Newbies....please help!

stina93446

Before any of you get scared from posting on any board, please introduce yourself in this thread. This is your chance to tell us something about yourself (when is your wedding, how you got engaged, why you picked your wedding date, what you're afraid of, etc.)

deepcovejackie

Hi all--I'm new here, and I'm happy to post on whichever board.  I've had mostly helpful and friendly responses from others on these boards.  Maybe because I've managed not to throw myself my own shower, try and demote and promote wedding party members, demand up-do's and roll my eyes at pregnant bridemaids. 

My 13 year old daughter and my 11 year old son are our bridal attendants.  We expect just happy participation, so that's what we're getting from them.  We're getting married in November in Mexico because my fiance is a surfer and fluent in Spanish.  We've spent lots of time in this little town. 

Cheers and happy planning to everyone.

deepcovejackie

ps--thanks Stina for the invite to introduce ourselves!

banana468

Thanks Stina!!

Huskerfanz

I got married May 9, 2009 but I still post on my local and the nest and lurk on E and this board.  I was a BM in a friend's wedding last July and I'm a BM in my DH's sister's wedding this July.  I have posted occasionally on this board.  The regs do such a good job with most posts that I don't feel the need to post and say the same thing. 

Lylad

Hello!  I lurk often, and post rarely.

FI and I have been together for 6 years, and are getting married this August.  He graduated and (lucky him) has a job, I'll be graduating this May with a BFA in painting and Spanish. 

Fun fact - I'm going to wear my mom's wedding dress, which she bought from a thrift store in the early 80's, and dates to 1908.  It's OLD.

stina93446

Lylad, photo? That dress sounds awesome.

I am glad people are actually introducing themselves. Not that I get annoyed when a newb posts, but it's always nicer when they feel more comfortable about posting.

noodle_oo

Hello!  I've been posting for a little while, but I guess I never introduced myself!  I've been on the Boston board but like to see the drama on this board. 

FI and I are getting married in August 2010, Yay!!!  We've been together a long time, 12 years now!  We had some family issues being that we're both first generation in this country, Korea and India (which don't mix traditionally, so both families had issues with this).  But luckily things are starting to finally work themselves out.  We got engaged July 2008, bought a house May 2009, and finally started planning our wedding this year. 

PS.  Lylad, we're date twins! 

stina93446

tiff, I am glad you're doing uneven sides. Time after time on this board we try to tell newbs that uneven sides are ok. Glad you know that 4 girls are closest to you and there are 6 that your fi couldn't get married without. You'll have to post pictures afterwards so people can see that it looks fine in pictures as well as that you loved the uneven sides.

lalap69

I've been around for a while, but I've never really introduced myself before.  And since I've been stepping out of lurkerdom more and more lately...

Hi!  Our wedding is July 16, 2011.  We got engaged after FI whisked me away to Florida.  He swore up and down that he wasn't going to propose on this trip (and I believed him - his reasons were very convincing!) but of course he did and I said yes.

I'm Christian Orthodox and he's Catholic and it's important to us that we have a mixed ceremony.  We just met with our priests this weekend and we're really excited! 

At this point, however, all we have booked is the church and the hall.  I know I'll need to get moving in the next couple of months on the other big things (things book up quickly around here) but I find myself a lot more concerned with the fun details than the major things lol.

SandDD

Hi all! I've been getting a little bit more comfortable with posting, but I probably never officially introduced myself to this board! 

I'm getting married on Sept 30, 2011. We chose the date because my job is insane & I'm going to grad school on top of it. I won't finish that up until May 2011. My goal is to enjoy the wedding planning process!  We've booked our venue and probably won't do too much more until August (my next real break).  That's totally ok with me, but I'll still come here to feel like I'm at least gathering inspiration!

I do events for work and I'm really looking forward to reporting to myself for once (just wish I had the budget we have at work!! haha)

trix1223

stina, nice idea.  Thanks for thinking of it.  Newbs:  welcome to a great board. 

stina93446

Trix- I saw that you had posted and I was thinking "Trix, you're not a newb!" lol

lalap69

Stina - we're going to have it in the Orthodox church, but a Catholic priest who is a good close friend of FI's family is going to participate in the ceremony.  The Orthodox priest said he'd done it before and probably Catholic priest will open and close the ceremony.  So I guess he'll do the statement of purpose and a homily and then something at the end?  I'm not sure.  They're going to talk to each other over the phone and then we'll sit down the 4 of us to work out the details, but I think it will work out well! 

For FI the most important thing was having this priest because he has been involved in every milestone (baptisms, his first communion, both his brothers' weddings, his father's funeral, etc.).  I probably would have given in too since it's so important to him, but we're getting married in my hometown so this is just what makes sense.  And it means we both get what we want.   He's really disappointed about the lack of vows though.

I'm Macedonian Orthodox, which is almost the exact same thing as Greek.  Now I'd like to know more about your ceremony!  Did you have a Kum/Kuma?  (It might be called Numko/Numka.)  My sister just got married in the Orthodox church this summer and I was the Kuma as well as the MOH.  I had to hold a wedding candle through the whole ceremony and my arms nearly fell off!

Blueyed228

I joined last year after I got engaged and forgot about this site untill a few weeks ago.   I post alot on my local board and tried out a few other boards.  

FI and I got engaged a year ago, bought a house in Aug, and we are getting married Nov 20th.  We are having the traditional church/ballroom even though I would have prefered to do the drive thru in vegas, lol.  Like PP's im greek orthodox and FI is catholic.  He won.  So we are having the catholic mass. 

My fears are that I hate being the center of attention and I will probably pass out at the altar, if I make it out of the limo .  Sometimes I feel like weddings get so hyped up.  Its alot of pressure and stress.  I had my first wedding nightmare last week.  Im sure this is normal now that the venue got booked, the dress got bought, and the church is all set. 
Another fear is that this wedding keeps growing!  We have 8 BM's, 8 GM's, 2 FG's and a ring bearer.  The list is out of control too.  He is italian and i am greek and have HUGE families so we dont have much of a choice as far as guest list.  Its at 250 and its more likely to grow than shrink.

Things im excited for are marrying my best friend, starting a family, and of course the honeymoon!  I just want to be his wife.  That will make all the hoop-la worth it.

future-mrs

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[QUOTE]Before any of you get scared from posting on any board, please introduce yourself in this thread. This is your chance to tell us something about yourself (when is your wedding, how you got engaged, why you picked your wedding date, what you're afraid of, etc.)
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]

Well, I came on TK about 2002 and started planning a wedding...and that didn't end up taking place.  TG!  I started to come back on here this year and discovered the forums :)  Current FI is absolutely amazing...and I'm so glad we found each other.  I can't wait to be his wife.  We pushed our wedding out to October 1, 2011 to make sure we could cover it financially and to slowly plan.  We picked October because we both love the fall.  My name is Kristy, FI is Ray (Raymond.)

We started talking about an engagement the end of last year but again, due to finances had to finagle things with the ring part.  Luckily, I had my e-ring from the first go around (never worn) and we were able to trade that in towards my new one.  New one is currently getting sized!!!!!  :)  I have no idea how or when he's going to propose, only that he wants to do it up right.  (Even though the wedding plans have started!)

I'm not really *afraid* of anything....I can't wait to be his wife and start a life together.  I'm a DIY bride and a HUGE budget bride but beings we pushed it out so far we just started picking up things here and there to stretch it out.  Therefore, it's going to be a beautiful day and I'll have the wedding of my dreams.

Something interesting about us... we met December of 2008 and didn't talk again until 4 months later!  Luckily I texted him one random night, he responded and later asked me out for drinks.  We've been inseparable ever since.

**LOVE the ladies on the Etiquette board...they never fail to entertain ;)

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brilibby4

I guess I should introduce myself because evern though I am not currently planning a wedding, I lurk a lot and post occasionally.  Thats right, I'm not engaged.   I really have fun on here just reading about weddings, seeing pictures, laughing on the forums, etc.  Although I live with my boyfriend (and best friend!), we are only Juniors in college and are definitely waiting until after college to get married.  We talk about getting married and marriage in general.  Although I asume a proposal will be coming my way sometime within the next year (we both have agreed this is what we want), I am in no rush.  I am having fun just being in a relationship and see no reason to hurry anything along because waiting until after college will make planning (and paying) much less stressful for us.  So no, I'm not engaged yet...but I promise I'm not crazy either!  When it happens, it happens

bpage3

I am new to the boards- I am getting married in 31 days after being engaged for a year, but just found the boards.  By our 2nd anniversary of dating (July) FI & I will  have three degrees between us, a house, 4 pets, and have gotten married.  It has been a crazy whirlwind with many blessings and many set-backs, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

P.S. These boards have saved me on the days I am interning!

irenepv

Hey everyone! Just got engaged 2/13 on my birthday We are getting married 01/15/11. We are both Greek Orthodox so it will definitely be a Big, Fat, Greek Wedding! I am already pretty deep in planning though I had my first 'wedding drama' with mom today. Oh well, that happens to everyone, right? 10 more months to go!

Happy planning everyone!

steph43987

Hi! I haven't posted much, mostly because I tend to write way more than is actually necessary. I pretty much just lurk.

 FI and I have been together going on 6 years (high school sweethearts). He proposed on my birthday in October. We chose April 16, 2011 for several reasons. We each ruled out a season (I would never want a summer wedding, he would never want a winter wedding). We both enjoy spring so decided against fall. We settled on April 2011 for a few reasons... his brother is getting married in May 2011 (destination wedding) so we ruled out May.  2011 because our close friend is in Iraq until the end of this year and we want him to be able to make it. Added bonus (which I think is special and neat), both sets of my grandparents were married in April (living grandparents are celebrating their 60th anniversary on April 18, 2011- so I'm trying to think of something nice to do for them at our wedding for them.. ideas welcome). 

FI graduates in a month and we're very excited! We're saving to buy a house next year. 

 Fears involving the wedding?? Oh, countless. But mostly that I'll have a huge falling out with FI's family (he's one of 7 kids, divorced parents and dad has a GF). Basically, they cause a lot of drama (his brother getting married in May got upset we're getting married before him since he's 2.5 years older than FI and "demanded" we change our date, just as an example) and I'm afraid I'm going to snap and tell them what I really think. However, FI has been very supportive and has done more than I ever thought he would do when it comes to telling his family we appreciate suggestions but it's our wedding.

FI and I have SO much planned. With over a year to go we have our wedding bands ordered, my dress, florist, photographer, venue, caterer, and officiant (FI's uncle who is a reverend) all booked. Smooth sailing from here! (I hope!)

You may see me on this board venting sometime in the future

kay_marie00

Hello! I'm new as well. I joined this site a year ago after I got engaged and now that I'm actually doing some planning I've been looking at the posts. My FI and I got engaged March 2009 in Jamaica and are getting married June 2011. We had a hard time chosing a date because I really wanted to get married in the fall (but couldn't compete with Husker football in my family - god forbid we have a wedding the same day as a football game!! so we opted for an outdoor summer wedding instead.

We have already gotten all of the big things crossed off the list: our ceremony site (we're getting married on a little island on a lake), our reception site, caterer, photographer and DJ. That was my goal before 2009 ended, was to get all the big things done so it was off the list and I wouldn't have to stress about wanting a certain place and it wouldn't be available. Now that we are about 15 months out, we are starting to plan again because I'm not sure where the last year has gone!!!