People Tying the Knot Has Me Tied Up in Knots
marielcita
Jun 25, 2007
It’s that time of the year people, it’s wedding season!!! Everywhere you turn, you or someone you know is going to one…or several. One right after the other. I’ve already been to three. And caught the bouquet at two of them! (This makes me 3 for 5, when you include all weddings attended by me since 2005). I rule!!! I am bridal-bouquet-catcher extraordinaire!!!
The funny thing I’m discovering is that although I horribly dread going to them beginning about a week beforehand, I always have a blast. But seriously, part of me is exhausted. I don’t know the majority of people at them, buying gifts and plane tickets for them drains me financially, and I haven’t even thought much about my own yet. Needless to say I’m tired.
I have one more to attend next month and unfortunately it’s the one I’m least excited about. It’s for one of my closest friends and I’m thinking the one I attended last night where I barely even knew the bride and groom, much less anyone else there, is going to be the better of the two. I won’t go into massive detail other than the lovely couple met only a month ago and in the matter of only one week, pushed their wedding up from September to July, under the guise of “we couldn’t get the place we wanted on the original date in September…” Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…okay???
I know life isn’t perfect, but as her friend I had pictured so much better for this girl. It really shouldn’t be like that. After some hard thinking, though, I’ve come to the conclusion that I really don’t care anymore. It’s not my job to worry about her life-altering decisions. Yeah I can be one of those friends to tell her how I really feel, but well, I know she’s already hearing that from certain other mutual friends of ours and yet DeRthe wedding is still on. So whether I speak up or not, the wedding is still going to happen. It’s gotten me so torn up on the inside that I’ve told every other couple and single person I know that MIGHT even stand the slightest possibility of getting engaged anytime soon that they aren’t allowed to have a 2007 wedding. 2008, okay. 2009, even better! If they do, they will not have the honor of my presence. Sorry, but that’s how I feel.
And what's with those lame wedding reception favors??? I had a long discussion with some girls about that last night and it was quite entertaining to hear some of things people give out nowadays. In addition to the usual bubbles and chocolate mints, there's photo frames, mousepads, and the like with the couples names and faces emblazened across them. Why would I ever want to use that??? I know they want us to remember them and their day, but seriously, on a mouse pad??? And you can't regift these items, because well, that's not exactly going to fly with the regift's receiver. Ugh.
Anyways, for “Little Miss Three Weeks” and her betrothed, I’ve resolved to just let myself have a good time. Translation: I think this is THE wedding that I want to me the most hammered at. However, it’s also the most Christian. Not really sure how that’s gonna work out…I’ll let you know.
The funny thing I’m discovering is that although I horribly dread going to them beginning about a week beforehand, I always have a blast. But seriously, part of me is exhausted. I don’t know the majority of people at them, buying gifts and plane tickets for them drains me financially, and I haven’t even thought much about my own yet. Needless to say I’m tired.
I have one more to attend next month and unfortunately it’s the one I’m least excited about. It’s for one of my closest friends and I’m thinking the one I attended last night where I barely even knew the bride and groom, much less anyone else there, is going to be the better of the two. I won’t go into massive detail other than the lovely couple met only a month ago and in the matter of only one week, pushed their wedding up from September to July, under the guise of “we couldn’t get the place we wanted on the original date in September…” Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…okay???
I know life isn’t perfect, but as her friend I had pictured so much better for this girl. It really shouldn’t be like that. After some hard thinking, though, I’ve come to the conclusion that I really don’t care anymore. It’s not my job to worry about her life-altering decisions. Yeah I can be one of those friends to tell her how I really feel, but well, I know she’s already hearing that from certain other mutual friends of ours and yet DeRthe wedding is still on. So whether I speak up or not, the wedding is still going to happen. It’s gotten me so torn up on the inside that I’ve told every other couple and single person I know that MIGHT even stand the slightest possibility of getting engaged anytime soon that they aren’t allowed to have a 2007 wedding. 2008, okay. 2009, even better! If they do, they will not have the honor of my presence. Sorry, but that’s how I feel.
And what's with those lame wedding reception favors??? I had a long discussion with some girls about that last night and it was quite entertaining to hear some of things people give out nowadays. In addition to the usual bubbles and chocolate mints, there's photo frames, mousepads, and the like with the couples names and faces emblazened across them. Why would I ever want to use that??? I know they want us to remember them and their day, but seriously, on a mouse pad??? And you can't regift these items, because well, that's not exactly going to fly with the regift's receiver. Ugh.
Anyways, for “Little Miss Three Weeks” and her betrothed, I’ve resolved to just let myself have a good time. Translation: I think this is THE wedding that I want to me the most hammered at. However, it’s also the most Christian. Not really sure how that’s gonna work out…I’ll let you know.
