GF and I have been through a lot recently (and it’s not done yet) and we also need to get around to tying the knot sometime soon, so we’ve been talking about it.
We had a really cool plan. Our original idea was to buy a house, have a massive house-warming party and invite everyone and anyone. I was even going to try to get my “Germany” family here without my mother’s knowledge. I thought we’d have it catered, perhaps hire some entertainment, and bring in truck loads of alcohol. Once the party got moving well, GF and I would disappear into the house, and reappear dressed for a wedding and surprise our house-warming guest with a wedding. This way, no one got dressed up, brought gifts, had to pick out invites, centerpieces, bridesmaid dresses, a gajiollion dollars worth of flowers, or all the other masses of crap that accompanies traditional ceremonies. Unfortunately, our beautiful new home didn’t fit into the plan as well as we wanted it too. (It needs a lot of work and just doesn’t quite fit our original idea.)
So we’ve been batting around other ideas. We don’t want anything too traditional, and definitely nothing too very expensive. (We both feel that people waste obscene amounts of money on weddings.)
And we’re seriously thinking about Vegas. And if we’re gonna do Vegas, then it also has to involve Elvis. And a Pink Cadillac. Maybe even a drive-thru. Seriously.
That first idea sounded absolutely dreamy. We got married in my Dad's house in front of the Christmas tree (Dec 19) with less than a score close friends and family there. We celebrated big for the whole family at the following family reunion. It worked out very well.
Posted by: Jim at September 25, 2004 12:23 PMI would so love the Elvis Vegas wedding. I would so love it. If you do it, please please tell me about it, I am so excited for you.
And way to sneak in news about a wedding, babes :)
Posted by: Helen at September 27, 2004 2:02 PM