Married Peoples!!

[Dodi 69]

So my *HUSBAND* has been here for 2 1/2 weeks and we got MARRIED on Friday!!!

Everything that could go wrong, did.

We had made plans to get married at the courthouse in Norman, and the clerk had told me 3pm would be the best time. We were going to try to get there for 2pm so we'd have time to wait for a judge to be available as they wouldn't take appointments for weddings. Yeah... plans fall through.

I arrived at my mom's house at 1:30pm after my hair and makeup appts, only to find that Peter and the kids had gotten lost on the way to her house and only arrived there 45 min before, and hadn't even STARTED getting dressed. (Apparently GPS was over his head that day.) I was sort of pissed, but was going to let it go. I was happy it was my wedding day. Then, after he's dressed, Peter walks up to me, "Um, honey... do I need my wallet and passport for anything?" YES!!! We can't get the marriage license without it!! He'd left it at our apartment on the other side of the city!!

So while I'm finishing getting dressed, and getting my daughter dressed, he and my son take off back to the north side of OKC to get his wallet (which I've told him 89674 times to keep on him always!) and proceed to nearly get lost AGAIN (because he can't follow directions!). Meanwhile, my friend Lupita calls me from the courthouse, "Just thought you should know that the judges have all decided to leave early today, at 2pm, because of fall break weekend." WHAT???? They told me THREE was the BEST TIME!!! "You can get your license today, but we'll have to scramble around to find someone else to marry you." At which point my photographer beeps in, "I'm sorry, but I only took off my lunch break to come down and take your photos today, so I'm going to have to leave if you're not here and ready to go very soon."

So we lost our photographer, and had no judge to marry us. My flowers were completely wilted, so I called FTD and was able to talk to a nice operator (through my tears) and ask for a refund, which she kindly provided, no questions asked, with a huge apology. When we got to the courthouse finally, we were able to get our marriage license, and the clerk told us that the man who ran the vintage train station across the street happened to be an ordained minister and performed weddings all the time. So we called him, and he agreed to do it on short notice. His name was Deano, and thought my friend Loop (age 47) was Peter's mom (he'll be 40 in January). When we said she wasn't, he went to shake her hand and ran his finger up her palm very "suggestively" and then asked her to sit by his desk while he filled out the marriage license (giving him full view down the front of her dress).

In the end, we were married by Deano the Pervy Preacherman. It was a very quick ceremony, full of laughs and few photos (with my mom's digital camera and my phone) but it was what we needed. Our reception dinner was great tho!! Lesleysizseland (VJ) was there with her husband. They're so sweet!! My aunt and uncle came, as well as my mom, and Loop, and the four of us. The wine was nice and strong, the conversation flowed, and we were all stuffed by the end of the meal. Just 10 of us, in a private room at a nice Italian restaurant, and I was amazed at how well everyone meshed. Most of the guests had never met each other before, but we talked and laughed non-stop. Even the kids had a great time!

I'm so happy. My husband is wonderful, and I couldn't have asked for better friends and family!! I'm very proud to be Mrs. Allen!

Edited October 26, 2010 by Dodi

[Nik+Heather 121]

Heh, it seems like something always has to go wrong for a wedding! But, I guess it all doesn't matter if you can get it done in the end!

Now at least you have a great story!

[ECWilloughbys 7]

Congratulations! Glad it all worked out in the end and you have some good stories to tell.

[TracyTN 237]

Sorry for the stress but sometimes I think it's these sorts of things that you end up remembering and laughing about years later. The judge who married us is infamously known around town as 'the voice of God' (thanks to his low, booming voice). Good times. LOL

[Rob and Jill 82]

Congrats! I am glad you were able to get married on the day you wanted! I might have freaked out about that myself! Rob got lost a bit the day of too, which was hilarious because he swore he knew how to get there!!!

People keep asking me:

Are you happy you're married?

I want to just look at them and go NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, I've been waiting for 3 years just to be miserable. DUH people. Duh!

People do keep walking up to me and calling me Mrs. Stewart though. It's cute.

[Gemmie 142]

I can't imagine how you were feeling going through all of that on your wedding day, but I'm glad it worked out. These memories will make you laugh for many years to come.

Congratulations MRS!

[TBoneTX 45,381]

Congratulations, si man!

[Justine+David 218]

I'm so glad it turned out great in the end!

One funny wedding mishap was my bustier...I had bought it 10 months previously when I bought my dress so that I wouldn't have to be bra-less. Left everything at my parent's house in Seattle and visited them in February where they had promptly lost it. We searched high and low for it to no avail and then in the first week of September, I bit the bullet and paid $75 for another one.

Arrive in Seattle and then a couple of days later the wedding day is here. I get into the front seat of my mom's car and lo and behold there are TWO bustier's there! I cannot believe my eyes and to this day no one can figure out how both of them got there...or rather the guilty person (suspects: mom, two sisters, dad) won't come forward