Like I need another blog.
I can't sleep. Could be the past three days' nonstop eating; could be our first purposeful wedding discussion and its subsequent stomachache. The topic, by the way, was The Date. Don't wanna go into it, really, but after some thought and a few deep, determined breaths, here's a preliminary list of what I want for our wedding:
- For S and me to remain at its center
- For our family and friends to have a positively memorable time
- For the finished product to reflect love, not obligation
- Utter simplicity
Tall order. But that's what I want. Details like a date that doesn't suck, a makeup artist who shows up on time, and an excellent menu will all fall into one of the aforementioned categories. I want my hair in a half-ponytail. I want at least one of those glass-clinking kisses to be shared by every couple in attendance. I don't want my dress to touch the ground. I don't want to wear white shoes. But above all, I don't want to be swept away by details that really don't matter.
Just before bed, we talked and S said that he didn't know that stuff had to be planned right away. What a great feeling to remind him, and myself, that it doesn't. We just got engaged. And I'm the luckiest person in the world. I can still hear myself say to a good friend, months and months back, that I knew that I could marry S then and there, with no ring, and no huge ceremony - just him and me, living in the moment and looking forward to forever.
So if we wait till 2009, or have that ideal 2008 wedding, or if we get married tomorrow, the end result will be the same: We'll be together.
Deep breaths.
:)
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"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is." - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2 comments:
I love you! I thank God we are on the same page as far as this wedding goes. Its good to read about it because sometimes I get swept away with all the other things and need help remembering the small details. I do get the gist of it all but I'm glad you blog about it so I know you are feeling the same way I am.
-S
My plan: A ridiculously poofy cinderella-eque dress and white slippers, have not decided what kind or slingbacks. I plan on being comfortable at my wedding.
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