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July 24, 2007
Wedding Meme
Look! Here I am!
I know. It's been so long that I couldn't remember my MT password. That's bad. And now that I'm here, all I'm going to do is give you a meme:
Today is our fifteenth wedding anniversary, so here’s the wedding meme that everyone else has already done.
1. Where/How did you meet? At school. Score one for public education.
2. How long have you known each other? Er ... wow. Twenty-three years.
3. How long after you met did you start dating? Two years.
4. How long did you date before you were engaged? That would be easier to answer if I knew when we got engaged.
5. How long was your engagement? See above.
6. How long have you been married? Fifteen years.
7. What is your anniversary? Today, July 24.
8. How many people came to your wedding reception? Er ... not a lot? I think we invited only 40 or 50 people to the wedding.
9. What kind of cake did you serve? A white cake with raspberry filling, and a flourless chocolate cake.
10. Where was your wedding? In my parents' back yard.
11. What did you serve for your meal? I have no idea, as we didn't actually get to eat any of it.
12. How many people were in your wedding party? Two bridesmaids, two groomsmen, and two flower girls.
13. Are you still friends with them all? I think we're about half and half.
14. Did your spouse cry during the ceremony? I don't think so.
15. Most special moment of your wedding day? Getting married was kind of the high point.
16. Any funny moments? Well, let's see ... there was the part where the minister got his notes mixed up, and said "You may kiss the bride" at the wrong time.
... There was the part where the minister asked for the wrong ring first, which went on the wrong finger first. I wasn't wearing my glasses for the ceremony, so I didn't know about the mixup until I looked at my finger. It had Jeff's ring on it. I realized that meant that the minister was going to put my ring on Jeff's finger, and lost it. I was laughing too hard to say my vows. They had to stop and wait for me. Rumor has it that my mother thought I had changed my mind and was attempting to back out. Or perhaps she was just holding on to her last shred of hope. ...
... There was the part where the intrepid videographers set up the video camera in the master bedroom of the house, which had a window overlooking the ceremony. And after they got the camera set, they opened the window ... you know, to get the sound. And didn't check the camera again to see if the sash was blocking the camera. Which is why, in my wedding video, no one has heads.
17. Any big disasters? Just small ones, like how the limo the best man hired never showed, and we were whisked off to the reception in a tiny little Honda. Let me add that my dress required two sets of petticoats. You try getting into a little Honda in two sets of petticoats.
And like how everyone in the place got champagne with which to toast us. Except for us. We got sparkling apple cider. That's a cruel joke, considering we probably needed the alcohol far more than the rest of you people did.
18. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Vegas! Where they did give us champagne!
19. How long were you gone? A long weekend.
20. If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change? Are you kidding? It was all very fitting.
21. What side of the bed do you sleep on? I never know how to answer this question. Is that standing at the foot of the bed facing it, or is that in bed?
22. What size is your bed? King.
23. Greatest strength as a couple? We’re best friends, and we’re really willing to work at it. (I copied that from KathyJo's answer.) Plus we have great senses of humor.
24. Greatest challenge as a couple? Golly, I guess that's where I have to admit that as a team, we're totally impulsive and financially undisciplined.
25. Who literally pays the bills? Me.
26. What is your song? The Cure, "Friday I'm in Love"
27. What did you dance your first dance to? ... ??
28. Describe your wedding dress: It was gorgeous. Linen/cotton, none of that shiny stuff. Simple, very Southern. And two sets of petticoats.
29. What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding? I wanted gardenia, but they wouldn't hold up in the heat. Roses, carnations, stephanotis, etc.
30. Are your wedding bands engraved? Yup.
31. How old were you when you got married? 22 and 23.
Y'all ask a lot of questions.
We're celebrating by going to see Def Leppard, which is exactly what we did on our last anniversary. If they play here on July 24 next year, I'm contacting their tour manager to demand that they dedicate a song to us. Now ... which one would be appropriate?
Happy Anniversary, Dear.
Posted by lynx at July 24, 2007 12:43 AM
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Congratulations!
Posted by: Drew at July 24, 2007 7:27 AM
Yay, you're back! I thought maybe you just wasted away from not being able to eat anything except frosting.
Posted by: Rebel at July 24, 2007 8:08 AM
Since we keep going to their concerts on our anniversary: Rocket?
Or maybe Love and Affection.
Or, if we really want to abandon hope and go for pressure to play old stuff, Stagefright.
Posted by: Jeff Medcalf at July 24, 2007 4:56 PM
Has it really been 15 years? Of course I say this and then remember that I've been married almost 14 myself.
I didn't remember that the minister said "Kiss the bride" at the wrong time, but I do remember the wrong ring. I realized it as soon as he reached out to take it - I think even before you and Jeff noticed. It was funny to say the least.
The funniest part to me was the flower girl. She didn't empty her basket during the procession, so she stood there during the ceremony and just kept taking the petals out and dropping them in front of her - staring at the pile the whole time. Finally, she finished and said (loudly) "No more flowers!" I think she even made a run for the pool.
The karaoke bachelor party was a bit - odd.
Question 4 should be easy. When did he buy you a ring and get down on his knee and ask? If he didn't do that, well, then he just failed miserably. Even if he had asked you weeks/months earlier, you have to do the ring-and-knee. Nothing else counts. Yes, I'm a hopeless romantic.
Posted by: Mark L at July 24, 2007 6:09 PM
Congrats! And I'm jealous about Def Leppard. Have a blast!
And KathyJo wanders off from the computer singing "Pour some sugar on me..."
Posted by: KathyJo at July 24, 2007 7:49 PM
Congratulations on your 15th anniversary!
Posted by: Heather at July 25, 2007 9:25 AM
Oh yes, the flower girl. She was darned cute, wasn't she?
Okay, in that case I do know when we got engaged: It was Easter, 1992. Jeff is also a hopeless romantic, and put the ring inside a hollow Easter Egg. Yes, he did the ring-and-knee bit - you know he did ;-)
It was a little anticlimactic because as far as I was concerned the engagement was already a done deal, and I picked out the ring and was present when we bought it. But still, yes, he did do a proper romantic asking.
I had nothing to do with the bachelor party, trust me. The bridal shower, however, was a scream!
Jeff - I was figuring on Stagefright. I'm not sure what that says about us ... or maybe I do.
Posted by: Stephanie at July 25, 2007 11:09 PM