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Brilliant_Rock
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Finally, I can come out of lurking and post in BWW. So excited to be able to "officially" join you over here.
My fiance and I, for various reasons, will have to have a fairly long engagement. We looked at the timing and determined we'd be ready to get married in December 2012 (no sooner than that). At first we laughed, said we'd never want to get married in December, and thought about the following Spring instead. But I just didn't like the look of 2013! I don't want to wait that long! So I started joking that we should have a Mayan apocalypse wedding on December 22, 2012 (the day after the world ends). It was a joke, at first. Then I started thinking about having a Christmas wedding. Posing outside in a white fur-trimmed cape. Church and reception venue already decked out for Christmas. Out-of-town relatives already home for Christmas anyway. Ornaments as favors. Christmas carols during the cocktail hour. Spiced wine and a hot chocolate bar with different mix-ins and toppings.
And now I totally want that. All of it. My family was more or less on board with the idea. For family, a date close to Christmas may actually work out better, since everyone will already be gathered in one spot, and the 22nd should give people enough time to recuperate before Christmas Eve/Christmas activities kick in. Snow is a concern, but isn't bad weather always a concern?
Here are the cons: 1) My FI has not yet talked to his family, but he doesn't think they'll like it. They hate snow. They're extremely cautious drivers. They've been known to cancel birthday celebrations because it's raining. Not snowing, not a hurricane, just normal rain. They don't like to drive in it. I really can't imagine them skipping out on our wedding because of a little snow, but FI thinks it's a possibility. I really doubt they would, but who knows? 2) Friends, especially friends from out of town, might not be able to make it. Anybody traveling elsewhere for Christmas would have a hard time getting to our wedding and still making their travel plans in time. 3) Ok, snow is a concern. If the weather is bad, we will certainly have some no-shows. My main concern is FI's family, though.
Your thoughts? Is anyone here planning a December wedding, or has anyone had a wedding in late December? Tell me everything. I have no idea how to plann a wedding.
My fiance and I, for various reasons, will have to have a fairly long engagement. We looked at the timing and determined we'd be ready to get married in December 2012 (no sooner than that). At first we laughed, said we'd never want to get married in December, and thought about the following Spring instead. But I just didn't like the look of 2013! I don't want to wait that long! So I started joking that we should have a Mayan apocalypse wedding on December 22, 2012 (the day after the world ends). It was a joke, at first. Then I started thinking about having a Christmas wedding. Posing outside in a white fur-trimmed cape. Church and reception venue already decked out for Christmas. Out-of-town relatives already home for Christmas anyway. Ornaments as favors. Christmas carols during the cocktail hour. Spiced wine and a hot chocolate bar with different mix-ins and toppings.
And now I totally want that. All of it. My family was more or less on board with the idea. For family, a date close to Christmas may actually work out better, since everyone will already be gathered in one spot, and the 22nd should give people enough time to recuperate before Christmas Eve/Christmas activities kick in. Snow is a concern, but isn't bad weather always a concern?
Here are the cons: 1) My FI has not yet talked to his family, but he doesn't think they'll like it. They hate snow. They're extremely cautious drivers. They've been known to cancel birthday celebrations because it's raining. Not snowing, not a hurricane, just normal rain. They don't like to drive in it. I really can't imagine them skipping out on our wedding because of a little snow, but FI thinks it's a possibility. I really doubt they would, but who knows? 2) Friends, especially friends from out of town, might not be able to make it. Anybody traveling elsewhere for Christmas would have a hard time getting to our wedding and still making their travel plans in time. 3) Ok, snow is a concern. If the weather is bad, we will certainly have some no-shows. My main concern is FI's family, though.
Your thoughts? Is anyone here planning a December wedding, or has anyone had a wedding in late December? Tell me everything. I have no idea how to plann a wedding.