My first question is this... I was married this July. Hubby is in the Army. We had an amazing wedding, a wedding still deemed the best wedding some have ever been to (publicly, not just to me, and it even started a family fued, but they still held their ground so I believe them). That said, we had the worst thunderstorm of the year an hour before the ceremony was to start, the officant was late (due to said storm), and the power went out for about 20 mins during the reception... Due to said storm, we also got NO outside picutres, which were the most important part for me. I am an outdoorsie/horse (sp?) person, we got married on a farm, and I was most looking forward to those pics with the horses, on the round bales, in the hay field, ect (all where we had ceremony and reception). We would have had them done within the next few days, but hubby returned to his duty station (alaska) only a few days later and didnt have the time. I am still wanting to get those shots with my dress, even knowing they didnt happen that day. Is this a total no-no even if we all know and make it public those werent on our wedding day? If so, I will reconsider
On a totally different subject, my mom and I were talking about baby showers since I had one to go to today, and she mentioned they had one here in NJ for her when she was pregnant with me. Aparently they took video of it. They all brought presents, wrapped them at her shower (?) and then my grandmother shipped them to her in Cali. She was to wait to open until my grandmother got there, and she opened them while watching the shower video. So my mom was not present at this shower for her/me. This was obviosally before registrys where they just ship what u want to u from a website but still... Does this seem bizarre to you? Would you go to a shower when the mother wouldn't be present? Does this seem gift grabby? And whats with not having the presents wrapped, but wrapping them when you get there?