Ams, September 24, 2009 at 5:32 PM
I have a memory of when I was about 11 or so. I was in junior high and I wanted to paint my toenails red. My mom's response: "only married women wear red nail polish!" Apparently non-married girls and young women only wore pink nail polish and married women wore red nail polish. Of course I told her that was stupid and painted them red anyway. I just remembered this incident while painting my toenails red. It is the first time my nails have been red after I got legally married. I wonder what kind of nutjob marriage ideas I have ingrained in me and I won't realize until someone defies it and I yell, "only married men/women do that!"
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Ams, July 6, 2009 at 8:44 AM
UGH! I think I have food poisoning. I hate throwing up and having an upset tummy. I better not get sick during the wedding. At least I had a productive weekend. Ran a few errands with my sister - got her wedding shoes, dropped off and picked up engagement photo for the reception, dropped off our cheongsams to be tailored, etc. Aside from the nausea I feel pretty relaxed about wedding things. Still have things to do here and there, but I feel like we'll get through them. I think it's probably because I had a good weekend with my family. Having their emotional and psychological support does wonders for reducing stress levels.
Speaking of my parents, they are doing crazy renovations on their home for the wedding. I told them that my astham was too aggravated by the nasty carpet in their house so they're replacing it with new flooring. The bedrooms are already done and they look FABULOUS! They are now going to redo the ground floor, which will be done by the end of the week. I can't wait to see it. A new coat of paint here and there, new blinds, new garage door and driveway - their house looks so much better. Personally I think my mom used the wedding as an excuse to get my dad to agree to all the renovations. And with the home renovation tax rebate it's a great time to upgrade the house. So the next time you come over to my parent's house, remember to oogle and awe at how much better it looks. Money well spent.
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Ams, October 28, 2008 at 1:51 PM
So after procrastinating, waiting for free time and waiting on others, Jack and I have finally set a date. We will be getting married on July 18, 2009. This date is subject to change if we cannot find a church for that date. I'm thinking that it would be easier to get a church on a Saturday now than a hall since it's pretty late in the game. Some halls book up over a year in advance. If we can't find a hall for that day then I'm thinking that we can get married on a Saturday and then book a hall for the Sunday after (usually Sundays are more free and cheaper than a Friday or Saturday). My mom isn't too thrilled about this idea but when shit happens you just have to work with it. The worst case scenerio is getting married and having our reception on a weekday. The highlight of that option is that usually only the people that really care about going will attend.
I'm going to go to a florist with a friend this Thursday to get a quote. I think I should just make an online to-do list on here.
To Do:
- contact churches
- contact halls & schedule viewing
- check out different florists & compare prices
- decide on whether to make invitations or buy them
- revise guestlist >_>;
- create a wedding registry
- start collecting mailing addresses
- settle the wedding party
- find a photographer & videographer
- look for wedding bands
- refrain from swearing
I like making a done list when I have a to-do list just so that I feel better knowing I have things done already.
Done:
- set a date
- finalize colour scheme
P.S. Happy 25th birthday Jack. Good times Saturday night!
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Ams, August 7, 2008 at 10:51 AM
I talked to the parents last night for their input about the wedding planning so far. For the most part they didn't like what we were doing, especially the idea of a cocktail party instead of a formal dinner reception. They also want a "religious" ceremony even though they couldn't define what
that was. Honestly, what makes a ceremony religious other than praying
and asking for God's blessing? They kept saying, "in our culture we do it like this ________." And I
followed up by saying, "ok, but I'm not Indian; I'm Canadian." That happened at least ten times. Yeah...it didn't go so well.
I think they think I'm going out of my way to deny my Indian-ness when really I'm the one asking the questions about Indian culture, Indian traditions, and Indian expectations so that I can incorporate some Indian elements into this shindig and for the most part prevent later damage control. I'm not sure what to do really. I don't want to piss people off, especially my parents, but I really think that their expectations are unrealistic. Thankfully Jack's parents are more laid back, which saves us from having four parents breathing down our necks about upholding traditions (most of which are European anyway). Dammit Jack! Why do you always get it easier than me? =/
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