As I’ve already mentioned, I have two moms. Growing up with two moms has afforded me a unique perspective into the fight for homosexuals’ right to marry (or equal rights for the LGBTQQ community, in general). As a youth, I wasn’t even aware that it wasn’t possible to marry whomever you loved, let alone know anything about the legal benefits extended to married couples only. But as an adult, I’ve learned of these benefits and am appalled that a commitment to love and honor (and the legal benefits attached to them) isn’t granted every American citizen, in each united state.
Now that I am getting married, I wanted to show my support for the continuing struggle for equality. We will be wed in New Hampshire, which supports gay marriage, but live in California, which has been having quite a battle back and forth about it. When I stumbled upon this website, whiteknot.org, I knew I had found the best way for us to share our concerns with our guests.
So many causes have specific ribbon colors to raise awareness about their fight for action that I don’t know why it surprised me that the fight for gay marriage equality did, as well. Of course it is totally fitting that their ribbon is a white knot. Since 1840, when Queen Victoria wore white to her wedding to Prince Albert, white has been associated with weddings and, as I’ve recently discovered, “tying the knot” is a common wedding phrase with a variety of origins – including a direct connection to hand fasting ceremonies and quite possibly a romantic proposal method of Swedish origin.
CC and I have sort of similar music tastes. We both like rock n’ roll, in general – but that’s about where the similarity ends. He gravitates towards punk and metal, while I lean towards folk and alternative. Unintentionally, all of our ceremony songs were chosen by me and all of our reception songs, by CC.
So then how did we end up with a country song in our wedding?
I’m a hippie girl at heart. I plan on walking down the grass aisle of our ceremony barefoot and really wanted a folksy vibe to be present. I chose the following songs to suit this vibe:
I was completely hooked. Burlap with screen printed goodness. Part of me loved it because it was classy, yet casual. Part of me loved it because I knew I could get CC to customize them with his screen printing skills. But the biggest part of me that loved them was because burlap is cheap, Cheap, CHEAP!
Hi Everyone! I’m back! We had such an amazing time that words can not even begin to describe our experience at the wedding and on the honeymoon. Our wedding was everything we could have ever imagined and much, much more! From the beach to the flowers to the massive party that ensued, we will always remember that day as the best day of our lives!
I wanted to kick off my wedding posts by sharing with you the best decision we made during the entire process of planning our wedding… the decision to see each other before the wedding. Thanks to our amazing photographer, Emily Harris, for even suggesting it! I know that many choose to go the traditional route, and I thought we would too, but if you are comfortable to forgo that tradition, we highly suggest having that special moment before the wedding!
Have I mentioned that my amazingly talented, wonderful, a-sister-to-me, MOH is also a Crip?
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No silly! That’s a gang!
She’s a Crip which is Muscular Dystrophy Camp slang for a Cripple… someone in a wheelchair. She’s the best person I have ever met (okay she ties with the Cherry Dude) and I forget that everyone notices the big huge wheelchair. Continue Reading
From Day 1 of wedding planning I knew I would have a lavender bouquet. I ♥ lavender. The smell, the color, the natural properties it possesses to calm and relax. I couldn’t think of a more perfect bouquet for me on my wedding day. But lavender boutonnieres? Well, I just couldn’t picture it. I honestly couldn’t imagine one more DIY project, either. I couldn’t picture how to even make a boutonniere; so, I began my search for the best bout for the boys on etsy.com – who doesn’t love etsy?
After their first kiss, then they were officially announced by the officiant as Mr. and Mrs. in front of their friends and family.
Since the wedding was held outside, the guests were mobilized inside the Pickering Barn. The receiving line was short, but sweet. The guests only got to say hello to the bride and groom; no need for long waits at the receiving line.
When I first saw the movie “Meet the Parents” I was amazed that anyone would trust a cat as a ring bearer. I was worried enough about trusting a 4 year old boy with the wedding rings when my brother got married, no less an animal! Lilac Dude and I have no pets together so we never considered making them a part of our wedding.
Jinx the ringbearer cat- photo from fandomania
As surprising as that is to me, many couples can’t imagine their special day passing by without their pets involved.
Before Towie Bear and I mailed our wedding invitations, we mailed our wedding newsletter to our Bridal Party and parents. We felt that in order to communicate effectively with our Bridal Party, we should keep them informed of the progress we’ve made throughout the planning of our wedding.
In addition, we thought that this would be a good keepsake for our family to have and show to their friends and siblings. Our wedding newsletter covered our engagement story and wedding venue on the front cover. We also had some cute reminders regarding RSVP process and rehearsal timeline.
