Comments on: Amen. http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/ Weddings. Minus the insanity, plus the marriage. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Standing Up « Think Sweet Things http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-69665 Standing Up « Think Sweet Things Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:11:24 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-69665 [...] come a long way, lady. Let’s put our fancy party dresses on, get you to the chapel park and celebrate your [...] [...] come a long way, lady. Let’s put our fancy party dresses on, get you to the chapel park and celebrate your [...]

]]> By: maura http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3676 maura Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:10:30 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3676 oh geez. i heart you. <br /><br />can't wait to get me a party dress to go with my party Choos! oh geez. i heart you.

can't wait to get me a party dress to go with my party Choos!

]]> By: Laura http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3677 Laura Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:26:53 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3677 Sunshine - you are so right. The most enjoyable part of our wedding was spending time having fun with everyone. Dakota and I took a moment in the middle of the party to have a seat in the grass together and give ourselves a pinch, but the rest of the night we wanted to be partying with everyone we love so much. I too have been to weddings where the bride and groom never really interact with anyone (don't get me wrong, I understand there are a lot of people to get to and you may not have the long catch-up conversation that you would like, but you can tell when it is very separate). My other favorite part of our wedding (aside from marrying the man I love) was finishing supper and just watching everyone laugh, talk, and celebrate with a huge smile on my face. Sunshine – you are so right. The most enjoyable part of our wedding was spending time having fun with everyone. Dakota and I took a moment in the middle of the party to have a seat in the grass together and give ourselves a pinch, but the rest of the night we wanted to be partying with everyone we love so much. I too have been to weddings where the bride and groom never really interact with anyone (don't get me wrong, I understand there are a lot of people to get to and you may not have the long catch-up conversation that you would like, but you can tell when it is very separate). My other favorite part of our wedding (aside from marrying the man I love) was finishing supper and just watching everyone laugh, talk, and celebrate with a huge smile on my face.

]]> By: "T-Bone" Lee http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3678 "T-Bone" Lee Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:24:26 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3678 I just recently started planning my 2010 wedding and stumbled across your blog...thank you so much for your posts....it's so easy to get overwhelmed by the aesthetics of the day, but I absolutely don't want to be thinking about that on the day of....or even the week of...i want careful planning and then to say "Fuck it".<br /><br />thanks! keep em coming! I just recently started planning my 2010 wedding and stumbled across your blog…thank you so much for your posts….it's so easy to get overwhelmed by the aesthetics of the day, but I absolutely don't want to be thinking about that on the day of….or even the week of…i want careful planning and then to say "Fuck it".

thanks! keep em coming!

]]> By: Sunshine http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3679 Sunshine Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:39:34 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3679 typo - "guests" typo – "guests"

]]> By: Sunshine http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 Sunshine Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:38:10 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3680 I have always noticed that I've come away from some weddings that seemed filled with love, and some where I didn't feel it at all.<br /><br />But it has something to do with the interactions between the bride and groom and their interactions with everyone around them.<br /><br />I once went to a wedding where I knew for a fact the couple was deeply in love. But it didn't translate on the wedding day because they hardly interacted with the guest at all! The guest entertained each other and I had a blast, but the couple might as well not have even been there. I have always noticed that I've come away from some weddings that seemed filled with love, and some where I didn't feel it at all.

But it has something to do with the interactions between the bride and groom and their interactions with everyone around them.

I once went to a wedding where I knew for a fact the couple was deeply in love. But it didn't translate on the wedding day because they hardly interacted with the guest at all! The guest entertained each other and I had a blast, but the couple might as well not have even been there.

]]> By: Meg http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 Meg Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:14:12 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3681 Totally Laura. I've been talking to people about that. I think... it makes me sad when I see brides post wedding who *still* think it's about the asthetics or the details. It makes me think their party wasn't super fun... I don't even remember my OWN centerpeices... and I made them. You know I love me some good asthetics, but I think that's part of what weddings are there to teach you. It's about heart and family, and something so much bigger than the flowers. Totally Laura. I've been talking to people about that. I think… it makes me sad when I see brides post wedding who *still* think it's about the asthetics or the details. It makes me think their party wasn't super fun… I don't even remember my OWN centerpeices… and I made them. You know I love me some good asthetics, but I think that's part of what weddings are there to teach you. It's about heart and family, and something so much bigger than the flowers.

]]> By: Laura http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3682 Laura Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:02:26 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3682 I just read about some amazing wedding invitations in hollowed out books - really lovely (http://www.jessicaclaire.net/index.cfm/postID/451/The-Most-Fabulous-Wedding-Invitations-I-Could-Imagine\). But it got me thinking about details and my feelings about them now, post wedding. They are great, but if the details overtake the emotion the wedding can seem hollow. My brother just went to a wedding and said that he remembered the sensation more than the sentiment. Like it was more about the wedding party being rockstars and partying alone than sharing with the family and friends who came. To bring it back to the amazing wedding invites I mentioned, I wonder if the details matter more for the invitations, save the dates, etc because they increase the anticipation of the event, but that on the day it is about being with friends, family and just having a great party. I just read about some amazing wedding invitations in hollowed out books – really lovely (http://www.jessicaclaire.net/index.cfm/postID/451/The-Most-Fabulous-Wedding-Invitations-I-Could-Imagine\). But it got me thinking about details and my feelings about them now, post wedding. They are great, but if the details overtake the emotion the wedding can seem hollow. My brother just went to a wedding and said that he remembered the sensation more than the sentiment. Like it was more about the wedding party being rockstars and partying alone than sharing with the family and friends who came. To bring it back to the amazing wedding invites I mentioned, I wonder if the details matter more for the invitations, save the dates, etc because they increase the anticipation of the event, but that on the day it is about being with friends, family and just having a great party.

]]> By: turtlebird http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3683 turtlebird Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:14:55 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3683 yay yay yay yay yay yay yay!!<br /><br />this is the point i'm *starting* to get to... just a few more details and i'm there.... i hope.... :)<br /><br />thanks for sharing this! yay yay yay yay yay yay yay!!

this is the point i'm *starting* to get to… just a few more details and i'm there…. i hope…. :)

thanks for sharing this!

]]> By: Little Miss Southern http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Little Miss Southern Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:56:47 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2009/09/amen/#comment-3684 Great way to think of it! I love it! :) Great way to think of it! I love it! :)

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