cellososweet
Brilliant_Rock
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Hi Everyone. It''s high time I did this. Short background info for those who aren''t familiar with our story. We got engaged and decided to have a wedding. DH''s family is not involved, so we were splitting the cost between us and my parents. My dad was laid off from his job the day he came back from battling cancer (he was gone for a while too. someone could have warned him. geez). So, we picked a cheaper place because my dad insisted on still having a wedding (and my mum said to as well). So, we picked the new place and planned again. Come to find out my parents are doing as well financially as they could be doing without the cost of this wedding (Dad wasn''t exactly honest. bless his heart). So, we cancelled again. We could''ve waited a few years and paid for the wedding ourselves, but the wedding wasn''t important, the marriage was. We just wanted to be married. So, we got the blessing from the folks and went to the courthouse to get married. At that point, the novelty of a wedding had worn off and the difficulties were getting ridiculous.
So even though my parents said they were fine with the courthouse wedding, i''m the only girl and we really have a tight bond. I took care of both of them when they both had cancer at the same time (dad was going in for chemo when mum was under the knife). rough times. DH took care of me throughout all of this and was supportive. They love him to pieces.
So, they wanted to help us throw a "wedding celebration," if you will.
And that''s where we are. It''s on MAy 31st, 2008. The wedding we never had. And we''re going all out and are having a ball. We wanted to pay for the whole thing, but my parents are generous and offered to help. They have this thing thinking that they owe me something for being good to them
they are my parents for crying out loud. i''m not a heathen. of course i took care of them. but, if it makes them happy, i''ll humour them. I never ask for anything and they were super adamant, so that''s that. so here''s a smorgasboard of stuff.
thanks for being helpful throughout the process everyone.
So even though my parents said they were fine with the courthouse wedding, i''m the only girl and we really have a tight bond. I took care of both of them when they both had cancer at the same time (dad was going in for chemo when mum was under the knife). rough times. DH took care of me throughout all of this and was supportive. They love him to pieces.
