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I'm Getting Married

 
  

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Spaniel
09:02 / 16.10.07
Cheers, DM
 
 
ibis the being
00:54 / 19.10.07
I'm finally back. Congratulations Boboss and family... I was buzzing for days afterward too.

After all my agonizing about performing in front of a crowd - I felt like throwing up for two days beforehand - from the moment I walked into the ceremony I felt like I was flying. It was amazing to see how many people came to celebrate with us and it was just crazy insane bliss all day. Mr. Ibis and I had the best time of our lives and a lot of guests claimed to enjoy it as well. (Only one thing went wrong and that was the one thing I was sure would go fine - my brother messed up the music rather badly. Oh well.)

As for our ceremony, Mr. I's brother was our officiant. Although he's a Christian pastor, we talked beforehand with him about our preferences & comfort levels. He knows we're not religious and didn't want religion per se in the ceremony, but we told him that, as our brother, if he wanted to say something heartfelt that referenced God or scripture we trusted him to do it right, and he did that. I feel really lucky to have had him do the ceremony.
 
 
This Sunday
01:07 / 19.10.07
Yay, ibis!
 
 
Spaniel
08:17 / 19.10.07
It's amazing isn't it, feeling all that love and warmth from people. Knowing that they're there for you and your partner somehow transforms nerves into elation. Even Bobosso, who hates being the centre of attention, wasn't the slightest bit tense - it's the most incredible alchemy.

Of course, some of it is down to the planning, but I'd suggest - having had a very unstructured wedding - that getting tiny details right isn't as important as one might think. For me I suppose the guest list was the key component, in that there was hardly a person there we weren't entirely happy to see.

I know it sounds like a cliché but it really was one of the happiest days of my life.

What made it for you, Ibis?
 
 
ibis the being
23:02 / 19.10.07
It was for me, too, I know SO CORNY.

What made it... I don't know... I was just talking to Mr. I and saying that I think it was all about a lot of genuine love and emotion in the room. When I walked in the room with my dad I first spotted a couple of friends grinning from ear to ear and then my groom standing up front welling up with tears. We really meant it - and by we, I mean everyone there pretty much. Oddly enough, we had invited a few guests that are friends/acquaintances but that are kind of negative or confrontational people, and none of them happened to show up. It was a kind of giant serendipitous moment all around.
 
 
iamus
01:33 / 20.10.07
Yay ibis!
 
 
Mono
07:48 / 20.10.07
Super Yay!
 
 
Tsuga
10:09 / 20.10.07
Congratulations you nice people.
 
 
Triplets
10:23 / 20.10.07
Yay ibis, 'boss, Bobosso and Mr. I!
 
  

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