YOUGUYS. It's an emergency.

chibiyui

lyndausvi said:

pinkcow13 said:

pinkcow13 said:

@jcbride2014- lmao! Can they get married at the reception venue? Or are they dead set on a church, even though they don't belong to one? Let's hope they reach their senses by then!

Catholics need to be married in the Catholic church.   And I get why jcbride thinks the way she does. However,  If they go on holidays they have some sort of Catholic guilty going on and want to set them up to be in good standings when it comes to christenings and everything else that comes along with children.

We didn't get married in the church and one day I asked DH if we would christian our hypothetical child in the Catholic church he looked at me like I had 10 heads.   He was like "of course, why wouldn't we?".   Ummm, because we don't attend church.    The power of the Catholic church even after you have not attended church in a while is still pretty powerful.

You are right about that . In fact, FI and I had a talk about this the other night. We were both raised Catholic, but have not been to church in years. We discussed baptism, first communion, etc for a potential future child and decided it would be hypocritical of us to do so being that we don't go to church.

My mom used to try and make my dad and I feel guilty about not going to church on Christmas Eve ( maybe the third time in a year that she goes) and her logic made no sense. It's that guilt, I guess. In fact on Good Friday FMIL flipped out on FI when he told her we were going out for steak, and he was like " you have not been to church in years!" So I totally agree, the power of the Catholic Church is strong. Edit: I hate iPad knotting

I still give up something for lent every year. I can't stop.  I never go to church or even give up meats on Fridays.   It makes no sense, but I've never went a year without giving up something. Never.  Can't remember when it even started.

As far as hypocritical, I don't always think so.   The church will always welcome you back. I know many people who veered away, then returned when they had kids.   My sister is one of them.  They attend pretty regularly, last kid having their confirmation in 2 weeks.  

My FI, who hasn't set foot in the Catholic Church since he was accepted to college (he joined Knights of Columbus so it would look good on his college applications), who is thoroughly agnostic, gleefully identifies as "lawful evil", has said "Oh. We'll take our kids to church. Good morals and structure for them"

foxish

I just got the invite for a wedding my H is a groomsman in.  It's out of town, 2pm Catholic ceremony, 6pm Cocktail hour and reception.... 

WHAT WILL I DO FOR 3 HOUR GAP OUT OF TOWN???

lyndausvi

I just got the invite for a wedding my H is a groomsman in.  It's out of town, 2pm Catholic ceremony, 6pm Cocktail hour and reception.... 

WHAT WILL I DO FOR 3 HOUR GAP OUT OF TOWN???

STUCK IN BOX

I will be in your shoes in the fall.    I just can't wait.

/sarcasm 

lyndausvi

Niccirf said:

@lyndausvi - no snow, but it's been hella windy! Yesterday it was super sunny & then started sleeting…in the sun. I was hoping for some thunder-snow, but now such luck. Spring in Colorado is always a treat, and you get the best of it in the mountains!

we are heading to the big city next week.  2 nights.   I'm actually kind-of excited to get away from the dogs for a few days.  I work from home, so I'm with them ALL.DAY.LONG.  They are still in the get to know you phase and driving me crazy at times.

HisGirlFriday13

Speaking as one of the board's resident Catholics, you can get married on a Sunday, with certain restrictions, but the church does like you to be a member somewhere, as opposed to having a church wedding to placate your mommy.

I had wine. And then I fell asleep on the couch. And now I'm going back to sleep.

SBmini

Where are you located? I have a case of left over wedding wine I can share.

My last RSVP came in on Thursday evening... because I messaged him and told him I really needed to know if he was coming or not. Good luck getting RSVPs 10 weeks out.

And you know what? People wore jeans to my 'formal' wedding because they didn't pay attention to the formality of the invitation, or the formality of the locations... or even the guest information portion of the website where I further described said formality. I did not care. They were the ones who looked silly next to the guests in gowns and elaborate necklaces. 

theartistformerlyknownas

I restocked. Cheers to Friday, Knotties!

PrincessOfHavoc

I have no alcohol. Sniff. But I don't like most as I get wicked headaches even with one half glass of white wine.