- zippylef
- 11 years ago
@armywife- No doubt if he were getting deployed, we would have done it. He is stationed in a different state for the time being. Best of luck with the deployment.
@armywife- No doubt if he were getting deployed, we would have done it. He is stationed in a different state for the time being. Best of luck with the deployment.
I love this dress!! It’s adorable and perfect for your civil ceremony!!
What a perfect dress! I adore that neckline! Do you mind me asking what brand name it is?
I think that your civil ceremony is a beautiful idea! We recently found out that my fiance will be deployed soon after our wedding in January. We considered waiting to have our big celebration until after he came home, but then decided we just didn’t want to wait any longer (we are childhood sweethearts, so been together a LONG time). I wish you and your soon-to-husband the best of luck! π
Thank you everybody!!
@butterflylover: That’s a beautiful idea too, to show the video of you getting married and all.. It sounds like your reception is going to be absolutely amazing!! Best of luck with it :).. And I’m sure I’m going to be really shaky too, I’m already starting to get there lol, I’m so excited and nervous at the same time.. I’ll have to see what’s out there for gold or ivory shoes and if I can’t find anything, then those silver ones are definitely the ones I will use, I love them..
@zippylef: Thank you, that means a lot.. I’m still trying to get used to the idea, and everyday I try to think of new positive spins to put on it.. At least he’s not going to Afghanistan for this one, he said that the base they are going to in Iraq has become really comfortable because nothing ever happens there and that he’ll probably spend all his time in the gym, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.. For right now he’s stationed in Fort Hood, so I know how hard it is to even have them away from you inside the US, so I wish you all the best, it’s a tough situation, but so incredibly worth it..
@love2teach2010: Thank you so much!! I found it at Marshalls, so I’m not sure where it’s originally from, but the name on the tag says “Soprano”, if that helps.. Fiance and I in a way are childhood sweethearts too, we’ve known each other for ten years, and that was a big reason we decided to do the ceremony beforehand, because, as he put it “We’ve done so much waiting already, I don’t want to wait for things that we don’t have to.” Which would make more sense if I were to tell you our entire history, but I don’t want to bore you with that one π lol.. Good luck with your deployment, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding, and I’m not sure how much help I can be, but if you need anything or have any questions as the deployment comes closer, I’ll be about five or so months into mine at that point (unless of course you’ve already been through one; I just know that whatever advice I can get I appreciate so much, since this is my first one)..
We had a civil ceremony last September and the “wedding” will be this September. I was reading that you are having a ceremony, too… so are we π
PS good luck with the deployment. Dh was at a relatively uneventful FOB in southern iraq and he was bored out of his mind a lot. we’d probably have done a civil ceremony if i’d been out of college before he deployed, too =]
@stephanieastronaut: How is it working out with all the planning for your big ceremony and wedding? Are you doing it like a regular wedding, even though you’re already legally married? I’m not really sure how to structure the ceremony; the reception I’m not really worried about as it’s just the big party..
@ejs4y8: Thank you!! Fiance says that his deployment will be relatively uneventful as well, and I think it is southern Iraq that he’s going to, but he also said he’s guaranteed to go to Afghanistan before his 3 years is up.. Of course I’m a little worried about this first one, because I’ve never been through one before, but the Afghanistan one just outright scares me.. So I’m not looking forward to that one, even though it’s like not for another two years! Haha.. But thank you for all of your support through all of this, your experience with it and your eagerness to help and offer support is very very much appreciated π
@armywife1029: Your story sounds so similar to ours! We also have many things that we have been waiting for for SO long, and we just can’t wait to finally be married. Thank you so much for your kindness. This will be my first deployment as well, so I know exactly how you are feeling. And even though your husband will be deployed before mine, if you ever need an understanding ear to listen, I would be glad to help. We army wives need to stick together! π
@armywife1029 – We’re pretty much going forward with average wedding. Nothing too different… though I would like the wording to be kinda neutral between wedding & vow renewal. Since the ceremony is outside, I think we are able to go a little bit informal on stuff like that. I have been wearing my wedding band, but I plan to take it off and give it to him the day before.
It’s tricky to plan, isn’t it! I was worried about it for awhile… but then I figured, who cares! The “ceremony” is super short, anyways, so no biggie!
@love2teach2010: I really appreciate it!! You’re completely right, we do need to stick together, and there’s really no one that can understand quite as well as an army wife can what another army wife is going through, so definitely if you ever need anything too, please let me know π
@stefanieastronaut: Yeah, I’ve been a little worried about it, I’m going to start planning after he deploys and I’ll have my mom and my best friend to help me, and I’m sure it’ll all fall together, but it does make me a bit nervous.. I feel the same way about maybe balancing it with a vow renewal type thing as well, like I was thinking for invitations, maybe something along the lines of “celebrate the marriage” instead of “wedding”, unless that’s what they usually say (I’m not entirely sure, I haven’t really thought about planning yet or what is going to go into it, because I’ve just been trying to get ready for this August!! lol). But I might try to tweak the ceremony too.. We’re doing the traditional vows in August, but we want to write our own vows for the big wedding, so that’s one thing we’re doing differently.. I guess I’ll just have to look it all over and see what makes sense is all..
My invites say “Invite you to join them as they celebrate wedded bliss”
Feel free to steal it π
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