Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[Koa]

Believe it or not the wedding is only about ten months away...things like reception halls, cakes, photographers, caterers, and honeymoons all have to be planned now.

Things like this make me so happy to be the eternal single

I'm SO against the mere concept of marriage that I scare myself sometimes

[grace86]

aww you two got me to laugh and smile out loud.

I didn't know that you could make a dress poofy-er (lol) by adding on a slip that has ruffle layers underneath...I could have it as poofy or un-poofy as I want.

Oh, and the buttons are really a zipper.

(I have to stop making up words)

Thank you so much for your compliments on the gown. I will make sure to have plenty of pictures on litnet for everyone (so stick around )

[grace86]

I might remove the picture after awhile...don't know if I want to keep it up too long.

[Koa]

stupid question because I love to annoy people: is that all or does it have a jacket or something? as far as I know (certainly in my part of the world) it's not allowed to enter a church with your shoulders uncovered, but maybe it's just a catholic thing...but in the super-mega-religious america...that gets me wondering.

[grace86]

Things like this make me so happy to be the eternal single

I'm SO against the mere concept of marriage that I scare myself sometimes

That's why you put even a small wedding on the shoulders of your bridesmaids and mother....hehehe...

I'm just kidding. I've just been making sure I don't search for a dress in a thousand different locations, or make it so that I am going to a different restaurant every night trying to figure out what my guests might want.

It is all up to the bride of what she wants essentially (the fiancee isn't doing much - he just needs to get the tux, rings, pay for the honeymoon and show up)

Believe it or not, I really wasn't in the mood to plan a wedding. The idea was so overwhelming...but with caring people like my mom and maids, everyone kind of specializes in their own area and it somehow falls in place.

Don't get too overwhelmed Koa

[grace86]

stupid question because I love to annoy people: is that all or does it have a jacket or something? as far as I know (certainly in my part of the world) it's not allowed to enter a church with your shoulders uncovered, but maybe it's just a catholic thing...but in the super-mega-religious america...that gets me wondering.

Nope...that's it...besides a veil and/or a tiara. My church (pentacostal) as far as I know will let me wear it.

[papayahed]

stupid question because I love to annoy people: is that all or does it have a jacket or something? as far as I know (certainly in my part of the world) it's not allowed to enter a church with your shoulders uncovered, but maybe it's just a catholic thing...but in the super-mega-religious america...that gets me wondering.

I've never hear the uncovered shoulders thing.

[Koa]

That's why you put even a small wedding on the shoulders of your bridesmaids and mother....hehehe...

I'm just kidding. I've just been making sure I don't search for a dress in a thousand different locations, or make it so that I am going to a different restaurant every night trying to figure out what my guests might want.

It is all up to the bride of what she wants essentially (the fiancee isn't doing much - he just needs to get the tux, rings, pay for the honeymoon and show up)

Believe it or not, I really wasn't in the mood to plan a wedding. The idea was so overwhelming...but with caring people like my mom and maids, everyone kind of specializes in their own area and it somehow falls in place.

Don't get too overwhelmed Koa

Eh? I don't get it. I am against marriage for so many other reasons, not just because of that... even if I were to do it, it certainly wouldnt be like that, that's so bourgeois, no offence... I would only marry for practical reasons (money management or similar), with a signature on a piece of paper and no more people than the husband and two witnesses or how many are needed. And not before I'm 40 or something.

And anyway, I'm even far for even getting a date, let alone a boyfriend and all... so I don't have to worry, that will never happen. I don't think I have anything to share in that sense with people who have had a normal love life.

Nope...that's it...besides a veil and/or a tiara. My church (pentacostal) as far as I know will let me wear it.

Is pentecostal a division of christianity? I'm not sure I've heard of it. Weird, here (well not here cos I'm not there, I mean in Italy) that's a big no-no and even if it's the middle of summer and people go for a dress like that, they have a little jacket or something on their shoulders during the ceremony.
Argh, there are people who get wedding dresses that are all sexy...that's ridicolous, in a church. If you're being religious go for it, but go for it till the end, don't pretend (random rant over)

[Koa]

I've never hear the uncovered shoulders thing.

Wow. Even if you're entering a church for tourism (Italy, remember) and you are not wearing a t-shirt but a top thingy, they might stop you.

[Nightshade]

Wow. Even if you're entering a church for tourism (Italy, remember) and you are not wearing a t-shirt but a top thingy, they might stop you.

Do they give out robe things? They do in some of the mosques in egypt that are open to tourists, if you are wearing shorts or showing cleavge you get a robe shrug thing. Mostly I thing to remond people that there are people who still pray in those mosques. Especially the bigger ones.

[Koa]

Do they give out robe things? They do in some of the mosques in egypt that are open to tourists, if you are wearing shorts or showing cleavge you get a robe shrug thing. Mostly I thing to remond people that there are people who still pray in those mosques. Especially the bigger ones.

Yes, I've seen that in some of the most important touristic churches, like in Florence. It was a disgusting plastic cloak thing. Then of course you get the German tourist with the shorthest shorts ever, but no one told her anything...

[Nightshade]

Really? she be told robe or go away in egypt....


Course back to the original re:weddings i decided when I was 9 or 10 Im getting married in my oldest pair of jeans and favourite tshirt.

[grace86]

Pentacostal is a division of Christianity. I am not quite sure yet what it means exactly. I've never really understood all the divisions (Episcopal, Nazarene, Methodist, etc.)

Don't worry, no offense taken.

Believe it or not some of the gowns I've seen are way too revealing to even think of stepping in a church with (In fact, I would hope that someone who chose a gown of the sort would think twice)...

I can see your view point on two witnesses and a signature Koa. At one point I was going to do the same.

My wedding ideas are based off of the idea I would love to have my close family there (unfortunately I've got quite a number of close family) and one thing I've always wanted out of my marriage is for my pastor to be there for our vows. To me, the church is ideal because of what the vows of marriage mean to me...

Hope there is no offense in any way.

[Koa]

Pentacostal is a division of Christianity. I am not quite sure yet what it means exactly. I've never really understood all the divisions (Episcopal, Nazarene, Methodist, etc.)

Bah, I only know Catholic Protestant and Orthodox We don't have many of those you mention, in Italy. I know some of those exist, but they're such a small minority. Yeah would be interesting to know why there are so many.

Believe it or not some of the gowns I've seen are way too revealing to even think of stepping in a church with (In fact, I would hope that someone who chose a gown of the sort would think twice)..

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Yep that's what I meant.

Hope there is no offense in any way.

Nah why should there be. I just have very cynical ideas about couples and I'm a quite total atheist so that means nothing to me, but that's just me and I know there are other opinions in the world I just find the traditional idea of marriage is closer to my idea of a nightmare And since I have quite a problem with the opposite sex (a thought I had happily eradicated but it came back recently), it just puts me in the worst of moods to see young people having a succesful love life

[littlewing53]

grace, what a lovely wedding dress...thank you for sharing...i was raised catholic and all i remember is latin, incense, wearing a hat, sitting, standing kneeling..staring out into space...and oh yeah, my dad falling asleep and snoring...of course, we were just wee little children and didn't understand too much of what was going on...but i do remember how fun it was to wear a hat...we could not enter the church unless we had one on...when i started attending church again i went to a pentacostal for awhile...i was so impressed by the freedom of expressing the holy spirit and praying with one another openly at the altar...