Wedding Fever

Okay, well not really at this moment in time, but I'm a girl and I think about it lol. I'm helping my cousin Heather plan hers right now, and I will be helping Aunt Linda with plans for her celebration of being with Eugene soon. All this planning of other people's weddings/celebrations has really got me thinking about what I want, in all aspects. From the lucky groom himself, to the types of flowers, to the engagement ring, to the honeymoon night, to the house we will raise our small family in lol. Wanna know about all my hopes for it, I know you are just dying to hear them, and even if you aren't I am telling you anyways lol.

So I shall start with the groom. First off, I want to think he is devastatingly handsome. I want him to have shortish to mediumish length in hair. I want him to be in decent shape. But more than any of those things I want him to be a character lol. I want him to be weird and quirky like me. I want us to do really cool things together and have fun adventures. I want him to love me unconditionally because of all my weird quirks and dreaminess, not inspite of it. I want him to be a hard worker and just want to take care of me, but not really have to because he knows I can take care of myself. I want him to know how strong I am, and embrace that not try to crack it. I want him to engage frequently in PDA with me. Nothing gross or that will make you say ''Get A Freaking Room Already.'' Just holding my hand or kissing me when he thinks no one is watching us. I don't necessarily want Prince Charming, probably more like Prince Alternative haha. I still want him to be a really sweet and charming guy, just not necessarily look like it if that makes any sense whatsoever. I don't want him to be kid crazy [i.e. getting me knocked up right off the bat] but I will want him to be a really good father for someday when we do decide to have children. The really cool dad that my kid's friends are totally jealous of and wish was their dad. But the most important part of any of this is the loving me unconditionally part, because well I just always expect the same in return from anyone I marry ; ]
The ring. I don't want diamonds. Everyone always gasps at me when I say this, but I just don't. I'm not really a diamonds kinda girl, I am more unique than that. Plus I just don't support the diamond industry; they may say conflict free, but quite honestly there is NO way of telling for sure and I don't want to always look down at my engagement ring [the ring that I will be wearing for the rest of my life] and wonder if anyone lost any limbs or even their life for that one little stone. So what do I want you may say then... well I know for sure I want rose gold. I am in love with rose gold, it is just so warm looking. When you look at yellow gold, white gold, or platinum it just looks cold and lifeless. I want something antique looking, it does not necessarily need to be an antique though. Just look like one. And as for the stone, well there are a few options. But there is a story behind each of the options. The first is amethyst. This stone is said to protect its wearer against any form of seduction, and to inspire the intellect. Also The amethyst has its hardness, its moderate refraction, and its weight in common with the other quartz, but the crystal structure is different, and it is most unconventional. I like all that. But what I like most is that amethyst is a stone of friendship. I want my husband to be my very best friend in the whole world. The next stone of choice would be an opal, specifically a fire opal. Opals shine in an extraordinary play of colors that is continually changing and is full of fantasy. That is how I try to live my life. Being extraordinary and full of fantasy. The fire opal specifically is a symbol of the most fervent love. Now isn't that romantic hehe. A possible third option is zultanite. It is a relatively new stone and extremely rare, only coming from a remote mountain near Anatolia, Turkey. Zultanite is a stone that actually changes colors, inside with regular lights on it is a kiwi green, in candlelight it is a champagne color, and outdoors in the sunlight it is a very pale green. I like that this stone originates from the birthplace of major civilizations, knowing that kind of represents the fact that i am full of the most random useless knowledge ever. But I really like how rare this stone is. I want the love between my husband and I to be that rare, once in a lifetime love. The fourth option is jade. A pale violet cut of jade stone to be specific. Jade is regarded as the stone of the good, the beautiful, and the precious. All things I want to be regarded as by my future husband. I don't have a favorite, and I don't have a choice, because I want my husband to choose whatever he thinks suits me the most.
Now for the wedding plans. I want something very classically nontraditional. I want to be married outside. And at night under the stars. I want to be married in a little garden with trees and bushes adorned with those little twinkle lights that they put in the trees at Disney that make you think of fireflies. And I want tons of candlelight. I want a very intimate ceremony. Only people that are really important to me and my husband there. And I want a very fun yet mature ceremony and recpetion. I don't really want kids there. I don't even want a flower girl. Just me and my groom and three bridesmaids and three groomsmen. I like three because it's bigger than one, but the smallest odd number. I like odd numbers. I like odd things for that matter, but that is a different topic. I pretty much already have my dress picked out. It's at the top there. It's very simple, yet still very romantic, and slightly princessy [only the sleeves are princessy]. Which are my ideals of love. Very simple, yet very romantic, and I'll be a princess to him. The designer is Elizabeth Darcy. I want my groom to be very David Cook-like in his attire. You know, that white button down shirt rolled up to the elbows with a vest and skinnier slacks and a skinny tie. and some really awesome shoes, not the classic shiny dress shoe. Some sick Italian leather boots or something. I may be barefoot, or in the little Indian-ish beaded flats. And I say skinnier slacks for him, because skinny is too skinny, but classic cut is too loose. I like guys with a little bit of tighter pants because it is more rocker-ey. Another thing about my groom I forgot to mention before is I want him to have some really cool tattoos. My bridesmaids would be in a dusky pink color dress, and all of them very different but with the same hairdo. And the groomsmen would of course be dressed like him, but their ties would go with the bridesmaids dresses. All would be wearing some really cool accessories. The most important thing about my wedding is I want it to be a celebration of our love first and foremost. I want to have a very moving ceremony, and I hope it would be remembered by everyone for years to come. Oh yeah, as far as flowers go, I'm thinking for sure french vanilla marigolds, and possibly some black magic roses and some very pale pink dahlias. This all very well could change when I meet the man of my dreams and the one I choose to marry, but for now, it is my dream. The reception would be very cool. still outside in that grassy garden. The center pieces would definitely be candlelight with a few blooms of the a fore mentioned flowers. The tables would be those neat little tables like at those outdoor sidewalk cafes. And NO linens over them. Nor over the chairs. And there will be tons of dancing. You will definitely want a date for my wedding, I wouldn't recommend flying solo at all. I would more than likely have the best playlist ever, because my future husband and I are huge music fans lol. It would mainly consist of bands LIKE Oasis and The Wallflowers and Third Eye Blind, with a few cool hip hop tracks thrown in too.
We'd take an awesome honeymoon to somewhere in the world we've yet to have seen together yet, and possibly even join up with the Birdmen [omg google that, The Birdmen-60 Minutes-CBS News, it is totally incredible] for a little side adventure. The honeymoon would just be one more amazing adventure for us, an amazing and highly romantic adventure.
An the marriage will be a marriage that lasts for a lifetime. No divorce. We will love each other way too much to ever possibly be divorced. Besides, we will both be so different from everyone else, that divorce won't even enter our minds since it has become so common. We won't go to bed angry at one another, because I won't let that happen. Life is too short and unpredictable, so one should never go to bed feeling angry. We will be equal partners in life. He will be the man of the house and I will be the women of the house. When we are done with our adventures and are ready to settle down with kids, we will move to a house on a cliff along the Oregon Coastline. We will raise our two beautiful children there, a boy and a girl, the boy being the oldest by four years so he can always look after and protect his little sister. we would have a big dog, a chocolate lab perhaps, or even a golden retriever. Our children would always be encouraged to pursue whatever their hearts desire.
Ahhh, sounds like a perfect life. I hope it happens for me. But if not, it's nice to dream... So thanks for reading. Until next time, ciao ;D