In my teens a friend got engaged at 21 and they had what was considered a very long engagment of 18 months.

I, too, have been mostly shielded from this as my fiance and I both know that we want to do thing our own way.

Aside from some folks wondering why we’re getting married so soon (within 10 weeks! Oh the horror!) and even making some crass jokes–’are you pregnant?’, most have been supportive and excited for us. The most exposure we’ve had to the WIC has been my mother, who insisted that I have long hair, a makeup artist, a long gown, and a reception dress (she has since left me alone after I’ve made my choices clear), and, interestingly, from an underling of my fiance’s, who expressed her shock at my not having a diamond engagement ring.

Mostly, I’m grateful that the two of us are doing things our way, as authentically as possible, without anyone telling us how or when to do anything. If we want to serve popcorn during our ceremony, which is being held in an art-movie theater, so be it!

Your website = best find ever in all of our wedding planning (okay, aside from maybe the Etsy dressmaker who’s putting my wedding outfit together).

I, too, have been mostly shielded from this as my fiance and I agreed almost immediately that we’d do this our own way, and no one else’s.

Aside from some folks wondering why we’re getting married so soon (within 10 weeks! Oh the horror!) and even making some crass jokes–’are you pregnant?’, most have been supportive and excited for us. The most exposure we’ve had to the WIC has been my mother, who insisted that I have long hair, a makeup artist, a long gown, and a reception dress (she has since left me alone after I’ve made my choices clear), and, interestingly, from an underling of my fiance’s, who expressed her shock at my not having a diamond engagement ring.

Mostly, I’m grateful that the two of us are doing things our way, as authentically as possible, without anyone telling us how or when to do anything. If we want to serve popcorn during our ceremony, which is being held in an art-movie theater, so be it!

Your website = best find ever in all of our wedding planning (okay, aside from maybe the Etsy dressmaker who’s putting my wedding outfit together).