RE: WAS: Rollin rollin rollin NOW: Sitting sitting sitting...

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Thu Feb 23 2006 - 16:15:42 EST


This is my second marriage. The first tanked after 11 years...the second,
we simply got a few friends, (about 8), and a minister and were married on
top of Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was simple, cheap, and the marriage has
been wonderful. We were so broke, it HAD to be love cause it sure wasn't
for money. 21 years ago.

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Miles D.
Oliver
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:36 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: WAS: Rollin rollin rollin NOW: Sitting sitting sitting...

  Wife and I went to JOP 13 years ago and got married by a little old man
that we still refer to this day as 'the troll...'. Neither one of us
wanted the 'pomp and circumstance' of a wedding...

It was the 2nd marriage for her and the first for me. I managed to go
through a 7 year relationship like I was married, all except for never
uttering those two words that would have cost me a fortune when it went
south..(I DO). I would have gotten cleaned out over.

We wanted a house more than an event.

  Our families respected our wishes and gave us some money that would have
been for a wedding toward the home downpayment.

  We sent out cards telling our friends and family that we were getting
married and that we weren't having a ceremony because we wanted a home
and almost all were for our decision.

  Some responded to our cards sending money to help with the downpayment
and once we had the home we then threw a party.

  So in the end. Those who wanted to go someplace to get fed and drunk did,
They just didn't have to get dressed up to do it. ;-) !!

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Gary Hedlin wrote:

>
> My theory had always been those that spend the 20k on a wedding are the
ones
> trying to convince everyone the marrage will work. It's like putting up a

> false front, they have to make it appear like it's the perfect fairytale
> scenereo with the church wedding, white roses, baloons, clowns, and
everyone
> on earth there. It's all a front, with divorce papers being filed within
5
> years.
>
> True love doesn't need all that crap, just the vows and the willingness to

> commit to one person forever. If you have that, all the weding crap is
> insignificant. :)
>
> Plus at a small wedding, you feel more appreciated. Expecially when they
> unwrap that brand new George Forman Mean Lean Grilling Machine you got
them
> as a wedding gift! You can smell the love sizzle! :)
>
>
> Gary Hedlin
> 05 4.7 SLT
> 98 3.9 Sport
>
>
>
> Rick Barnes wrote:
>> Yeah, I agree Gary and this is from a guy that had four kids, one married
>> each year the last three years. My last daughter gets married this
coming
>> Labor Day. I have no idea why people feel compelled to spend a fortune
on
>> a
>> simple event. At least this is the last one I pay for.
>> Rascal
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:13 AM
>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: WAS: Rollin rollin rollin NOW: Sitting sitting
sitting...
>>
>>
>> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>>
>>> Never had one myself (knock on wood) ;-) but I think Jason &
>>> Norah had the right idea - justice of the peace, few to no witnesses,
>>> minimum fuss. My brother did the same thing. Afterwards,
>>> you can send out a bulk "by the way, we just got married" e-mail;
>>> something along the lines of "Unfortunately you don't get any free food
or
>>> an opportunity to get wasted and hit on the bridesmaids, but on the plus

>>> side, you don't need to purchase any wedding gifts".
>>> Take the money you just saved and buy yourselves his 'n hers Dodge
>>> Challengers. Write "Just" on one, "married" on the other, then smoke
the
>>> tires and launch 'em side by side into the sunset. ;-)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Deffinitly the way to go. My brother got married to his wife at my mom's

>> house, with a judge doing the vows. Had some family & freinds there,
just
>> close ones. It was the best wedding I went to yet.... 20 mins and me and
my
>> grandfather were on the couch watching the history channel! :)
>>
>> Best part was, I didn't even need a tux. I just threw on a suit with a
>> black shirt (no tie) and I was stylin! :)
>>
>> Save the money.... You'll need it for houses, kids, and the usual stuff
>> couples get into! :)
>>
>> Gary Hedlin
>> 05 4.7 SLT
>> 98 3.9 Sport
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-- 
  Miles D. Oliver
  www.mmoliver.org

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