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There's no way to start writing about your own wedding, in a format that would be readable, at least yet- for me. So, here are some assorted random observations, and we'll see how I come to eventually process the wedding itself.
Random Observations:
1. For all that people tell you that your own wedding will be tiring and stressful, the utter levels of exhaustion are still a surprise.
2. I had Lots of water- and afterward, I was still dehydrated.
3. We were totally lucky that our wedding SNAFUs were so minor- if absurd. Mom put all this effort into making me a bouquet from our own garden- and we were so distracted that neither of us noticed that I never saw it, much less held it during the processional, until after the wedding was over. It was really lovely, though. Also, somehow we ended up with red wine at the ceremony, and it spilled some- but luckily a. it didn't spill on me, and b. our friend and chuppah pole holder had an extra handkerchief.
4. I have really amazing friends, who accompanied me to various preparations early in the morning, and late at night, and were just wonderfully supportive.
5. I'm still having a hard time believing that we're married. So far, it doesn't feel so different, which is maybe why it's so unreal feeling. I wonder how long it will take to sink in. (On the other hand, it is already tremendously simplifying my language- "my mother-in-law" is a lot shorter and simpler than "my soon to be mother-in-law", etc. Although I have, already, jokingly (?) begun referring to my sister-in-law's husband as my "brother-in-law-in-law". Do I get to just sat "brother-in-law" or what?
6. My sisters-in-law got me a necklace as a "welcome to the family, we're glad to have you as a sister" present. It was incredibly sweet, and very touching.
7. The large, inflatable red dinosaur was a total hit. I was worried about the intersection of my family, who doesn't know from this sort of wedding, and shtick, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wotyfree made things work wonderfully (along with all the other people who did remarkable and unusual things). Also, the being-up-on-a-chair thing was nowhere near as anxiety-provoking as it was at my bat mitzvah party.
8. We still need to get our friend and rabbi to sign our marriage license. Somewhere, that slipped through the cracks. Luckily, we have a little bit of time to get that done...
Random Observations:
1. For all that people tell you that your own wedding will be tiring and stressful, the utter levels of exhaustion are still a surprise.
2. I had Lots of water- and afterward, I was still dehydrated.
3. We were totally lucky that our wedding SNAFUs were so minor- if absurd. Mom put all this effort into making me a bouquet from our own garden- and we were so distracted that neither of us noticed that I never saw it, much less held it during the processional, until after the wedding was over. It was really lovely, though. Also, somehow we ended up with red wine at the ceremony, and it spilled some- but luckily a. it didn't spill on me, and b. our friend and chuppah pole holder had an extra handkerchief.
4. I have really amazing friends, who accompanied me to various preparations early in the morning, and late at night, and were just wonderfully supportive.
5. I'm still having a hard time believing that we're married. So far, it doesn't feel so different, which is maybe why it's so unreal feeling. I wonder how long it will take to sink in. (On the other hand, it is already tremendously simplifying my language- "my mother-in-law" is a lot shorter and simpler than "my soon to be mother-in-law", etc. Although I have, already, jokingly (?) begun referring to my sister-in-law's husband as my "brother-in-law-in-law". Do I get to just sat "brother-in-law" or what?
6. My sisters-in-law got me a necklace as a "welcome to the family, we're glad to have you as a sister" present. It was incredibly sweet, and very touching.
7. The large, inflatable red dinosaur was a total hit. I was worried about the intersection of my family, who doesn't know from this sort of wedding, and shtick, and
wotyfree made things work wonderfully (along with all the other people who did remarkable and unusual things). Also, the being-up-on-a-chair thing was nowhere near as anxiety-provoking as it was at my bat mitzvah party. 8. We still need to get our friend and rabbi to sign our marriage license. Somewhere, that slipped through the cracks. Luckily, we have a little bit of time to get that done...