Marriage Meme

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Snagged from Swami...

1. WHAT DATE IS YOUR ANNIVERSARY? September 9th

2. WHERE DID YOU GET MARRIED? Methodist church in Richland Ctr, WI. It was my hometown and where Chris's family lived for about 8? years.

3. WHO PROPOSED AND HOW? We were in our early 20s, living together in an apartment (and housing Chris's brother). We had just completed a weekend of car shopping. To get the car he wanted, we'd have to apply for the loan together. I agreed. Later that night, after a lot of liquid courage, Chris came up to me while I was doing dishes and asked me to marry him. He apologized for not having a ring, but it was something he wanted to do then and there. His brother was in the other room and yelled "Say no!" A few weeks later, I had a ring.

4. HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED? 2 years. We knew we needed awhile to plan because I was working full time and was in school with 3 classes/semester.

5. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF YOUR WEDDING DAY? (AND IT CAN'T BE YOUR HUSBAND) . Hm. Our recessional music was a favorite...U2 does Endless Love. It's a super fun version. But then looking around at the reception and realizing everyone was there to celebrate YOUR MARRIAGE...it was overwhelming.

6. WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IF YOU COULD? I would've had a different dress. I didn't really dress shop, just got dropped off at David's Bridal one day, tried some stuff on, found one I liked well enough. I then had a dressmaker family-friend recreate it. In retrospect, it wasn't really what I wanted and now I have to live with it in photos.

7. WHAT WAS THE COLOR THEME OF YOUR WEDDING? A shimmery tan (darker than champagne, but not gold), black, deep red and white. Girls dresses were the shimmery tan color. Guys wore black tuxes (black ties), I wore white (quit laughing) and flowers were deep red. I made all the bouquets and boutineers/corsages. It took forever to find flowers that didn't look ugly and plastic-ish. It's fun to still have my bouquet and his boutineer in pristine condition.

8. REMEMBER ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY? Saying my vows to the minister instead of my husband. It's on video for us to remember. :-)

9. WHERE YOU CLEAN OR MESSY WHEN YOU CUT YOUR CAKE? Clean and it was so quick, I barely remember it. We literally posed for the camera, cut one piece and were off.

10. WHERE DID YOU GO ON YOUR HONEYMOON? Three months after our wedding we went on a Caribbean cruise to Aruba, Tortolla, Curacao and St. Thomas. We waited because I was in school. In late November, I developed mono. I truged through work and finals barely alive. The week before our honeymoon, I recovered. Was feeling much better by the day we left. Was worried Chris would get it, but didn't.

This is the photo I keep in my office. It doesn't show much of my hated wedding dress. I think that's why I like it.