My Wedding Day

So Princess of the Universe was commenting on how much she hates the whole wedding scene and I can totally understand. I have a lot of stuff I can blog about today but here I am thinking of my wedding day. So bear with me because it wasn't like most weddings...

First I need to set the day up

I got engaged December 25th 2002, Bill proposed to me while I was coming out of the bathroom in my pj's and him in his boxers while we were living in our first apartment together. My sister, Sookie, spent the night and I got up to tell her Merry Christmas. I needed to freshen up first and Bill wanted to propose to me before I woke her up. It was very cute and Very Bill, he has never been big on a grand production of anything, he is very down to earth.

I told my Maids including Jill and Scarlet, and my sister Sookie that Bill and I will be married October of 2004 so we had plenty of time to plan a big wedding. I had 300+ people that I wanted to invite, big church, big reception and plans for it all. I had my dresses picked out for the ladies and went dress shopping for myself. I took Jill, Scarlet, my Mom and Lin to look at dresses.... The first one I tried on brought tears to my eyes and it was the one (after I tried on 100+ more) That Lin and Sausage bought for me. The picture of the dress is above (no the girl is not me, I was thinner and had red/blonde hair).

Then March of 2004 came along and all hell broke loose.... I just woke up one day... and thought Fuck this!!!! I am not spending all this money on something that no one will remember. The wedding had taken a life on as it's own, so I told Bill that I wanted to get married in May, and I wanted maybe 50 people to be invited including us and the Bridal party. I called the ladies and the fam and told them all to save Memorial day weekend open we were getting hitched. I canceled everything.... Caters, reception hall, the ladies dresses. I told the Maids to go to Macy's or Express and find a black cocktail dress that matched so they could still stand up with us. My Maids freaked out (they all assumed I was Preggers even my parents) but were happy I wasn't going to make them all buy $300 dresses that they couldn't wear again. My parents were all of a sudden willing to pay for more stuff... My Mom paid for some flowers and my Cake, Sausage and Lin paid for a restaurant reception where we had the best meal ever. The Groomsmen still talk about the the awesome steak they got!!!

*Flashback May 29th 2004* Cue flashback music and dreamlike background

I woke up early (around 5am) after spending the night at a hotel that my Mom had rented for me and my friends. I got up and went downstairs to be alone, shortly after Scarlet came down and we talked about life and ate breakfast, had a drink and smoked about 2 packs of cigs. The Maids all got up then and we headed out to get hair done. We got hungry went to Dairy Queen, and ate it at the church where we got our dresses on. I have a great pic of me going out side with a pair of short shorts and a button down top on... made up and all smoking another pack of cigs. We then all got in to our dresses and Sausage came in to walk me down the alse. I cried the whole ceremony.... it didn't help that the Maids did to. Then we hit up the restaurant where....

I looked like a princess and had the best time without all the craziness. I got to walk around with a wine glass in hand and talk to everyone. We finished the night at a local dive with a couple of friends, Lin and Sausage drinking shots and getting shit faced. I have a great pic of Sausage and me drunk, my Jill's husband Jack freak danced with Lin. I ended up with the back of my dress unzipped since I could no loner breathe in the tightness dancing with Bill and the Maids. All and all perfect for me..... maybe I thought I wanted a "dream" wedding but mine was definitely more fun than the rest I have ever been to.