Wedding 2.0
Michael and I will mark our 6th year of wedded bliss this July 4th.
Moonwalk on that all you haters, naysayers, and bitchy lady who took forever to give us our marriage license!
Anyway. Why did we decide to tie the knot on Independence Day?
1) We were (are) madly in love. 2) We had a tiny situation. (that’s Code Blue, possibly Pink, for KNOCKED THE HELL UP. 3) We didn’t have to spend money on invitations since our wedding ceremony was held immediately after church service. (yes, we were married on a Sunday right after Sunday School. And yes, fornicators attend church too.) 4) We were flat broke and his family’s annual 4th of July backyard barbecue could double as our wedding reception.
Genius? I think so.
I must say, YOU HAVE NOT ACTUALLY LIVED until you’ve attended a wedding reception/4th of July backyard barbecue. I would compare it to drinking champagne from a helmet that has a straw attached. A continuous flow of uncultured goodness.
Ahhh!
Note: Wedding receptions/4th of July backyard barbecues are only acceptable if you actually marry on the 4th of July. Any other occasion is just WRONG and should be considered in poor taste. I can say this because I took an etiquette class once. And though I didn’t actually pass the class, I still consider myself to be an expert on the subject. AND THAT’S MY FINAL ANSWER!
Moving right along.
The truth is, I want a real wedding. I dream of walking down the aisle with a smile so wide, white, and bright that my guests will think they’re watching an Orbit’s commercial instead of a wedding. TING!
A reception venue where my new/old husband and I will have our first dance in style – instead of in denim cut-off shorts. Vera Wang and “Chicken Wangs” ARE NOT SOLD IN THE SAME STORES, PEOPLE!
Like all brides before me, I too would like to shout from the mountaintop, IT’S MY WEDDING DAY, DAMMIT! Instead of IT’S MY WEDDING DAY DAMMIT, NOW ACT LIKE YOU HAVE SOME CLASS AND DRINK FROM THE DESIGNER PAPER CUPS!
And what blushing bride-to-be doesn’t imagine telling their fiance/husband HELL TO THE NO YOU AIN’T HAVING NO STRIPPER HOS AT YOUR BACHELOR PARTY! And then march right out the door into an awaiting limo filled with Chippendale dancers who all resemble Will Smith.
See folks. I’m just a girl with a dream. A dream that ends with my Fairy Godmother/Wedding Planner/Jennifer Lopez saying: LIGHT THE FIREWORKS, INSTEAD OF THE BARBECUE GRILL PLEASE!
LOL—> Vera Wang and “Chicken Wangs” ARE NOT SOLD IN THE SAME STORES, PEOPLE!
Me too! Me too!
No, I didn’t have a 4th of July barbecue/Wedding reception but I would like to have a white wedding. Ours sucked! For real!
Thanks for stopping by =)
@ Sophia’s Mom aka The Wannabe WAHM:
I’ve actually thought about planning one for our 7th wedding anniversary. Can you believe I don’t even have pictures!
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My uby and i have ben tossing around redoing our vows and a wedding type thing when we move to australia for my family and friends there seeing we did it here in the states 8 yrs ago and only my mum n dad could make the trip for our special day! Which wasnt anywhere near what i wanted for my wedding anyways… 
@ Kira:
You should do it. I would love to have my wedding in Australia!
Yours has to be the cutest, most awesome blog design ever!
Congrats on the impending anniversary! I think no matter HOW you got married, many of us might have done it different. I think I would have eloped to somewhere tropical because after paying for the wedding we couldn’t afford much of anything let alone a honeymoon that involved palm trees and coconut oil.
Sounds like quite the PARTY you had! Very unique and quite a memory.
I think you should have a real wedding with all thte trimmings. Do it girl!!! You can renew your vows.
Your reception sounds charming, lol. Save up and do the renewal thing in a grand style! Although with your wonderful sense of humor, this way was highly enjoyable for us to read about.
your reception sounds like something from TV…your blog always put a smile on my face.
renewing you vows should be what you always dreamed of and now that there is no CODE BLUE or PINK you can do what you want.
good luck!!
Twice today, you’ve made me feel good. I smiled at you tweet earlier, and now your post has me laughing. You crack me up. Again, thanks. I needed that!
It sounds like an awesome, relaxed, fun reception! I had somewhat of an unusual wedding myself, so this really made me smile… when it didn’t make me laugh out loud
Girl, what are you talking about?? You had one of the traditional Louisiana Shotgun Weddings! Just this past July 4th my cousin got married to her soon to be baby daddy down the bayou. The BBQ chicken and coleslaw were awesome!
Me, I chose to have one of those weddings 7 years ago where only 12 people showed up, the soon to be mother in law wanted me to run instead of marrying her son, the JP was almost 2 hours late AND stole my bouquet and people were placing bets on how long our marriage would last. Oh yeah, it was fun!
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@ Claire:
Shotgun weddings are the best, because most of the time shotguns are actually part of the wedding attire!
Your blog just made my day! I totally feel you on wanting your traditional wedding, we had a “Code Blue” situation and I couldn’t believe how shortchanged I felt after the ceremony. I am DETERMINED to have a vow renewal/do-over and YOU SHOULD TOO! Thanks for a new blog to follow:-)
I am right there with you! I got married by the JP at court and then we had a reception in a hall. I want the dress, the church, the fancy stuff. Or even a beach vow renewal in Hawaii! We said we would do it for our tenth anniversary (that passed in July!) so now maybe for our 15th. Then my sons can walk me down the aisle!
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Your wedding reception sounds like it was da bomb diggity to me! Go get that wedding you want, girl. It’s never too late!
Winks & Smiles,
Wifey
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This was hilarious! You should plan your dream wedding for sure