Wow, okay, my first ever post to this group. Hello, all! I've been reading all the wedding stuff and had to comment. Hope I'm not being a buttinski, having previously been a mere lurker. I will preface by saying that I was 39 when I got married two years ago and 38 when proposed to. I was disappointed that he didn't get down on one knee and that he did it on a night when I then had to go to work afterwards (I work mid shifts, so I left the restaurant and headed to my job), so no celebratory champagne. He explained the no down on one knee with the comment that he was asking me to marry him, not begging me. Fair enough. He explained the work night scenario with the comment that he had just gotten the ring and it was burning a hole in his pocket and he couldn't wait, which is very him, so that was understandable. We had the smallest possible wedding that still had everyone there that mattered to us - there were 36 people TOTAL, including the two of us. We had it Columbus Day weekend on the Sunday, assuming most people would have Columbus Day Monday off, but not have major plans for an obscure holiday. That would give them the Saturday to travel and the Monday to return. Quiet "rehearsal dinner" at my parents' house with hors d'ouevres. It was small and intimate and fun and I loved it. A wedding is a celebration of your commitment to each other and only the two of you can decide the best way to put that forward to the world. Not everyone needs the five tiered cake and the six bridesmaids and the china pattern, etc. Some of us just want a party with our friends and family - the ones that care, not the ones on some imaginary checklist. ANYway, just my two cents... and that's an awfully long first post, so I'm all done now... Resina
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