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Okay, I guess I'm out of this thread now! The wedding was 2.5 weeks ago and went so incredibly well. Everything got really crazy right at the end, but on the day of the wedding, I had so many wonderful people helping out with everything so I just stayed calm and had a great time. Having a little bit of post-wedding slump now, but I've ended up being really glad that we really only had 7 weeks of active planning so there wasn't nearly as much of a build-up/let-down experience as a lot of people seem to have. All in all, it was a great experience! Good luck to everyone still in the throes of planning...

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

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Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

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Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

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2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

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Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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afoyoswa
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You had already expressed your opinion once, and that was enough. There is room in this thread for all kinds of different viewpoints, and yours is what is important to you but it is not the final word

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Wow, to the person who said I can't call our ceremony and reception our "real wedding", mind your own business? I realized we will already be legally married but yes, the wedding will be the second on

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Great thread to get started. We are planning for November or January. We researched wedding ideas. Our 3 bridesmaid and groomsmen are already set. Here are some ideas and links that we have looked at

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Yay Joy! Congrats again!!

I'm finding it super strange to still be wedding planning, and yet already married LOL. It's kinda hard for me to "get into" the big wedding plans, because now we're already settled into our lives as husband and wife. I am, however, addressing my save-the-dates as we speak :)

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