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HI

posted at 1/21/2012 2:19 PM EST on theknot.com

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I'm a previous knottie with my first marriage that thankfully didn't work out. it wasn't ment to be. I have met the real man of my dreams now and we are planning to get married late fall early winter this year. We are both going on our second marriage and thinking the courthouse with just the 2 of us is the way to go. We definately don't want a big stressful to do. option 2 is a small immediate family only probably backyard wedding and keep it simple that way. I'm only leaning towards that b/c i think it might be nice to find a dress and get some pictures of us together getting married. But I dont want it to turn into our families wedding and not ours. Any suggestions or advice?
We both agree the simpler the better.
If you went to the courthouse to get married what would you or what are you wearing?

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posted at 1/21/2012 3:29 PM EST on theknot.com

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Welcome to the board! DH and I did something similar to your option #1, he had never been married and wanted a beach wedding. I have a grown daugter from my first marriage, but we decided to have it just the two of us. It was very romantic, and we were able to have the ceremony with wording of our choice without worrying about what others thought. He's an extreme introvert, and that also played into our decision. Plus, we were able to say things to one another that we wouldn't have said if there had been an audience.

See siggy pic for what we wore: I wore a Grecian inspired dress with an arm band, and silver barefoot sandals, and he wore linen pants and shirt, no shoes.

The officiant was also our photographer, and our pics are much better than a lot of the formal wedding pics I've seen. It was great fun, we got dressed together, etc. which made it even better.

It wasn't entirely stressless, I could never find a dress I loved, I hated my hair trial and make up so I ended up doing it all myself. The day we got married I discovered that my identity had been stolen and my bank account emptied, but that was an aside. :-P

Don't mess with the old dogs; age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! BS and brilliance only come with age and experience.

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posted at 1/21/2012 3:30 PM EST on theknot.com

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We went to the courthouse. I wore a nice summer outfit - capris and a sleeveless "fancy" tank-type thing from Chico's. I dressed it up with jewelry and sandals. H wore khaki's and a silk short sleeved shirt.

We did have a small reception 2 days later at a local golf course. I wore a sundress and H wore (again khaki's) and a silk Hawaiian shirt. it was all pretty casual.

But I have to say at the courthouse we saw everything from couples in full bridal attire to a couple in t-shirts and flip-flops, and there was everything in between. But most popular seemed to be what we were wearing - kind of a business casual/Friday at the office casual attire.

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posted at 1/21/2012 10:32 PM EST on theknot.com

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We got married in our own backyard, at a casual barbecue. I wore a wedding dress from David's Bridal's 99 dollar gown sale and her wore a silk suit, but we sent out informally-worded invitations that said "Shoes optional!"

If you think family might try to meddle - make it a surprise. Invite everyone over for a barbecue or a dinner party. When they arrive - guess what? It's your surprise wedding.

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posted at 1/26/2012 4:35 PM EST on theknot.com

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We are doing a backyard wedding. We debated the courthouse route, but want FI's boys to be a part of it. We're keeping it small, simple and casual. I love the "shoes optional" thing. That pretty much sums up the theme of us - we're going to have a taco bar, yard games and people can grab a drink on the way to their seats for the (short) ceremony. It's basically a backyard party with a wedding thrown in.
A great source for some ideas is the website, "A Practical Wedding." There is one that really grabbed me - basically they invited everyone over for a casual backyard BBQ, and ended up getting married. He was in shorts and a polo shirt. Talk about relaxed! It looked like everyone had a blast, and that's what I hope mine looks like (well, minus the shorts - FI's wearing khakis and a tie :)