And we have a date ladies & gentlemen! :D

[rosebee]

Saturday June 23, 2007 the proverbial wedding bells will ring!

approximately 21 months from now.

I told my mom at lunch, and for some odd reason she was shocked/surprised. I think having a date set makes it more real to her that her baby girl is growing up & getting married.
Strangeness. She's known for months that HTB & I are getting married, she's even known that we've planned on a June 2007 wedding. ::shrugs::

She asked why we were waiting so long (actually the exact words were "why does HTB/whizzmo want wait so long?"). I was very proud of myself for answering in a polite & non-offended way. I told her it was a mutual decision that we both came up with due to simple logistics. I told her that there was no way in hell I would want to move towns, start a new job, figure out how to live with my significant other for the firsttimeever, and plan & have my wedding all within the same 6 month time period. And since I wouldn't want to do that, I don't want HTB to have to do that. I told her we also needed each and every month between now & then to save up for everything.
Then mom said that "the family will help where we can", and that they'd buy the wedding dress or something. :D
I already knew they(my parents) were going to help decorate their backyard, which is where we're having the wedding, and that they were going to help with getting small wedding cake to have immediately after the ceremony with the immediate family (who're going to be the only guests at our small backyard wedding).
But them buying the dress will be VERY nice! :D

Comments

Why so long...

[whizzmo.livejournal.com]

And for those who are curious, I wanted to wait a bit to get to know Rosebee better. My "relationship pace" in life has always been a bit on the slow side, and this one have been almost "plodding" by society's standards. Like Rosebee, I was perfectly happy going about life, in its entirety, single and free. However, when I met her, one long ago evening at a small table in a quiet restaurant, I sensed the capacity for something different, and larger, than any previous relationship. I am very glad that we have taken the time to get to know each other better before getting married.

Still, having a long-distance relationship with her has been stressful challenging, revealing, and enlightening, all at the same time. Netmeeting (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/features/default.asp) is our friend.

Re: Why so long...

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I'd call 3 years & a few months from first date to wedding "plodding". I think it's just about right (though I think I'd be ok with as little as 2 years... if we were in the same town & everything).

I think the fact that my folks went from first date to cohabitating in a week or two, and then married less than a year after that has a lot to do with my mom's views on the timing of when things should happen!

[rainbow.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

::twirls::