June 2012 Weddings
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Re: Introductions Poll
First name/nickname? Daria
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yep
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? H getting a new job (hopefully with awesome insurance, so I can have decent health insurance for the first time in 6+ years)
Pets, children, both or neither? H already had two cats when we started dating, and they both love me. Buckminster & Katya. No kids for us.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? We wrote our own vows, which were secret. My absolute favorite moment was H saying "If anyone tries to tell you that today, your wedding day, is the most important day of your life, tell them that your husband promises that you will have many more important days of your life to come." And we both lost it.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? After we cut out cupcakes literally the entire room stormed our cupcake tower, leaving nothing behind. It was hilarious.
First name/nickname? Chelsea
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? living with H, the new house and new baby!
Pets, children, both or neither? Carter, age 4, Baby O, expected 01.05.13; Sugar (dog) 8 months
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? when we were announced as Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey O
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? mother son dance with Carter
First name/nickname? Sarah/G2SoccerTaz
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? New jobs and possibly buy a house
Pets, children, both or neither? Neither
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? When H started to cry during the vows
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? The toasts. We allowed anyone to share after the MOH and BM shared.
First name/nickname?
Tiffany
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why?
Yep.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life?
Getting new jobs, maybe starting a family
Pets, children, both or neither?
My parents' psycho dog will do for us for now. No kids yet
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment?
When we sat down after our vows and exchanging rings, H squeezed my hand, leaned into me and whispered "Finally! You're my wife!"
What was your favorite wedding reception moment?
Every single second of it! The dance floor was packed all night and our guests lingered until almost an hour after the music ended and the lights came up.
First name/nickname? Jane
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes, but only for the last 9 months of planning
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Hopefully travelling a bit and developing some new hobbies now that the wedding craziness is over!!
Pets, children, both or neither? I want both at some point....I have none at the moment. No dogs until we move out of an apartment!
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? "I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss your bride!" Also, so cliche, but obviously seeing my husband's face for the first time as I walked down the aisle. I have never seen him look so happy before
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? The speeches that the parents and my husband gave. None of them are overly emotional so it was amazing seeing a different side of all of them!
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First name/nickname? Melissa
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? My husband and I finishing our degrees and graduating. Just being married
Pets, children, both or neither? Four children. We want to get a french bulldog sometime in the future.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? During our vows I said "I want to kiss you so bad" and everyone started laughing
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? A friend told us she loved everything we picked out and how everything represented us
First name/nickname? Meaghan
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Just chilling. Spending time together. Exploring married life.
Pets, children, both or neither? Neither yet.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? When we were both crying and just so happy.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? BIL's speech and my cake
First name/nickname? Emily, Em, Emmy (Mostly Emmy and some Em's, not many people actually call me Emily)
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yep! I wasn't a huge poster, but I was there and got to know a lot of peeps. I was edw7479 on TK.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Enjoying being able to call each other husband and wife finally! Also, starting up more house renovation projects now that we have time. Oh, and bringing our bank account back from the rubble that was left from the wedding...
Pets, children, both or neither? I now have one 12yo step daughter! She and I have always been close, so I'm excited that we can both finally say stepmom/stepdaughter! Also, we have a 7yo min pin named Phoebe.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? The ridiculously huge, goofy grin on H's face the ENTIRE time! He laughs a lot, but he's not a huge smiley guy as a whole, so it was super awesome!
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? Being able to hang out with every single person we love all at once. It was an incredibly special night full of a lot of love. (Mushy!)
First name/nickname? Tara
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes!
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Just relaxing and enjoying one another. Finding some sort of normalcy.. we've been SO busy for the last 2 years (house shopping and wedding planning).. and so I'm just ready to relax and enjoy life.
Pets, children, both or neither? Pets -- 2 cats named Perry and Morgan
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? Honestly? probably walking out and just going "ahh, we're married!" and realizing that everything had gone as planned.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? Looking at DH during dinner and realizing everyone was enjoying themselves and thinking "this is what we hoped for!"
Can NestDani (if I'm remembering correctly, sorry if I got that wrong) do this?
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes, though I read more than I posted.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Settling down into things.
Pets, children, both or neither? Neither right now, though we're hoping to start TTC sometime this year.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? Our vows - we both got choked up, which I hadn't expected! Also, when my mom and I got to the end of the aisle and FI reached out to take my hand and help me up the step to the altar.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? I loved the whole reception, but my favorite moment was probably the one song when we had everybody dancing, including our parents (even my mom, who never dances).
First name/nickname? Heather
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yes.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Figuring out life together--holidays, making our apartment feel like home, etc.
Pets, children, both or neither? Neither at the moment. We'd like start adopting kids in about 5 years.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? It was probably during our signing. My MOH/sister sang and played a special number for us on the piano (she's a professional choral singer with a BA in music from Westminster Choir College!). The song was about 4 minutes long, so we joked during the rehearsal about signing very slowly. My brother, who was one of our witnesses, actually did it and went over everything twice! It was funny.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? Bollywood! About half-way through our reception, I changed into a sari that was given to me by my MIL. When I came out, we watched a little Bollywood dance tutorial and all of our guests joined in dancing to a Bollywood song! Everyone got really into it and it was awesome.
I'm a little late to the game, but better late than never!!
First name/nickname? Sheila
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Of course!!
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Knowing that H is my husband, and that I get to have him for the rest of my life. Enjoying our newlywedded-ness.
Pets, children, both or neither? We have 2 dogs; a Papillon named Tiger, and a Great Dane named Bo. We love animals, so there will definitely be more to come over the years. We also want at least 2 children; one boy, and one girl (if possible). We may go up to 3 kids.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? Only one?! Well, my very favorite was probably when H and I locked eyes as I walked towards him. We were both crying (he never cries). Then once I got up there he whispered, "You look beautiful!" My heart melted. Our personalized vows; H's were amazing. At one point a tear ran down H's cheek and I wiped it away.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? The bouquet and garter toss, probably....I'll explain. My older sister has been dating her boyfriend for about 6 years. They have talked about getting married for about 3 or 4 years now, and she keeps waiting for him to propose. We all know they will get married, her boyfriend just needs to grow a pair and do it. Anyways, I wanted my sister/MOH to catch the bouquet so bad, and she actually did. I ended up throwing it straight to her. When H went to throw the garter, he pretended like he threw it over his head, and then turned around and handed it to my sister's boyfriend. Everyone loved it!
I decided to come join TN party too.
First name/nickname? Cassie
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why? Yep.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life? Moving out of the In-Laws house eventually, finding jobs, and enjoying being married.
Pets, children, both or neither? We have a 9 month German shepherd named Oakley and a 5 year old Maltese named Emma. Kids are still 3-4 years off but we want 3 eventually.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment? I would have to say that my favorite moment was when H started tearing up during his vows. He never cries and I was convinced he just wasn't going to get emotional. It really made it special.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment? Oh gosh. It's hard to pick. I think our first dance was my favorite part. I forgot everyone else was there and just enjoyed dancing with my husband for the first time.
First name/nickname?
Ashley
Were you a part of the TK group? If not, why?
Somewhat. I posted every now and again but I wasn't a regular.
What are you most looking forward to in the first year of your married life?
Living with H.
Pets, children, both or neither?
We have a 4 year old boxer mix named Nina, whom we absolutely adore. We do not have children yet, but plan to start trying in about a year.
What was your favorite wedding ceremony moment?
I stopped and gave my mom a hug and a kiss as I was walking down the aisle, right before my dad gave me away. It was a surprise for my mom and she loved it.
What was your favorite wedding reception moment?
Eating dinner at the sweetheart table with H. We were actually able to eat and talk to one another.