tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7311426960794813243..comments2024-03-19T06:11:55.458-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: THE WEDDING PLANNERJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20638937569208712018-05-23T05:44:46.836-04:002018-05-23T05:44:46.836-04:00Obviously you'd not be right.wedding rentals i...Obviously you'd not be right.<a href="https://www.partyrentalsanddecor.com" rel="nofollow">wedding rentals in san diego</a> Regardless of whether you're burning through $3,000 (far underneath normal, even at all costly zones of the U.S.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397376435596394259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3356384077988989112013-07-21T21:06:50.080-04:002013-07-21T21:06:50.080-04:00Thanks for this post! Don't forget about teeth...Thanks for this post! Don't forget about teeth whitening! You can save 10% with the code: ORALCARE on dentist.netJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848251121588769735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74114484589868669072013-07-02T01:06:45.236-04:002013-07-02T01:06:45.236-04:00Lynda... such a sweet and sad story still filled w...Lynda... such a sweet and sad story still filled with hope. xoxoMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10302446279607887022013-07-01T22:33:29.024-04:002013-07-01T22:33:29.024-04:00Yay!! I'm so happy for you Debs and Rhys, and ...Yay!! I'm so happy for you Debs and Rhys, and for your children. Such a happy time ahead for you all. <br /><br />I've been married twice, and my first wedding was much more fun than the marriage. We did it on a shoestring, with no help from my parents because they disapproved of our living together. I made my dress of lavender satin and my groom's shirt was red satin. My three attendants made their own dresses in flattering styles of their choice. The only flowers were those in my bouquet and my hair. My best friend made our cake and another childhood friend gave us the gift of the champagne for our reception. About 50 family members and friends attended, and the ceremony and reception were held in a gorgeous outdoor venue that's quite popular now, but wasn't in 1970 when we married. Villa Montalvo is in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California and it was perfect for us. Too bad the marriage was such a disaster. :))<br /><br />The second time I married was even simpler, and under bittersweet circumstances, but has turned out WAY better. We celebrated our 28th anniversary this past April Fool's Day. When we decided to marry, my dad and an aunt were both being cared for, primarily by my mom, through their final stages of cancer. We were all in California, but our plan was to be married by our minister brother-in-law in Topeka, KS the day after he performed our niece's confirmation. All fifteen members of Ron's immediate family would be there, and I was meeting them for the first time. It wasn't possible for Mom to leave Dad or Aunt Hurley, so I had to suck it up and remember how fortunate I'd been to have them at my first wedding. I bought a pastel blue dress at Nordstrom's that I wore for several years afterward and that was that. I was incapable of planning anything beyond that, and besides, I never had Bridal Barbie or any of the fantasies that many little girls do. <br /><br />My new sisters-in-law had other ideas, however. They ordered a silk flower bouquet for me, composed of pastel flowers and ribbons, "So it would match whatever color your dress might be. And you can take it home and show your family." One of them made dozens of tiny candies in a myriad of shapes - bride and groom, hearts, flowers, our wedding date numerals, wedding cakes, etc. They also made a reservation for lunch at a positively wonderful restaurant in Topeka (who knew?) where they'd ordered a cake for us, and the management presented me with a dozen blood red roses when they discovered we were a bridal party. Such wonderful memories and the best welcome into the family I could've hoped for. Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50674457774104157852013-07-01T22:23:36.082-04:002013-07-01T22:23:36.082-04:00Fran, I love your wedding album. You and your wife...Fran, I love your wedding album. You and your wife look so happy and you can see the joy and excitement of your family and friends. Plus, I love Ducky! At my sister's first wedding, we passed around a rubber chicken - an OLD family joke.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-686266278709973962013-07-01T20:56:42.110-04:002013-07-01T20:56:42.110-04:00I love all these photos. And Hallie, that dress is...I love all these photos. And Hallie, that dress is so fun! Perfect to wear right now.<br /><br />I had such a simple wedding that I've got no photos.<br />Shin and I were going to do something simple in Hawaii, but ended up getting married at city hall for visa reasons. My best friend Beth was our witness.<br /><br />The kicker was that Shin and I had just gotten new jobs.<br />So after the five minute ceremony, Beth drove us all to work.<br /><br />Deb, your smile in that photo is priceless!<br />Shizukanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32285030472405898822013-07-01T18:30:59.274-04:002013-07-01T18:30:59.274-04:00Kristi -
I think she got one of the flower girl a...Kristi -<br /><br />I think she got one of the flower girl and ring bearer - catching the flower girl in the process of ripping off her arrangement. <br /><br />But you're right - even the bad ones are precious!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495937280335984726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89417652249268091922013-07-01T17:55:04.218-04:002013-07-01T17:55:04.218-04:00Reine, congratulations on your retirement!!!
And ...Reine, congratulations on your retirement!!!<br /><br />And we've missed you!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88329822584098808952013-07-01T17:45:23.127-04:002013-07-01T17:45:23.127-04:00PS --Sorry I haven't been around much. I'v...<i>PS --Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been busy getting my paperwork finished for retirement. Today is my first day of not working for Harvard since I went there as a student in 1992.</i>]Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57300420394941512312013-07-01T17:44:35.158-04:002013-07-01T17:44:35.158-04:00Congratulations Debs and Rhys!
Our wedding was ve...Congratulations Debs and Rhys!<br /><br />Our wedding was very simple with just our immediate families attending. We went back to my parents apartment in West Hollywood where we had great homemade food and a party. We spent the night there.<br /><br />The night before we had driven up to Mulholland Drive in Steve's Volvo P 1800. He looked like The Saint. We parked and looked out over Los Angeles. While we were making out, police officers pulled up beside us and stuck flashlights in our faces. Perfect.<br />Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80703020275241254012013-07-01T17:29:41.227-04:002013-07-01T17:29:41.227-04:00Wonderful stories all--thanks for sharing!
But wh...Wonderful stories all--thanks for sharing!<br /><br />But what an awful feeling, to walk down the aisle knowing this is a mistake. My father had one of those marriages and we tried to talk him out of it, but he'd gone too far...<br /><br />My husband has gotten a bit of a reputation for taking stressed out young relatives aside and letting them know it's not too late to back out.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1000097889330819832013-07-01T17:19:11.282-04:002013-07-01T17:19:11.282-04:00Love all the stories!
So mine was one of those bi...Love all the stories!<br /><br />So mine was one of those big (300+ people) Southern weddings, the marriage at the LSU chapel and the reception down the block at the Alumni House. Since it was a beautiful spring day, the whole wedding party walked down the long block to the reception. Which would have been fun enough, but across the street is the big parade ground. That day was Jambalaya Jamboree, which meant 1,000 frat boys packed the parade grounds playing intramural sports (with hangovers). So when our big wedding party appeared on the sidewalk, we were treated to 1,000 raucous cheers as we walked down the sidewalk. It was a hoot. <br /><br />Oh, and earlier, leaving the hotel, my groom got stuck in an elevator for a half hour. But he was with my two brothers so it was okay. Nobody told me for about a month, though.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56602432402484681622013-07-01T17:11:43.158-04:002013-07-01T17:11:43.158-04:00My first marriage was to a perfectly great guy, an...My first marriage was to a perfectly great guy, and I had the big white dress, and like Hank, I knew walking down the aisle it was a mistake. <br /><br />My second wedding was to my wife (and there's the problem with the first one, right?) which was on the rooftop of a Quaker couple's house overlooking Lake Washington in summer heat. We were barefoot and had friends and family.<br /><br />Well, okay, technically that was our commitment ceremony. The actual wedding was the following year in California in a JP's office right before we jumped back in the car and headed home for work. Not romantic, although the hotel in Redding was gorgeous, so we tend to think of the rooftop ceremony as the actual wedding. <br /><br />Pictures here, if anyone's bored enough to want to look: http://fransramblings.blogs.com/photos/our_wedding/index.html<br /><br />Congratulations, Deborah and Rhys! My your children's weddings be beautiful and great fun!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073658261122703742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19825411784097425072013-07-01T16:08:03.135-04:002013-07-01T16:08:03.135-04:00Darlene Ryan -- I think that came out perfectly!
...Darlene Ryan -- I think that came out perfectly!<br /><br />Nancy, we don't have but a couple of pictures, either. Even the bad ones are really special, though, aren't they? Are there any pictures of the ring bearer and flower girl?<br />Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605406591025175181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62106822305959899302013-07-01T16:05:17.774-04:002013-07-01T16:05:17.774-04:00Hi Julia! I concur -- I've had some of the bes...Hi Julia! I concur -- I've had some of the best times as a wedding guest. I like going to weddings, truth be told. I'm a secret sap...I'd be too impatient to deal with the long-term planning for myself. I can barely get it together to celebrate my birthday! For example, born in January, but just celebrated it with a few friends this past weekend. :-) Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20531665703116066692013-07-01T15:38:05.759-04:002013-07-01T15:38:05.759-04:00We got married in our living room. We had planned ...We got married in our living room. We had planned it so that my parents, visiting from Pennsylvania, would be here. They backed out of the trip. A colleague who teaches with my husband was married to a judge who agreed to perform the ceremony. At the time, I was teaching at a different law school, and my dean was into photography; so, we invited him and his girlfriend and asked him to take the pictures. Our one dog was flower girl, and the other dog was ring bearer. I'll never forget Bill telling the florist he needed flowers for someone blond and hairy. She was a pup at the time and spent the ceremony trying to remove the flowers tied around her back (the ring bearer performed perfectly). I wore a black skirt with fringe, a gold and white beaded bustier, and a gold sequin jacket (I wanted something I could wear and use again, not just to go in storage). We and our 4 guests opened some champagne, then went to a private room at Tony's where we had invited 10 - 14 others for dinner. We've been married 20 years and still have not seen any wedding pictures from our photographer. Fortunately, the judge's wife had taken a few informal pictures, or we wouldn't have any photos. Later my parents threw a huge party for us in Pennsylvania (belated reception).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495937280335984726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55511543406895030092013-07-01T14:19:00.764-04:002013-07-01T14:19:00.764-04:00Lisa,
I can honestly say, having been a bride, a ...Lisa,<br /><br />I can honestly say, having been a bride, a matron of honour, and bridesmaid (the latter two several times) the absolute BEST thing to be at a wedding is a guest. I've had more fun at friends' kids weddings than I think I ever did at one where I had a featured role. (Not that I didn't enjoy me own wedding, mind - but oh, my goodness, the work and stress for even a small at-home affair is something fierce.)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86669092267196994212013-07-01T14:16:15.636-04:002013-07-01T14:16:15.636-04:00Congratulations -- I love weddings and wedding sto...Congratulations -- I love weddings and wedding stories.<br /><br />My own was simplish . . . I made my dress and the three bridesmaids' dresses. May 31, 1969. Church wedding at 11 a.m., lunch in the church basement. On each table one bottle of Sparkling Burgundy (we had our rehearsal dinner at Mohonk Mountain House, where, back then, there was NO LIQUOR). My main focus was keeping my father sober. <br /><br />Still, it was a nice day and we are married 44 years!!<br /><br />I have hosted two weddings, and truly had a wonderful time with each of the two daughter brides. Good luck, and when the day comes, just enjoy it.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7352169421989382112013-07-01T14:07:07.646-04:002013-07-01T14:07:07.646-04:00We did small and simple. I made my dress--big skir...We did small and simple. I made my dress--big skirt and puffy sleeves. (It was the 80s.) The best part was the honeymoon. Okay, that didn't come out right. The honeymoon was in Florida; ten days of gorgeous weather. Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11214089734141071802013-07-01T12:53:07.478-04:002013-07-01T12:53:07.478-04:00Congratulations, Deb, on your daughter's engag...Congratulations, Deb, on your daughter's engagement. And Rhys, for your son's.<br /><br />Blog posts like this one remind me that I'm in the minority when it comes to relationships. Never been married...Don't know that I ever will.<br /><br />I picture eloping. Yep. Leaving life behind for awhile, traveling, then returning and throwing a big party for my friends and family. I care about the party, that's about it. The ceremony doesn't mean anything to me...(I say all this now, but when/if the time comes...?)Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64725769714512487192013-07-01T12:50:59.514-04:002013-07-01T12:50:59.514-04:00So many lovely stories being shared. While I love ...So many lovely stories being shared. While I love to go to big weddings I wanted a tiny affair. So when after 15 years of living together we decided to make our union legal we invited our parents to dinner and told them about the wedding part of the evening when the JP arrived. However it made my mother-in-law both happy and sad. She was overjoyed we were "finally" married but sad at the size of the wedding. She planned big stress filled weddings for each of her 4 daughters and was looking forward relaxing and enjoying a big wedding for her son. We are approaching anniversary number 17/32 next month.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712287890895445671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39962611685896487442013-07-01T11:41:19.920-04:002013-07-01T11:41:19.920-04:00Congratulations, Tammy !
And I'm so with you ...Congratulations, Tammy !<br /><br />And I'm so with you on the sewing thing I DiD make Jordan almonds tied in tulle with satin ribbons..but it was kind of zen to do it. We still have some as souvenirs..fifteen year old jordan almonds. Hmm.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29005602131948987052013-07-01T11:12:57.179-04:002013-07-01T11:12:57.179-04:00The only photos of my wedding are stuck in a big s...The only photos of my wedding are stuck in a big scrapbook--taken by my uncle's wife (who was an awful photographer, so no way of scanning them on my scanner.<br /><br />But I loved seeing all those fresh faced and hopeful pix of my friends.<br /><br />One thing I forgot to mention about my wedding. We were leaving for the USA next day and the US consul would not give me my green card until I was married. So we had to drive to his house, miles out of Sydney, after the ceremony to pick up my passport. Then we left on a ship and spent two weeks sailing to Hawaii, then a month in Hawaii. Not a bad honeymoon. No money but a really cheap little room and a beach.Rhys Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27373499096355828452013-07-01T10:23:59.890-04:002013-07-01T10:23:59.890-04:00Congratulations to your offspring on their decisio...Congratulations to your offspring on their decision to marry. All best wishes to them!<br /><br />Quebec was ahead of Maine on same-sex nuptials, so we went north on Memorial Day weekend in 2005 and were married on Ile d'Orleans, across the St. Lawrence from Quebec City. We had about 40 guests, distance being the limiting factor. (You love us enough to come all the way to Canada, right?) <br /><br />We said vows on the porch at a lovely inn, then had a formalish luncheon after many rounds of heartfelt and hilarious toasts. <br />Later that night we hosted another dinner at a bistro in the old part of Quebec City. We'd made arrangements to have the entire charming, stone-walled place for the evening, and it was an absolute blast.<br /><br />This past Memorial Day, we had a bigger party in Portland to honor the fact that our marriage is now recognized in Maine. (And now under federal law thanks to last week's wonderful decision on DOMA!)<br /><br />About 100 people came to this fete, which was considerably more casual. It rained (which made the cookout a cook-in) but that did not matter a bit. All of our family and friends who have been cheering us on all this time were there, which made us so happy.<br /><br />I endorse Hank's and Hallie's advice about taking it all in, and slowing down so you (and the brides and grooms) enjoy the process. It is over in a blink, so you need to keep your eyes wide open. Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48908062548269707682013-07-01T10:20:23.613-04:002013-07-01T10:20:23.613-04:00Congrats, Tammy!
And great advice, Terry!
I'...Congrats, Tammy!<br /><br />And great advice, Terry!<br /><br />I'm just glad no one has asked me to sew or bake, as I do neither:-)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.com