....as in "honeymoon"!
I never was the little girl who fantasized
about meeting that perfect guy
and getting married.
I wasn't too keen on marriage.
It seemed like a trap....a trap for me!
An "institution" that wouldn't let me be the person I wanted to be.
An "institution" that would limit my choices in life.
there were little girls who loved
to fantasize about their wedding day.
what would their dress look like?
what flowers would they pick?
what would be the color of the bridesmaids' dresses?
what songs would be played at the reception?
I didn't spend afternoons
thinking about my wedding day.
I spent afternoons
contemplating the universe.
But lately i've been thinking about
the honeymoon.
Where would i like to go?
I know I need to get the groom first :)
but i get excited whenever i think of
the possible honeymoon destinations.
But that may just be the "traveler" in me
that's going crazy with possibilities
of seeing some exotic land.
All i know is that i want a honeymoon,
a real honeymoon.
One where i leave my city
and am away from work for a while,
having fun as a newlywed.
Where did you go for your honeymoon?
or where do you want to go?
what would make it the "perfect honeymoon"?
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my husband and i were too stressed out about planning a wedding, trying to please all the relatives.
so, we got married in the lower manhattan court. our witness was an irish girl i had never met before and haven't seen since. that afternoon, we hopped on a flight to zurich with the $1,000 we had saved for a honeymoon. that was in 1987, and our money lasted four days.
when we returned home, nobody was surprised and they congratulated us. nobody threw us a party either. i guess we traded a wedding for a honeymoon. for years, i regretted not having the wedding, but i'm over that now. i don't think we would have been able to afford a honeymoon if he had gone through with the wedding. the choice to take off was a good one.
Je m'amuse,
you're right...weddings are often anything but "fun" for the bride and groom. You're just running from here to there all day. Taking countless of photos. Worried about the family and guests. The planning will give anyone a headache.
Best to keep it simple like you did ;)
I think you were wise for spending the money on a great honeymoon...somewhere you would actually be able to enjoy each other.
we never got around to the honeymoon. doesn't mean we are not going to take it. better late than never right? i was one of the little girls thinking about my wedding. i improvised almost anything as a veil. the irony is i had a simple wedding, a simple dress and no veil but thats exactly what i wanted by then. i guess i was worn out from years of chewing over the possibilities. but i must confess i still love weddings. they're a lot of fun.
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