced thirtysomethings, and believe me there is a heap of us out there. Everyone I meet has a story to tell and the stories are very similar, got married, got divorced, hello thirties here I come.
But back to my original line of thought, marriage seems to be very popular for those in their thirties, especially those who haven’t done it already. And I think it’s fantastic, it’s great to see people in my own age group taking that leap of faith and going for it, making a committment with complete confidence in what they are doing. I wish them all the best and I have to say I really do enjoy going to weddings now that I have been to a few, they’re great fun. OOh and hey Mr.Ed, you never know, I may well do some dancing at yours..
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Apr
Funny that you should blog about weddings this week, I got a text from my sister in NZ on Friday to say they are getting married on the 9th of May – yes, that is in 2 weeks time! As it will be her second wedding (she was first married in her 20s too) and his third wedding (lets not go into that), they are just having a registry office ceremony with my mum, step sister and a couple of friends as witnesses. As they already have a son together, the wedding is more for them to solidify their blended family and commit themselves to each other more firmly. I’m really happy for them but a bit gutted that I won’t be there (I did seriously look at getting last minute flights but having just returned from NZ 2 months ago, it just isn’t financially possible). But one thing my sis did point out was that I need to get my ass into gear and get married soon cause she is almost into her second marriage and I haven’t even started my first!
Hey the wedding I’m going to is on the 9th May too..and very similar situation too!
Well considering you ended up at the wedding of my friend from school earlier in the year, I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up at my sister’s wedding too
Pretty sure I would know by now if my friend was your sister! But just in case, her name is Sam.
Haha, not the same wedding then, my sister is called Ange