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Date Posted: 18:01:01 04/09/03 Wed
Author: SavCal
Subject: My best advice? Don't sweat the small stuff and do what *you* want (m)
In reply to: Blondie 's message, "What type of wedding did you all have? (m)" on 07:53:29 04/09/03 Wed

not what your mom, sister, best friend, future MIL, etc want.

that said, my wedding was small adn simple. About 50 guests (lots more invited, but most family lived FAR away) in a local, gorgeous catholic church. Got the perfect dress and had the perfect church and the perfect man. Other than that, I didn't really care. Had a small cake adn punch reception afterwards. Did the decorating myself (help from friends of course). Not a lot of flowers ... corsages and boutenieres (sp?), single roses for the wedding party gals, small bouquet for me and a few sprays upfront. That's it.

Get a good photographer. The pictures last much longer than the ceremony. And take as many as you can BEFORE the wedding ... all brides family, all grooms family ... everything that doesn't have bride and groom together in it. Saves time later on when your guests are waiting for you to join the reception. and helps fray the nerves because you're busy doing something.

The most important part to me (other than the few things I mentioned above) were a few of the guests. My maternal grandmother died a few months after my wedding. And the family pics of the wedding with her in it are the last anyone had of her. It was so meaningful that she was there. And some old friends of my parents that had known me since before I was born showed up. Taht was really special.

Anyhoo .. I'm rambling now. Congrats!

Hollie

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  • Haven't 'done' this but it's my ideal.... -- LOF, 14:45:38 04/10/03 Thu
  • OH, and if... -- LOF, 15:05:54 04/10/03 Thu
  • So funny... -- thegirlsmom2, 08:12:34 04/21/03 Mon
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