And I'm the inlier! I tried to elope, but ended up with a wedding planned with the speed of gazelles. Crazy, crack-addled gazelles with cake. But then, my dad walked me down the aisle and that's something I'm so glad I had.

And it was wonderful. It would have been wonderful to elope, too, and it probably would have been wonderful if we'd elaborately and carefully planned a wedding for years. It didn't matter, because at the end of the day I get to spend the rest of my life with the person I adore more than any other in the world.

And so will you.

Steve Martin's character's daydream of the backyard barbecue wedding is more my speed than how the main event actually played out in Father of the Bride.

It didn't matter, because at the end of the day I get to spend the rest of my life with the person I adore more than any other in the world.

Wrod.

backyard barbecue wedding

That's basically what my sister did, with a lot of style. My dad had a decent-sized garden in which to put up a marquee, so they fitted a fair few people in. It was definitely done in their own style. Which seems to be the key to getting these things right.

It didn't matter, because at the end of the day I get to spend the rest of my life with the person I adore more than any other in the world.

Can't argue with that

I don't think big weddings are bad at all! This time, though, we can't afford a big wedding (plus, I did that once already), and the stress that it would cause Drew to worry about his mom and sister (though for very different reasons) would take the enjoyment right out of it. Unfortunately we also can't elope right away because of some lingering financial business stuff Drew has to deal with before we can make it legal. The soonest we could take care of it is probably after New Years.

Part of me would go for a teensy wedding on some beach somewhere, and then a world tour where people throw the receptions they want for us, or none. But I think my parents would be heartbroken, so maybe immediate family only.

So NOT something I need to worry about.

and then a world tour where people throw the receptions they want for us

very cool idea

at the end of the day I get to spend the rest of my life with the person I adore more than any other in the world.

That's what got me through the fiasco that was my wedding. I wish we had eloped rather than deal with Master Sergeant Mom-In-Law (her honestly earned rank in the Marines), but it got me my Hubby, and the rest became irrelevant.

ION, things I would never have said before writing Entourage fanfic. On hearing members of my family had a "guys' night", there again, not including me: "I make a better guy than any of them." And Mom was just like "???" But I think it's true. So, I guess they are officially losers. (Well, I don't know about officially...)