Guest Blogger: Missi Smith
"Wedding Diaries: A Lesbian Love Story" - ENTRY #1
Well, we have a tentative date for our commitment ceremony. June of 2012 is the magical time. We started discussing this about a year ago and the more we discussed it the more stressful it became. Who do we invite? Where do we have our ceremony? Where can we find a beautiful inexpensive venue? What time do we have the ceremony? Will out of town quests be able to come? If so, where will they stay? What about transportation….and flowers…and the cake? What colors will we have? What will we wear?
As you can see there are a lot of unanswered questions and it got so overwhelming that I didn’t even want to start the process of planning!!
Some months have passed and we suddenly realized that this is "OUR day" and we should plan it like "WE want it". Not plan it around everyone else. So, we have started the process of planning and now I’m really excited about it!
We are on a tight (very tight) budget, as I have had a major job change in the last few months. That won’t stop us from having the beautiful romantic ceremony that we want!
I will be writing this blog to help organize my thoughts and keep my sanity during this process. I hope everyone enjoys it and if you have comments and/or suggestions please feel free to become part of the discussion!
My first entry for the blog is rather negative, but please stick with me, they will not all be this way. In looking for local upcoming bridal shows I stumbled across a website called www.iwantmyfreewedding.com where you can enter a contest to win a free wedding! Well, heck yeah I want a free wedding! The contest requires that you submit a 250 word or less Essay of your love story and why you feel you should be the winners of the “I want my free wedding” ultimate unity celebration wedding contest, along with a photo.
“I can do that” I thought. So I read on to determine the qualifications…this is where I got irritated.
The other qualifications are:
-Must be 18 years or older
-US Citizen
-Legally able to obtain a marriage license in the
perspective city and or state where the contest is held.
Really? You want to hear my love story and see a photo of my partner and I ….unless we are lesbians. In which case we can’t get a legal marriage license in Dallas, therefore we are disqualified.
I have never understood why there are so many rules on love and who we love. The contest has since ended and I congratulate the bride and groom that won and wish them happily ever after!
1 comments:
tell it girl...well I am here to lend my expertise! I was a wedding cordinator and event planner for a long time before weddings became DIY...so if you have any questions or wanna know how to get a cheaper rate, speak up maybe I can help!!
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