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Lilly :oops:

Yes it was 1984, no there wasn't any spandex or legwarmers.....it was in August and 110 degrees that day. Don't have a clue as to how the hair stayed big, other than the fact that there weren't no humidity.

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You were a beautiful bride there Lilly....

Altho I think all brides and pregnant women seem to be beautiful and have a glow-- as long as they belong to someone else... :wink: :lol:
 
You were a pretty bride Lilly. I look back at the 80's and like that style. Look at you, you're all covered and looking bride like. Now days some brides look like strippers. Congratulations.
 
Well thank ya'll for the kind words. I think at that moment (right before I walked down the isle) I was shakin in my shoes. Skeered 1/2 to death, and tellin my daddy, "I don't hear no music, it's not time yet" LOL I was 18 years old, and had $200 to spend on the wedding. Dad had saved penny's in an Ozarka water bottle for years, and jokingly told me that's what I had to get married on. I spent that $200 plus $27 of my own for the hat and veil. We had more fun planning that wedding than just about anything we've ever done. And had over 200 guests there. No one knew we were so "cheap" LOL Dad had told me he was only kiddin about it, but it became a challenge just to see if we could actually pull off a decent weddin on the amount we had to work with. I'm so glad we did it that way.
 
You can see the radiance shining though, Lilly.
Thanks for entering that picture.

Weddings anymore are outlandish affairs. It's like there is a
competion or something. One thing I've noticed, the fancier
the wedding, the shorter the marriage.

Not always, but too many times.
 
Weddings anymore are outlandish affairs. It's like there is a
competion or something. One thing I've noticed, the fancier
the wedding, the shorter the marriage.
That is the best reason I can think of to make the weading so small that you just don't have one at all. Now that will last 100% every time. I don't need no papers to know when I am in love. Yes I said it LOVE ain't that what counts. A weading and papers is all a wast of time. Now the honeymoon, thats worth looking into.
 
We know, alabama. Quote: "ain't no woman never gonna get no papers on me again."

There is a lot of good reasons for marriage, although that seems to have gone the way of so many other traditional things. A good marriage
doesn't have to start with a big wedding. Ours sure didn't, and here
we are 43 years later. (And they said it wouldn't last).

But would either of us have gone through
what we have without being married? It's doubtful.
It's been quite a journey, I must say.

That little piece of paper is what binds you together through
thick and thin, day in and day out. It's a pretty small thing with
a great big meaning.

I'm glad you said LOVE. I think you have a good woman there.
Don't ever say never. :wink:

Again, congratulations on your coming grandchild. You're gonna
get a real soft heart, I can tell. (But I think it's there anyway.)
 
Lily I just saw this thread for the first time. What a beautiful picture! Just like a bride should look.

Your wedding finances reminded me that a young couple who is marrying in our church this month decided to have a pot luck reception to cut costs. I thought, what a great idea! No worries about having enough food, no worries about sending invitations as it was open to two churches- just sign up on the list in the narthex. I hope it catches on BUT since it's so practical and convenient it probably WON'T :!: :roll:
 
Lily i just read your post ...you were the same age as me...must have graduated in 84 ...so cool you guys are still together ...im very happy for you and your husband and just from what i read on here your a great mom to .....
 
alabama said:
Weddings anymore are outlandish affairs. It's like there is a
competion or something. One thing I've noticed, the fancier
the wedding, the shorter the marriage.
That is the best reason I can think of to make the weading so small that you just don't have one at all. Now that will last 100% every time. I don't need no papers to know when I am in love. Yes I said it LOVE ain't that what counts. A weading and papers is all a wast of time. Now the honeymoon, thats worth looking into.
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You make a point, Alabama, but a man and a woman in love that want to spend the rest of their life together should still get married. The "piece of paper" shows commitment, and that each party will still try their hardest through thick and thin. Without the "paper" it is too easy to turn and run when the going gets tough. Besides, God wants it done that way, and that in itself is reason enough for me.
 

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