May 2013 Weddings

QOTD 6/12

They say that wedding planning teaches you tons of life lessons. What have you learned so far in your planning?
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  • >That people get REALLY weird when it comes to weddings.
    />Family members tend to show their true colors.
    />You absolutely can't make everyone happy.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2013-weddings_qotd-612?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:ea657a87-d1dc-4588-999f-31c9deeef720Discussion:b6350c00-5a8e-40e3-8c57-425763631fd6Post:34e635bf-3018-485b-8ae5-2da9545792eb">Re: QOTD 6/12</a>:
    [QUOTE] />That people get REALLY weird when it comes to weddings. />Family members tend to show their true colors. /><strong>You absolutely can't make everyone happy</strong>.
    Posted by SSaltzman87[/QUOTE]

    Ditto^^

    Plus if wedding planning is any indication of our marraige, we will have a good one! FI and I are usually on the same page, but when were not we reach a good compromise.
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  • That it's often best to keep your cards close to your vest and only involve those who absolutely MUST be involved in planning (ie: FI). LOL
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  • People's true colors show.
    And you can't have everything you want.

    It's been a pretty good experience though, so I hope it stays this way.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2013-weddings_qotd-612?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:ea657a87-d1dc-4588-999f-31c9deeef720Discussion:b6350c00-5a8e-40e3-8c57-425763631fd6Post:14ba8322-f22e-480f-8416-fe479d36eb28">QOTD 6/12</a>:
    [QUOTE]They say that wedding planning teaches you tons of life lessons. What have you learned so far in your planning?
    Posted by SSaltzman87[/QUOTE]

    That my FI & I are going to make it :) haha. No issues, no fights, no problems (as of yet!) He's actually said a few times that I'm kicking a*s when it comes to the organization & planning of things. And I've learnt that weddings don't have to be stressful (before getting engaged, I was terrified of the process) if you give yourself a lot of time to plan, save money as much as you can & don't ask for everyones input :)
  • The biggest thing I learned would be that you can't please everyone... When we were planning the whole big wedding I was trying to please everyone which just isn't possible.
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    [QUOTE]That you cant have everything lol
    Posted by Mandee89[/QUOTE]

    True to that.. and know that you can not make everyone happy!
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  • It's gone pretty smoothly so far. I think the biggest thing I've realized is that my FI and I sometimes have different perceptions about how things will go. It's always random stuff like I was thinking of picking a unique song to walk down the aisle and my FI said "but won't you be walking down to Canon in D?" I was more shocked that he actually thought about that and had an idea of what he wanted. We've been able to compromise well, but now I know to at least mention my ideas on various things to find out if he has a (strong) opinion on something.
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  • We've gone through a lot together dealing with his crazy family.  This reassured me that my FI has made me his #1 priority and that he is ready to stand up to his family regardless of the circumstance.

    We come from very different cultures.  Until we started wedding planning, I didn't realize how different they were.  We've learned to compromise so that we can both honor our traditions and cultures.  I think we're well on our way to creating our own set of traditions.

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  • In Response to Re:QOTD 6/12:[QUOTE]In Response to Re: QOTD 6/12: /gt;That people get REALLY weird when it comes to weddings. /gt;Family members tend to show their true colors. /gt;You absolutely can't make everyone happy.Posted by SSaltzman87DittoPlus if wedding planning is any indication of our marraige, we will have a good one! FI and I are usually on the same page, but when were not we reach a good compromise. Posted by turtleslove[/QUOTE]

    Same here for the most part he only wants control of groomsmen outfit and this past weeekend I showed him what I liked he liked it too and I think well be doing that month before wedding lol
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2013-weddings_qotd-612?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:ea657a87-d1dc-4588-999f-31c9deeef720Discussion:b6350c00-5a8e-40e3-8c57-425763631fd6Post:57652ba3-fdf1-410f-8274-1bb4e58c11eb">Re: QOTD 6/12</a>:
    [QUOTE]We've gone through a lot together dealing with his crazy family.  This reassured me that my FI has made me his #1 priority and that he is ready to stand up to his family regardless of the circumstance. We come from very different cultures.  Until we started wedding planning, I didn't realize how different they were.  We've learned to compromise so that we can both honor our traditions and cultures.  I think we're well on our way to creating our own set of traditions.
    Posted by melb2013[/QUOTE]

    It's amazing that you are able to do that because I've heard the same thing tearing couples apart before. Kudos to you both!

    I've learnt that FI is more "high maintence" than I thought. He's surprised me in almost every detail with planning.
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  • In Response to Re:QOTD 6/12:[QUOTE]That you can't always be exactly sure how much money you will have at any given time. Posted by mymissingpuzzlepiece[/QUOTE]

    This.
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  • I learned that sometimes my type A personality needs to be worked on.  I need to let go of my desire to control every little detail.  

    Also that stuff comes up and affects money when you least expect it.
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