So much for that hopeless romantic crap.

[apocalypsos]

I'm starting to think I'm a terrible hopeless romantic, considering how much I can't stand weddings. I mean, I like the getting married part, but the actual ceremony itself? Blech. I really don't want to have a church wedding. At ALL. Not even for my family. I'd much rather go to the justice of the peace one day and then head off for the reception. (I want to get married on Halloween and have a costumed reception. I think I'm really just angling for a big fancy costume party.)

Hell, even that wedding dress I want for myself isn't a normal wedding dress. I definitely don't want white. (Irony! Because, hey, God knows I've earned the right to wear it. ;)) I want autumn colors. I'm one of the few people I know who looks DAMN good in orange. Red, brown, orange, yellow ... basically, I want to rip off the fall foliage. Really soft, flowy fabric, strapless (maybe with a bit of a corset, since it's the only way I'll get decent cleavage), mid-calf length, with a really swishy swirly skirt.

And I hate public speaking, even for a wedding, and I loathe participating in religious ceremonies (although I kind of like watching others participate, even though I've had more than my fill of the Christian ones for a lifetime, thank you very much), even for a wedding.

So I'm not having a wedding. A big costume party reception, yes. But NO WEDDING.

You may be wondering why I'm saying all this. I'm saying all of this because as much as I adore John Krasinski (he named my friends list!) and think Mandy Moore is cute, every time I see the trailer on TV for License to Wed and hear Robin Williams say, "If I don't think you're compatible, there won't be a wedding," or whatever, I want to reach through the television screen, grab them both, shake hard and say, "SWEET HOPSCOTCHING JESUS GO TO THE COURTHOUSE YOU MORONS."

Not that I begrudge anybody else their desire to have a church wedding for whatever reason but for crying out loud.

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Also, it might not be the fridge that's broken. The plugs on that end of my kitchen might be fried, because the one for the microwave isn't working either even though it works elsewhere. We had a big storm here yesterday -- maybe that did it. *shrugs*

I need to go to my parents' house and dig up an extension cord and see how that works. *hands in air*

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Have I mentioned lately how much I love spn_j2_bigbang and all the resulting stories? They all make me happy in my pants and also mad-nervous about posting my own story.

Comments

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

I MOSTLY AGREE!

I love the idea of planning a giant party for my family and friends. And dressing up with a pretty dress. And, of course, being married.

But I don't want the ceremony. Standing in front of people doing religious things I don't really identify with just sounds unfun.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Exactly! And I used to be all, "Even if I didn't agree with the religious stuff, I'd still do it for my family," but you know what? NO. My wedding, my rules. :)

[cyprinella]

So I'm not having a wedding. A big costume party reception, yes.

AMEN. Everything else is too fraught with family peril and mostly I just want to get drunk with my friends.

(I want a pink dress myself)

[katbcoll.livejournal.com]

When my older sister got married I told my mother if I ever bothered to do so myself, I'd go to Vegas. She gave me the whole "well when the time comes, you'll change your mind" bullshit. When my little sister got married, I repeated what I'd stated earlier - that if I bothered, I'd go to Vegas. My mom looked at me and said "Just remember, there's always Reno or Tahoe too". *laughs*

[fyrdrakken]

Last summer at a cousin's wedding the groom's older sister was reminiscing about her wedding the year before and how crazy it had driven her. I mentioned my own resolve for Vegas or a local JP rather than any fancy crap, and she told me how much she wished she had gone the same way.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

You don't actually have to do it ON Halloween...

Also, my last commission before I quit taking them was a reproduction of Satine's red dress, for a bride. In the fire-engine red. I had so much fun watching her win over her obviously-skeptical mother at the final fitting because she was that stunning. :-)

Oops, hit post too soon.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

Also, we were married by a judge who came to our venue. We mostly used the standard vows he provided, except at our request he replaced "Till death do you part" (which I've always detested) with "From this life to the next." Which we blatantly stole from Roar.

Also, our "unity candle" was a floating candle, with the script being blatantly stolen from Krull.

The best part was all the Very Mundane relatives who wanted to know if we'd made up these lovely sentiments ourselves. :-D

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

Have you checked the fuses/circuit breakers that the kitchen circuits are on?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Not yet (although I have to leave for work in a half hour and don't know where they are and wouldn't know what to do with them anyway, 'cause I'm a doof whose carpenter father never taught her anything and HI I'M NOT STILL BITTER ABOUT THAT), but I'm going to call the landlord soon and give him a holler about the whole situation.

I got the extension cord from my parents' house and got the fridge hooked up, though, so I've got that going for me. :)

[foxxydancr.livejournal.com]

well, if it's circuit breakers, they'll be in a little metal box and it looks like lots of light switches and you just flip them.

If it's fuses, you actually need new ones and it's obvious which one is bad.

in my old apartment they were in my hall closet, in my current one I assume they're in the basement.

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

Your dream dress sounds lovely. I envy people who actually look good in oranges and yellows. I just sort of look....orange or yellow.

Heck, I want a huge church wedding and I still cringe at License to Wed. I mean, I love John Krasinski, but Robin Williams needs to tone it down like a thousand notches.

[katbcoll.livejournal.com]

Hey, make sure you get some surge protectors for your stuff. It'll keep things from getting fried in future.

[yud.livejournal.com]

My wife and I got married by a retired judge in front of the local courthouse. We were both wearing jeans, and she wore a green sweater while I wore a flannel shirt. We discussed it for a while, and came to the conclusion that a big (or even "a") wedding just wan't worth the hassle and expense. A wedding would have just been us putting on a fancy show for the benefit of our families, which would make it more about them than about us.

[astrothsknot.livejournal.com]

Weddings are starting to piss me off. I'm seeing way too many people doing it because they want a big party and a fancy dress with no thought as to what it means.

My brother's been forced into a church wedding because Lisa says "But it's traditional!" as if that explains it all. Her parents have hijacked it - though I think she's quite happy as long as she gets the merangue and the party - and everyone is arguing over it.

I like your very individual idea for your wedding.

I've already told my parents "All I need is a ladder. I'm eloping."

They've offered to buy me the ladder.

[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a really beautiful dress...

Me, I'm only concerned about how the wedding cake TASTES. mmmm, cake....