Tying the kNOT....a rant

[Flyndaran]

After seeing my parents argue for the past 35 years...it's turned me off to the very *idea* of marriage.

My parents were wonderfully happy right up until the time my father died.
I still am not very enamored with the idea of marriage.

[BroomJockey]

Meanie*kicks at floor with toes*

*slips a folded note to BK*

[Peppergirl]

*slips a folded note to BK*

*intercepts and shows her hubby*

[AFPheonix]

Never seen that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GlTloqb0ho

Not even remotely work safe, not mom safe, just not safe. But funny!

[BroomJockey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GlTloqb0ho

Not even remotely work safe, not mom safe, just not safe. But funny!

oookay... yeah, no.

[tropicsgoddess]

SO and I have been dating for 6 years and have been engaged and living together for 4 years. We're both 25 with a 6 month age gap, with him being older. People always say that we should start getting married and have kids soon and all that crap. Okay, first off it's good that we're taking it slow to make sure that we're both ready to take a big step in our lives. Second, financially we're not ready for any of that. So what sense does it make to rush into something like that?!! Seriously. It's not that I'm against marriage, I'm just against rushing right into something that is a HUGE commitment. We both want a wedding, a big one. I promised him that I won't pick out any pink, purple or any girly colors and I WILL wear white to my wedding, even though I'm not a virgin (we lost our virginity to each other). I don't give a rats ass what anybody has to say about it. I personally think that whole thing where the color of your wedding gown denoting if the bride is a virgin or not is outdated and a crock. My parents said they wouldn't pay for mine nor my sisters wedding since they expect us to foot the bill for it just as they had with theirs, which is fine by me. If anybody dares to try and take over the wedding that's supposed to be about me and SO, I'll rip them a new one (I hate hate hate control freaks).

[MystyGlyttyr]

If something happens that I end up in a position to get married (Matt Hardy proposes ), I've gone back and forth on how I want to do it. On the one hand, I don't want to plan a whole lot, on the other, I wouldn't be so terribly adverse to doing some sort of wedding ceremony for my family to enjoy. I've said to my mom to just tell me when and where to stand and she can plan everything else.

...but sometimes this dress is so pretty...and with that hairdo, maybe with a cute bow...and these shoes...

I have no taste, I know. Also, do not lose the irony that one of the few actual virgins in this world doesn't want to get married in white. *snicker*

[BroomJockey]

...but sometimes this dress is so pretty...

The link dunnae work for me.

ETA: WAIT! Does now. OOOoooooooooooooooo, pretty.

[guywithashovel]

I promised him that I won't pick out any pink, purple or any girly colors and I WILL wear white to my wedding, even though I'm not a virgin (we lost our virginity to each other). I don't give a rats ass what anybody has to say about it. I personally think that whole thing where the color of your wedding gown denoting if the bride is a virgin or not is outdated and a crock.

Personally, I don't think it's anyone else's business whether or not someone is a virgin on their wedding day. Why should someone have to wear certain color clothes to give that away?

[anriana]

I personally think that whole thing where the color of your wedding gown denoting if the bride is a virgin or not is outdated and a crock.

Hey that sounds like every wedding tradition.

[Flyndaran]

Personally, I don't think it's anyone else's business whether or not someone is a virgin on their wedding day. Why should someone have to wear certain color clothes to give that away?

Because it's important to some religions and cultures. We may not consider sexual experience something to be ashamed of, but we aren't everyone.

[anriana]

Because it's important to some religions and cultures. We may not consider sexual experience something to be ashamed of, but we aren't everyone.

good thing other cultures have their own religious traditions. a white rweddingdress is not a part of religion.

[BlaqueKatt]

I promised him that I won't pick out any pink, purple or any girly colors and I WILL wear white to my wedding, even though I'm not a virgin (we lost our virginity to each other). I don't give a rats ass what anybody has to say about it. I personally think that whole thing where the color of your wedding gown denoting if the bride is a virgin or not is outdated and a crock.

Actually the white signifies mourning-the veil over the face is what symbolizes virginity-so wear all the white you want to darlin'

here's the total scoop on it

White is the color of mourning, which is thought to be appropriate as the bride is leaving her family of birth to join that of her husband's thereby undergoing a symbolic death.

The veil originally symbolized the bride's virginity, innocence, and modesty. This symbolism has been lost over the years but the veil is still customarily worn. The lifting of the veil at the end of the ceremony symbolizes male dominance. If the bride takes the initiative in lifting it, thereby presenting herself to him, she is showing more independence.

[anriana]

White is the color of morning in other countries.


"But in China and Japan the brides have traditionally always worn white. White is the color of mourning, which is thought to be appropriate as the bride is leaving her family of birth to join that of her husband's thereby undergoing a symbolic death. "

[Flyndaran]

good thing other cultures have their own religious traditions. a white rweddingdress is not a part of religion.

Because every religion includes things not in thier holy books, someone could theoretically call anything part of thier religion.