WEDDING CHAT

[Star]

Just realized that is when Wendy is getting married too

[Dr Lecter]

Same webcam show?

[Star]

2-4-1 offer

[Emma]

Invite stress. People accepting when they previously declined the save the dates, people inviting plus ones without asking, people asking to camp who werent on the camping list, awkwardness with people who've got partners we dont know who aren't invited to the meal.... Arrrrgh! Why can't people just be pleased they are invited at all without putting us in awkward situations??

I hate this.

[Emma]

Got my wedding dress back today.

And have realised my entire wedding is basically a pinterest board.

[wendy the goat]

Its 99 days til my wedding today

[Whatevar]

Mine is only 9 weeks away now

[wendy the goat]

I just booked my English wedding September 8th. And my venue has a web cam link so people can watch from home

Oh! I've just seen this! what time is yours? mines at 3pm

[Star]

1:30pm!

But we won't be officially married (i.e I can move into our house) till after the Indian wedding on the 22nd

[Rachey]

Can you not move in together until you're married

[wendy the goat]

1:30pm!

But we won't be officially married (i.e I can move into our house) till after the Indian wedding on the 22nd

Oh so you've got like 2 weeks in limbo

[Emma]

Mine is 3 weeks today but I'll be legally married in 2 weeks 2 days.

I want to say I'm not stressed out, cos I pride myself on being pretty organised and quite a calm person but the enormity of everything is quite daunting and there is just so much to do I'm having sleepless nights.

[Emma]

We've chosen the booze for our bar now - we're having a cocktail menu too. So exciting.

Still need to hire a bar though. d'oh.

[Emma]

Oh I tried on my wedding ring today. It didn't fit.

[Star]

You know what, the only reason I'm stressed is because of family. I can organize everything, but I can't make family not oftend each other ( even if it not intentional).

[Emma]

I'm getting stressed about the fact we're over on numbers and people have been offended that we've not extended dinner invites automatically to a few partners that we don't know. I didn't think people would actually make a thing of it but they have and I resent the fact I'm being made to feel bad by my so called friends. It's only 4 or 5 people but they have all said something that has made me feel awkward.

About 3 others have asked for partners to come when they've been invited as singles... Actually "told" us they were bringing partners and we've had to make an awkward phone call. It's only for the day event that numbers are restricted.

My mum seems to have chilled out. Thank god.

[Emma]

I need a dress to wear to the registry office, and not some dry, cream shift dress. I'm not Camilla Parker Bowles. HELP PLEASE.

[Emma]

Still need to decide what music to walk down the aisle to...?

Any suggestions?

[Kate]

I am totally having Pachelbel's Canon played by a string quartet, I don't care how cliched it is

[Emma]

I don't care if anything is cliched - if that's what you want then that's what you should have! I just think it's shit when people just go with the flow because they think that is what is expected of them... or indeed, that's what IS expected of them.

I think my family know better by now than to even suggest I go with something traditional for traditions sake... having said that, I would still like to go down the aisle to something classical. I'm thinking Spring from Vivalidi's four seasons? Canon in D is also beautiful.

[wendy the goat]

I don't know about cliched but mine is very sad and geeky. I don't give a shit what other people think, and to be honest only about 4 people at the wedding besides me and Kelvin will know where the music is from.
It's this for those who are interested (I'm entering from 12 secs in)

Spoiler: Actually, all my ceremony music is very geeky and sad:  

Entering to World of Warcraft Stormwind Theme - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (as above)

Walking out to Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

background music while people are getting their seats is as follow:
Paranoid - Vitamin String Quartet (Black Sabbath Cover)
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Vitamin String Quartet (Joy Division Cover)
Hoppipolla - Vitamin String Quartet (Sigur Ros Cover)
Want You Gone - Walt Ribeiro (Portal 2 End Credits Instrumental Cover)
Somone Like You - Vitamin String Quartet (Adele Cover)
Mr Brightside - Vitamin String Quartet (The Killers Cover)
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Vitamin String Quartet (Journey Cover)
Chasing Cars - Vitamin String Quartet (Snow Patrol Cover)
The Middle - Vitamin String Quartet ( Jimmy Eat World Cover)
All The Small Things - Vitamin String Quartet (Blink 182 Cover)

[Beverley]

At my wedding I'm having a string quartet play showtunes.

[Emma]

Actually my first choice for aisle music is The Love Theme from bladerunner but ed thinks it's too sombre...

[wendy the goat]

I honestly went through so many suggestions on wedding sites of songs I should have and all of them were totally not ME/US.

I came to the conclusion that I am not a "typical" bride. I've not been dreaming about this day since I was 5 (like I am apparently supposed to) so I'm not having "typical" music. I picked something that sums up us and our relationship. (we've been together 8 years and almost 6 of those we have played WoW together)

[lolly]

I'm going to walk down the aisle to Follow The Yellow Brick Road.

[Emma]

I honestly went through so many suggestions on wedding sites of songs I should have and all of them were totally not ME/US.

I came to the conclusion that I am not a "typical" bride. I've not been dreaming about this day since I was 5 (like I am apparently supposed to) so I'm not having "typical" music. I picked something that sums up us and our relationship. (we've been together 8 years and almost 6 of those we have played WoW together)

Same. Minus the WoW...

[Kate]

Doesn't Ed love his WoW too though - you could steal Wendy's idea

[Emma]

Doesn't Ed love his WoW too though - you could steal Wendy's idea

He loves it, I DESPISE it.

Nothing WoW related anywhere near my wedding please.

[Rachey]

I want to either walk down the aisle or for my first dance to be the theme tune to Home & Away but Mandy's having none of it

[Emma]

I'm home alone this weekend so I'm going to write my vows, speech and write out my bridesmaid thank you cards and wedding present to Ed. I'm expecting mucho tears. Hoping to get them all out on my own rather than in front of everyone.

It's not going to happen though.

[Star]

How many bridesmaids have you got?

[Emma]

How many bridesmaids have you got?

6 - my sister and sister in law
girlfriends of both the best men who happen to also be my best friends
2 other old friends

Have bought them all beautiful earrings from my favourite native indian jewellery shop.

[Star]

I'm kinda glad I don't have to faff with bridesmaids. It's hard enough doing my own outfits!

[Emma]

They chose their own, I just gave them a budget and a colour! I'm not really into matchy matchy.

[Emma]

Can't believe it's a WEEK away.

[Star]

I know these last few months are going to whizz past for me now! I think in some ways it will be nice when it's over, I think it's beginning to take it's toll on everyone, my mum was saying tonight just how much her back hurts from all the cleaning and stuff she's been doing recently

[Star]

They chose their own, I just gave them a budget and a colour! I'm not really into matchy matchy.

I'd so be the opposite

[Emma]

I know these last few months are going to whizz past for me now! I think in some ways it will be nice when it's over, I think it's beginning to take it's toll on everyone, my mum was saying tonight just how much her back hurts from all the cleaning and stuff she's been doing recently

I can't tell you just how much I was taken by surprise at how stressful the last week has been. I've never been so consumed by anything...and I'm usually a very chilled out person and I'm really organised too!

Yeah, I am also looking forward to it being over. I would like my life back now.

[Star]

I'n trying to be as organised as I can now so the last two weeks aren't too much. I went to a friends wedding recently and all she/her hubby said to me at the reception was 'I'm so tired, just need to sleep. Can't wait till the first dance is over and then it's all done'. I don't want to be like that on my day!

[Emma]

Trouble is doesn't matter how organised you are, the last two weeks are still the last two weeks i.e. the culmination of everything!

Registry office on Monday morning and then from Tuesday I'll be busy putting it all together and making it happen.