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Hey! I'm J, aka Belle n GA, and excited to be marrying my encore groom. And heck yea, I am an encore bride!
We're planning a really fun, intimate destination wedding in FL this August!
Let's hear all about you!
WendyS328, "Encore" means that this is not your first wedding.
Hi, I'm 2dBride, a/k/a Second Bride. NotFroofy and I had a wonderful intimate wedding in Massachusetts, followed by a much larger reception back in DC, last October. I'm an encore bride, although NotFroofy was a first-time bride. We are thrilled to be married, after nine years of living together.
Loved your pics 2d! Can't wait to hear and see more of your wedding!
Any new encore brides (or first time brides w/encore grooms) in the house?
Hi I'm Jade. First-time bride, about to turn 44. Marrying encore groom, also 44. He's a single dad to a daughter who turns 21 next week (!). We live in a beautiful home and have been together nearly 5 years. Hi to other encores and encore-marriers!
I'm a first time bride with an Encore groom. First time I've ever heard that term before. :) Last time he had a *very* private ceremony with a few friends on top of a ski resort. It seemed very impromptu, but I think they had actually planned on doing it a week or so in advance. I think that's why he's putting up with my desire for a slightly more big/planned affair! Yay!
Funny thing is that I actually knew them while they were married. I was never friends with her, but he and I worked together and we'd always do things together (with all the work people) and she was always along. Funny to think about it now.
And...I just have to add, that I had nothing to do with the divorce! They got a divorce while I was traveling around Asia with my then boyfriend. After that boyfriend and I broke up ( about a year after my FI had separated) I needed a place to live and he and his roommate had an extra room. We actually lived together for 8 months, both dating other people, before we even thought about dating each other....
Me! My FI and are are both encores...with teenagers. I am the truly the luckiest girl in the world.
Hi all - I'm an encore bride, he is an encore groom. We're both in our early 40's and have been together for 3 years.
Hi there,
I'm a first time bride marrying an encore groom... I'm 31, he's 51 with two great kids, 23 and 20. We've got just a couple of months left to go - we just ordered my wedding band yesterday. (we got his a couple of weeks ago.) We're planning a fairly small wedding in an art gallery right on the water. Can't wait!
Congrats to all encores here!
We're both parents, love our kids and our kids are very happy we're getting married, and are having an intimate yet very elegant church wedding followed by a beachside reception (a gorgeous top floor verandah overlooking the beach)!
First time for me - second time for my groom.
I'm 49 and he's 55.
We met on match.com and we've been together for 6 years (living together almost 2 years).
We're getting married at a beautiful restaurant on the Hudson River.
I am a 30 year old encore bride marrying a first time groom....we are having a destination wedding in Florida. We were originally planning on inviting 100 people, but I want to limit it to inviting 75 to keep it more intimate. Not sure how the family is going to take this since it is huge...but it is about him and I :)
Hey there-this my second time (hence the name :) and his third. He's 51 and I'm 43 and we have 3 teenaged children between us. Funny thing, we met on Yahoo about 2 years ago and he said he was divorced. Okay. Then, late last summer he turned to me in the car and said, "I want to marry you but I think you should know that I've been married, not once but twice before" Oh my gosh, did that give me pause. Have to give him points for honesty at least! The first one lasted about a minute when he was very young, so I guess we can kind of discount that. Maybe. lol
That said, we are eloping to Maui in December-just us and having a big family party here in Maine next summer.
I am a first time bride, but my FH has been married once before, so I guess that makes him an “encore groom”! I’m 28 and he is 44 and we have 1 insanely spoiled kitty. :) Neither of us has any children, though we would like to start trying in a year or so.
We’ve been together for about 3.5 years now, and we’re getting married out on an island about 20 minutes ferry ride from our home this August!
I am a first time bride with an encore groom. I am 27, he is 37. No children (but we plan to start TTC once married). His first wedding was a huge affair - and so is his second. We have been together just over 3 years.
i'm an encore bride marrying a first-time groom. i am 24 and he is 25. neither of us have children, but we are super excited to start our family! we have been together just over a year and we are having a smaller ceremony and reception (about 100ish people) with just our family and very close friends. we can't wait! :)
We're both encores here, At the moment he's 44 and I'm 43 but will be 44 too by the time the wedding rolls around in less than 3 months! YIKES! We have 5 kids between us and our teenage boys are the reason we met. There's one girl (his) who's 20, the teen boys - 16, 15 and one who will be 15 in a month and the youngest who is 11. 2 boys are his, 2 are mine. We've been together almost 7 years and we bought a house and have been living together for 4 years. We're renting an oceanfront house on an island about 2 hours away from us and spending the week after the wedding there w/ the kids and some extended family will be staying nearby. Ceremony is going to be on the beach. For our 1 month anniversary we're going on a honeymoon without the kids to Antigua. :-)
I'm a first time bride w/ an encore groom. His first marriage lasted about 18 months, and they don't speak. There was a child, but it wasn't his. I'm 31, he's 28. We've been together for almost 4.5 years, and have been living together for 3! I can't wait to be his wife :)
I guess Im an encore bride. Well, I was married 23 yrs, didnt have a wedding. This time Im having a simple yet beautiful ceremony. Hes never been married. I have 3 sons and a 1 yr old grand daughter, and another grandbaby due in Dec( will find out the sex in 4 weeks). My beloved father passed away in 2003 so my oldest son will walk me down the aisle. my grand daugher will be the flower girl and yes I am wearing a white gown. I was going to wear ivory but this is MY day!! Looking forward to meet you all, congratulations.
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Hello! Encore bride here with a first time groom. My first marriage maybe lasted a year? Not sure. I have a son from that relationship and he has a daughter from a previous relationship. First wedding just wasn't right and was very indicative of the "times to come". This time around things are just....right :). Groom is from St. Maarten, so I wanted to do a destination wedding, but he wanted to do the full ceremony thing. I'm all about making my honey happy, so full blown ceremony it is, and I must admit, I am enjoying all the planning!!
I'm a first time bride with an encore groom. We met five years ago and getting married next year. ;-)
I'm a first time bride, 38 with an "encore" groom, 44. He has children from previous marriage. He has children... the oldest is making me a step grandma next week! Yikes! We are having an "all out" wedding/reception with all the bells & whistles. I am wearing ivory and not white only because I prefer the look of ivory.
I am an encore bride and he is an encore groom. We both were previously married to our high school sweethearts... both our 1st marriages lasted 16+ years, but things happen... and here we both are doing it again :)
I am 41yo (w/ 2 daughters from my 1st marriage), he is 35yo (no children). We are planning a Vegas Wedding 4/2011.
And I am wearing a white traditional white dress.
I don't think I'm really considered an encore bride since I'm still married to my first husband (although he was an encore groom) but we are planning on renewing our vows possibly next September. Maybe it doesn't count but I would love to feel like a bride for another day (even just an hour or so again)! :) I'm 35 and husband is 26 and we have a 5 year old!
Congrats to all encore brides! Welcome! And yes Pinkstardustdesigns, you can be a bride again too!
Welcome to the hive ya'll :)
And Future Mrs. F, I'm 41 too!
Wow! It's great to hear from so many bees in a similar position as I am. I am a first-time bride marrying an encore groom. He was married for 10 years and has two amazing children. He and his ex are friendly, and everyone puts the kids first... which makes things easy. She got re-married last summer and now it's our turn! We are planning a small wedding in Mexico in March. I am so excited... and a little overwhelmed. Our short engagement gives us only a few months to figure out all of the details.
Hello! I am an encore bride with an encore hubby. We are a military family so we had a private ceremony in Hawaii in 2008 and are planning a wedding in Montana in 2012. We live in New Jersey with our 5 kids! I am really loving this whole process of planning. I have had nothing but support from family and friends! Pics are of our crazy family and our private ceremony in 2008!
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Mrs. AF: Aww what adorable kids!!! Congratulations in advance and know you're vow renewal will be fabulous!
Rhinosgirl: Welcome also! Sounds like everything is falling into place wonderfully!
Welcome to the encore board!
I am Miss Zinfandel, I am 27 and so is my fiance. We will be 28 when we get married and this will be his second marriage. He was married for about 1 year but mainly because they had two kids and that was "the right thing to do"....yeah not all the time. Anyways his kids are 6 and 7 and thrilled that we are getting married and making a new family for them to be included in. I have known my fiance for about 5 1/2 years, we met at work and that was it. I was dating someone at the time and like I said he was married (they divorced because she got pregnant with someone else child). Anyways after being pushed by a friend to invite him to a ball game or drinks...or in her words ANYTHING we got talking and now here we are :) Life is constantly throwing us curveballs with the kids, trying to deal with my not always supportive family, and his crazy crazy ex (when she found out we were getting married her first words were "oh so you got her pregnant, when is she do") Yes in her world you only marry if you have kids or are pregnant :)
I am an encore bride marrying an encore groom. I will be 35 next month and he is 46. We have 4 kids between the 2 (ages 11, 9, 6, and 4). We have known each other for about 4 years, but only began dating last October. We got engaged in May and our wedding is in August!! We are having a regular wedding with about 150 people. We are having all of the traditional wedding things, but we are making it much more family friendly. We are getting married and having the reception at a friend's house- they have a lot of property. I want things to be pretty and feel like a wedding, but I want it to be very fun and family friendly. It's a lot to pull together in 3 months. I'm starting to feel a little panicked, but I'm very excited too.
Encore bride; I like that! This is my second wedding, also his second. We have been together for 2 years. He proposed to me as we sat in Florida watching the space shuttle disappear into the clouds! We couldn't be happier... We are having a seriously casual wedding, barbecue pulled pork with baked beans somewhere outside. We are rock n roll bikers and we want everyone to wear whatever you'd wear to your buddy's cookout. We were friends for a few years before we became a couple and that has made a huge difference in how our relationship works. Shannon is my FRIEND and he is my lover!
This is the 2nd wedding I've planned but the first engagement was broken... It's his 2nd however... I love my encore groom! Were both 25 =)
Both my fiance and I are getting married for the second time. I am 40 and he is 41. We have 3 teenagers between us. We are headed to Key West for an April 2012 wedding on the beach. I am currently on the hunt for a dress, which is proving to be much more difficult than I thought. I had the big wedding the first time around and he did the courthouse thing. This time we just want a casual, intimate affair, but most of all we want it to be fun!
I'm an encore bride and my FI is an encore groom. Second marriage for both of us. I'm 26 and he's 25 (almost 26). He has no biological children. I have three children; ages 6, 3, and 1.
i'm an encore bride, 28, marrying my first-time groom, 30 (almost 31). we'll be 29 and 32 on our wedding day in october 2012. my first marriage didn't end in divorce though...i'm widowed. i have a little boy with DH1 who is 16mo right now. we've been together 6 months. not long, i know...but when you know, you just know.
I am an encore bride. At 22 I married someone I'd been dating for 5 months for visa purposes, and because I thought we could make it work. Bad idea. Bad, bad idea. Sometimes I have a hard time admitting that I'm an encore bride - it still hurts a little, and makes me feel just wee bit ashamed.
I'm now 30, and marrying the man that I wish I had waited for.
He's my best friend and a partner in all my adventures. He's romantic, handy and sporty. There isn't a single thing about him or us that worries me for our future together, unlike the doubts I suppressed the first time around. Also: I'm madly in love with him.
We've been together 2½ years, living together for 2. Because of my sensitivity over my failed 1st attempt, we never talked about the "M" word at all until this spring. We talked once, while I was away on business, late night over the phone. One of those halting conversations where you whisper your hopes in too few words.
The night I arrived home he proposed.
Now I have the chance to do a wedding the right way. My family is ELATED (big releif), his family is excited and so accepting of a younger bride (he's older than I, but his 1st time getting married). We are BOTH amazingly involved and interested in every step of the planning process together. This is going to be OUR wedding, together; done right.
Encore-encore bride here (going for round 3, after some--okay, much!--deliberation), with an encore groom to boot!
After we'd been together for longer than either of my previous marriages lasted I started to reconsider the never-gonna-do-it-again attitude I'd had since the 2nd divorce. We'll have been together 6 years by the time we walk down the aisle and are really looking forward to a celebration that reflects both of us--just like our life together has been!
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