PirateLover
10-25-2008, 10:02 AM
I thought I would start this up again as it seems like a lot of us here on Intercot have been getting engaged lately!
I have been engaged since last Dec. (It happened on my Bday in WDW- You can read the story and see pics and videos via this thread (http://intercot.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=123304) )
I posted not too long ago about people pushing us to set and date and needing to save money etc. Well, my parents finally gave me an idea of how much money they will give us, and we were able to come up with a budget, so we set a date! June 12, 2010. June 12 was my Grandmom's birthday. She died in April 2002. A few days after, I was asked to go to the movies with John and a bunch of friends. It was a late movie that would cause me to break curfew, but my dad let me go because he didn't want me to mope around and be sad about Gram. That is the night I decided that I definitely liked John and I would start actively pursuing him. I have always felt that Gram was looking out for me, ensuring that I fell for a nice guy, and so it was fitting to find that her birthday fell on a weekend in the year we were planning to get married. :)
We are in the process of booking a hall, but I think I know where I want to go. Price is reasonable (65 per person, kids 1/2 price) and it's a buffet of all the food we love. We will get married at my local church (St. Casimir's for anyone familiar with South Philly). So, things are coming together for us!
What about the rest of you brides-to-be and grooms-to-be. Any tips from all you married folk who have been down this road before?
I have been engaged since last Dec. (It happened on my Bday in WDW- You can read the story and see pics and videos via this thread (http://intercot.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=123304) )
I posted not too long ago about people pushing us to set and date and needing to save money etc. Well, my parents finally gave me an idea of how much money they will give us, and we were able to come up with a budget, so we set a date! June 12, 2010. June 12 was my Grandmom's birthday. She died in April 2002. A few days after, I was asked to go to the movies with John and a bunch of friends. It was a late movie that would cause me to break curfew, but my dad let me go because he didn't want me to mope around and be sad about Gram. That is the night I decided that I definitely liked John and I would start actively pursuing him. I have always felt that Gram was looking out for me, ensuring that I fell for a nice guy, and so it was fitting to find that her birthday fell on a weekend in the year we were planning to get married. :)
We are in the process of booking a hall, but I think I know where I want to go. Price is reasonable (65 per person, kids 1/2 price) and it's a buffet of all the food we love. We will get married at my local church (St. Casimir's for anyone familiar with South Philly). So, things are coming together for us!
What about the rest of you brides-to-be and grooms-to-be. Any tips from all you married folk who have been down this road before?