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[likesthecoat]

Today I bought wedding magazines.

This was a mistake.

You want to know why this was a mistake? Well, I'm going to tell you. BECAUSE THE WEDDING INDUSTRY IS COMPLETELY BRIDE-ORIENTED AND IS NOT HELPING ME AT ALL.

I suppose this is good in its way, because it gives us license to invent our own traditions and make our own decisions, but on the other hand . . . I would really like to do this right.

At this rate you lot will be lucky if you get a cup of water and a slice of cake at the reception, I hope you realize that.

And you're only getting cake because Lorne wants cake.

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[rockscientist.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the cake, baby.

[chigong-master.livejournal.com]

Hm...

Well, if you need/want some help, let me know...


I've been told I'm...fussy. -_-;

[hisdarklady.livejournal.com]

Would you like some help BB? I've never been one for doing what everyone else does (I personally think a huge party with just a small intimate time in the middle for vows would be nice).

But I'd be willing to lend a hand/ear/breast/other body part to help. Except you can't have the moon bounce. Thats for my wedding.

[harpermd.livejournal.com]

This? This is me biting my tongue and not saying anything about you having been a girl and therefore being able to qualify (somehow) as a bride.

You could always elope? But I'm going to guess that the ceremony(ies) isn't the part you're really flipping out about, izzit?

Just let me know if I need to start checking your blood pressure to make sure you're not giving yourself an aneurysm with all this.

[lovethisplanet.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm the last person on the planet you want to be asking about wedding planning, but I was in Brighton a couple of years ago, and found this (http://www.choccywoccydoodah.com/) place, which do pretty damn amazing cakes. There's a lot of different designs, and they also take requests. Pretty sure they deliver, as well, so that'd be something off your mind.

A wedding without cake is just sad, Ianto. You don't want people to be sad - least of all Lorne.

[sanzo-31.livejournal.com]

-You know what you want ceremony-wise.
-You have the officiate.
-You know where the ceremony is going to be held.

Those are three major things you've already accomplished, my friend.

You'll have nice color in the gardens and around the gazebo: the green of the yew hedges, the brilliant red of the Japanese maples, the white of the Japanese anemone and the hydrangea, purples, yellows... you couldn't ask for a more gorgeous setting for your day.

As for your meal... I recall you saying to me once that you liked the idea of handfasting due to its Celtic ties. Why not do something similar for your reception? I know that it is Western tradition to have a wedding cake, but nothing says it has to be elaborate and heavy- or overly large and pretentious like the ones I've seen. Perhaps consider a small 'wedding cake', and then some of the traditional Welsh cakes like teisen lap or teisen mel. And, with the cheeses, breads, beef, lamb and seafood that are traditional staples for this country, you could put together a very nice formal meal, or even a casual one where everyone 'grazes', and circulates and socializes.

One more thing; I know you wish to have the reception at your home, but it might alleviate some of your stress by having it else where. The gardens would work very nicely for the more casual meal, or I'm certain we could use the large training dojo should you decide you want to sit down. **smirks** I promise you, it doesn't look like your traditional gymnasium. As a matter of fact, it's quite the plain room when it's empty.