Jul 20 2009

The Extremely Overdue Wedding Post

Our wedding was very unconventional. I come from a family that isn’t big on parties, so it’s no wonder that the whole thing ended up so disorganized, it made my daily morning hairstyle look very well-coiffed, indeed!

I didn’t have a proper color motif, for one thing. My cake was violet, my entourage wore just about any color they felt like wearing at the time, and my shoes were burgundy to match The Husband’s shirt.

For another, nobody (The Husband and myself, included) knew what we were supposed to be doing half the time. The program was put together at the very last minute, the host was exasperated, and the bloopers were plenty.

Needless to say, everyone loved every minute of it. Our wedding was fun and carefree and completely hilarious at times. Our 20-odd guests were mostly close family and friends, and there was just so much laughter and smiles all night that, really, the messiness just didn’t matter.

Probably one of my favorite things about our wedding was the extremely unique concept that we chose for our wedding invitations and giveaways.

For the invite, we wrapped a small dessert fork in shimmery burgundy. Tied in ribbons of gold and silver were the tags detailing the entourage, the venue details and a map. And why a fork? Read the text:

If you can’t read the text, it says:

“We’ve come to a fork in the road…

Join us in our journey to happy ever after.”

And if you haven’t already guessed, the giveaways were teaspoons wrapped in shimmery silver, along with a single Hershey’s Kiss.

The text might not be very clear, but it says:

“We thank you for coming with a SPOONFUL of kisses

to bless our beginning as Mr. and Mrs.!”

I think it’s cute, don’t you? The idea wasn’t entirely original, however. I found the spoon idea in some obscure site when I was looking for unique ideas for invites, and just took the fork idea from there. I figured it would be pretty cool. After all, not everyone can think of giving their guests an entire cutlery set on their own wedding.

Indeed, I do find myself lucky. Unlike other people who spend their weddings smiling until their faces hurt, entertaining guests they barely know, I knew my guests and loved them all, and my smile couldn’t have been more genuine. The happiest day of my life was, indeed, a happy one, and it’s a night I will cherish for the rest of my life.

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8 Responses to “The Extremely Overdue Wedding Post”

  1. jenon 20 Jul 2009 at 10:56 PM

    fun, dreamy, real

    that’s what it was.

    thanks for the Kisses *wink*
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  2. Date Girlon 21 Jul 2009 at 12:02 AM

    Sounds like a wonderful time, and exactly what you wanted. Congrats!!

  3. Kitty Sunshineon 21 Jul 2009 at 3:32 PM

    Te, it sounds like a wonderful time! I soooo wish I was there and see Boo-gun’s bloopers and ridiculous speech! BTW, when are you going to post the video? Are you ever planning to send it my way? hehe
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  4. Irison 22 Jul 2009 at 6:23 AM

    I am, I am! That is, if Mike (Peachy’s man) ever finishes editing it! :-D

    Her speech was actually pretty cool. It was slightly less humiliating than I expected. Hahaha! ;-)

  5. Irison 22 Jul 2009 at 6:30 AM

    @Date Girl: Thanks! I’ve been reading your blog for, well, forever, and I know yours won’t be too far off in the future! I’m definitely looking forward to reading it. :-)

    @Jen: Finally, you’ve given me a link to your blog na. Miss you! Reading, reading. :-P

  6. owenon 22 Jul 2009 at 6:16 PM

    Love it!

  7. Karmion 27 Jul 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Mine wasn’t perfect either. Didn’t go exactly as planned but I guess that’s the charm of it. I danced a lot, that’s what I did. Hey, I like the FORK and SPOON idea.
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  8. AndySon 01 Nov 2009 at 4:15 PM

    Nice to hear you had such a special day. Interesting idea on the spoon and fork, very original and unique.

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