THIS is the YEAR OF WEDDINGS!
Other than that, there were family
weddings now and then. I was a flower girl a few times as a little kid, and I
was a damn princess in my fluffy dresses. I was a bridesmaid when I was 16 in
my big brother’s wedding (a story for another time…but I had a fender bender on
the way to his wedding. I’d had my license for 3 weeks), and I was a bridesmaid
in my cousin’s wedding 2 years ago. I’ve attended a couple family weddings over
the years that I wasn’t in. I love weddings! But really, I’ve only attended a
few as an adult.
NOT ANYMORE!
Last February, the first of my fiancé’s friends
got engaged. 6 months later, another one got engaged, and a few months after
that, Fiancé and I got engaged. At the same time, there was one couple who had
been engaged for 6 years that decided it was time to be officially married!
Then launched the year of weddings. In
July 2015, the first pair got married. Fiance was a groomsman, the food was
amaaaaaazing, the venue was beautiful, and the bride looked like a beautiful
fluffy white princess. In October, I attended my very first gay wedding and it
was so fun! The ceremony was so touching, the music was mostly 90s and early
2000s and the crowd was dancing and hyped up.
Next is in November in Boston, a pair of
close friends as well. Fiance is a groomsman again, and the couple is getting
married in this really rad theater, and I am so excited!
And lastly is us. We’re the last ones in
the wedding year, and we’re making everyone we know fly to another state to
celebrate. Luckily, we’re asking many northerners to come south during deep
winter, and so far the response has been very positive! Lots of family members
have said they’re going to make it a vacation and see DisneyWorld and Universal
and hang out in the Florida “winter,” which will be in the 60s…..cold for
Floridians, practically summer for New Yorkers!
SO MANY WEDDINGS!
I love weddings. I love food, and
dancing and parties and cake and my friends. Seriously, weddings are so much
fun. And Fiance is great at weddings. I love to tease him and say that “Wedding
Fiance is fun Fiancé!” He just has such a great time dancing with me and our
friends to music we haven’t heard in years. He really just seems to love the
party vibe.
It’s been really cool sharing this
wedding process with these friends. July’s wedding was super traditional and
elegant, October’s was more relaxed and casual, November’s is going to be a mix
of traditional and casual, and mine will also be a mix but leaning towards a
bit more formal. I’ve had a really good time hanging out with the other
brides/grooms and talking about planning and our challenges and wins. It feels
like we’re supporting each other. I can text the girls and ask about how they
chose their photographer or what they’re doing for such-and-such.
My BFF has also been an incredible
resource! She planned her own wedding on her own, and she knows a ton of people
in the area we’re getting married. We’re using the same photographer she did!
My sister is an Event Planner and has planned
a bajillion weddings and has been giving me tons of advice and showing me how
to do stuff. She’s even offered to be a day-of coordinator!
It’s just all coming together. This
wedding planning hasn’t been super stressful, and I’m just so lucky to have
such supportive friends and family who are always happy to talk, hash things
out, and give advice. This, the year of weddings, shall be remembered.
…and it will be easy to remember our
friend’s anniversaries!
