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08-30-2006, 01:24 PM
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Stephanie & William **01/13/07**
Just starting! Our first meeting is a pretty funny story. I had just come off a 2.5 year relationship a few months before and really wasn't dating or even in the mood to date. Bill was fairly recently divorced and not really dating either. At the time, I lived in Joplin, Missouri and he was from the Kansas City area, Blue Springs/Independence.
He coaches junior high football, basketball and track and happened to be at a coaching seminar at the local university. Bill was staying in town overnight and decided to head to the bookstore rather than hang around his hotel room. It just so happened that the bookstore he chose (Books-A-Million) was about 3 blocks from my house and that Thursday night I was on call and bored and went up there to pick up the newest James Patterson and grab a caramel latte. It was January, the thirteenth to be exact (that's our wedding date), and I was wearing a sweatshirt, scrub pants and my hair was in a knot on top of my head. Bill was sitting on one of the couches reading a magazine. I got my latte, grabbed my book and was making a beeline for the register when I tripped over his foot, fell face down in front of him and dumped my latte all over his lap! Bill jumps up (undoubtedly in pain) and asks if I'm okay. I'm sure I gave him a funny look and I asked if he was okay since I had just dumped hot coffee in his lap. I was more embarrassed than anything. He asked if he could buy me another coffee and I just mumbled, "No thank you, so sorry...," asked if he needed help cleaning up, and moved on. I was in the coffee line when he came up behind me and paid for my refill. We talked a little bit, mostly about nothing important like the weather, where he was from, etc. and he asked if he could call me sometime. I thought that was a little odd, and said no, but that he could email if he wanted to and I gave him one of my spam email addresses. He emailed me the next day and we started corresponding like that for 2-3 weeks before I actually gave him my phone number and we started talking about every day. He finally came down the last weekend of February and we went to brunch and drove around that afternoon before he headed back to the city. We have a lot of differences, but a lot in common too. I have 2 teenagers, he has 3. We were raised very differently, but seem to have similar goals and values. Over that next summer, I had become very disenfranchised with my job (50-60 hour weeks and 20-24 days on call every month) and Bill suggested that I look for something in the KC area. I ended up working for a small, doctor-owned hospital for a lot more money and no call time. He helped my daughter and I find a fantastic townhouse and to move up to Overland Park in July. We just seemed to spend more and more time together and not wanting to be apart. One Sunday, in April of this year, Bill suggested that we go look at some open houses in the area, just for fun. After that, we kind of got a bug about looking at homes and ended up putting a contract on a wonderful house in May. We had some rocky times in there, mostly because of his ex-wife and their dealings with the kids (he has custody of all), but we got past that and one night at dinner he says, "I talked to your dad today." We were headed back to Joplin that next weekend so I'm like, "Why? Trying to scare up a golf game?" He laughed and said, "No silly, I've been trying to give you this..." and hands me a ring box. It's a little blurry now, but I think he said,"It's time I had the woman I love and my kids all in the same place." Very sweet. The rest is history. We had some work to do on our new home and when his lease was up in June and mine up in mid-July, we both finally got ourselves and all 5 kids moved into the new house. My sister has been after me constantly to get started planning the wedding, but between the move and finishing out the walk-out basement (we need the extra bedrooms!), I really haven't had time to look up this summer. The kids are now back in school and I've had more time to devote to the wedding lately. Our goal with this wedding was to have something nice for family and friends and ourselves since neither of us had a very nice wedding the first time around. Also, it's been very important for us to have a ceremony that includes all of our kids. My daughter (18) and my sister are sharing MOH duties, his daughter (14) is my bridesmaid and my niece is the flowergirl. His sons (20 and 18) will be his best men and my son (13) will be Bill's groomsman. My nephew is the ringbearer, and he gets to wear his tux-EEE-do one more time (he was in another wedding in July and that's how he pronounces tuxedo!) I have the dress picked out, the bridesmaids dresses picked out and I bought his daughter's dress a couple of weeks ago because it's a little different from the one my sister and daughter are wearing but it's the same color and style and it was on clearance. WHOO-HOO Continued... Last edited by Orgirl1969 : 08-30-2006 at 03:02 PM. 
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08-30-2006, 02:32 PM
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I chose an Art Deco/old Hollywood theme. I love the Art Deco look and the old glamour girls of that era. The ceremony site is an old Art Deco masonic cathedral with lots of old, dark wood and marble and the theme just seemed to fit with the site perfectly. There is a two-level gray/white marble staircase at the entrance that I think will look great for pictures with my dress and the grey fur I'm wearing for the ceremony. I've chosen not to wear a veil, just a headpiece and wear elbow-length white gloves.
My only flowers are white calla lilies, with the exception of my bouquet for which I plan to use "black" callas which are actually a very dark purple. My colors are white, dark purple (plum), silver and a little black. I'm ordering my flowers wholesale (120 mini-whites and 60 large whites) and plan to do the centerpieces, ceremony arrangements and bouquets myself, but I will order the bouts and corsages locally. I've picked out a cake top:  Except we are a "V" instead of an "M"The cake I want is something similar to this:  Only I would like a few purple and white calla lilies instead of the roses.
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08-30-2006, 02:37 PM
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The favors were really hard for me, particularly since I wanted something unique that represented something that both he and I like. I chose these from Rexcraft.com:
 I plan to use the Monogram with black lettering and a purple or silver bow. The plan is to fill them with little plastic baggies (http://home.onemain.com/~glassine/ziplock_poly_bags.htm ) filled with Herbes de Provence (a savory/sweet blend of French and Italian herbs) and include a thank you/recipe card. I can do it all for less than $70 for 150 guests. I didn't think that was too bad.
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08-30-2006, 02:42 PM
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Centerpieces:
I found 6" square glass vases at Michael's for $2.50 each. I want to fill them with acrylic diamonds  and have 7 or 8 mini white calla lilies in a small arrangement. My reception site has white linens, but I thought I might use plum or silver table runners or over-drapes with the centerpieces and 3 or 4 tealight candles. I plan to put favors at each place setting.
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#5
08-30-2006, 02:50 PM
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My dress (in white instead of ivory):
 My girls' dresses:  My flowergirl's dress (with a plum bow instead):  The chiffon shrug I want to wear at the reception (in white): 
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08-30-2006, 02:54 PM
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Welcome to Onewed. I love how your FH and you met. That is a story to someday tell your grandchildren. Everything sounds wonderful so far. I love all you have chosen.
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08-30-2006, 03:00 PM
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I've been working on music for the ceremony lately. I've come up with a less-than-traditional list:
6:02 "All I Want Is You" -U2 3:17 "As Time Goes By" -Tony Bennett 2:53 "It Had to Be You" - Harry Connick, Jr. 2:53 "The Best is Yet To Come" -Frank Sinatra 3:24 "The Way You Look" -Tony Bennett (Seating of the Moms) 3:28 "Unforgettable" -Nat King Cole (Bridesmaids) 1:51 "Bridal Chorus" traditional -Wagner (Processional) 3:25 "Isn't It Romantic" - Tony Bennett (Recessional) 4:21 "Beautiful Day" -U2 3:24 "Come Fly With Me" -Frank Sinatra I've still got some kinks to work out as far as timing the music, but it will get there. Ok, so U2 isn't exactly with the theme, but they are my absolute favorite band of all time. Some of my stuff isn't too traditional, but I don't want music during the ceremony itself because even if I was doing a unity candle, everyone sits and looks around for the longest time after you're done and before the song is over. Another thing I don't plan on doing is a receiving line. I would rather greet my guests one by one than having people standing in line waiting to talk to us. Last edited by Orgirl1969 : 08-30-2006 at 03:13 PM.
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08-30-2006, 03:05 PM
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08-30-2006, 03:08 PM
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08-30-2006, 03:13 PM
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Quote:
 I used Beautiful Day for the wedding recessional after the ceremony. All I Want is You was our first dance.
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