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    Monday, July 31, 2006

    Happy Anniversary To US!

    There has been a LOT of talk of weddings here lately in my little blog community... what with Penny planning hers, while she waits for Mr. Right to come along... and several of us helping her! Penny doesn't want to spend much ... or anything... on her wedding... and I don't BLAME her! Weddings can be had for very little money. Mr. Insanity and I are living proof of that! We will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, so I thought I would share a few pictures from our wedding.


    You can see, we got married on our back porch. We didn't have a professional photographer and had to "make do" with the pictures that friends and relatives took for us. ( i don't recommend this! LOL! ) I didn't wear a gown; we got married in blue jeans. It for sure wasn't anything fancy - but everyone in attendance told us it was the BEST wedding they'd EVER been to! If you look past my sister's big head in this picture, you can see the minister, and then, from L to R, Clyde, who was my boss (not my father), but who gave me away none the less! Debbie, who was a replacement maid of honor for my sister who couldn't make it at the last minute. Her son had fallen from his construction job and broke his back. I forgave her. Then there is ME (the bride in blue) and Mr. Insanity. Then his best man, Tuffy, who showed up in a tuxedo t-shirt, white gloves, and a leather top hat. *crosses eyes* Who CARES? It's a BLUE JEANS affair! Next to Tuffy is my (soon to be OUR) daughter, Amanda - who was playing ring bearer! If nothing else, our wedding was FUN!


    Here we are after the ceremony as the brand new Mr. & Mrs. Insanity! Along with crazy daughter numero uno!


    And here is one of those b'zillion kisses that we posed for that day - but somehow this is the only picture WE ever got of them! ( next time... PROFESSIONAL photographer! )

    The reception was held in the back yard as well -- just a Bar-B-Q. We had tents and all set up ... it was nice! (later in the day we had huge thunderstorm and a few of the totally plastered male guests got into a mud fight... GOOD clean REDNECK fun!) I ignored them! We did keep the cake inside... I didn't want it to melt. It was really pretty. I should have scanned a picture of it too... but I didn't. I DID scan these!

    I had planned for this moment all my life! And there was NO way it wasn't gonna happen! And trust me... if I had been wearing a $10,000.00 gown it still WOULD have happend!

    Yes... our marriage started out INSANE, and it has remained insane. The only thing that has changed is that it is now MORE insane! (well, duh! We've added 3 more kids and 5 pets!) LOL! I'm the first to admit that THIS wedding wouldn't work for everyone... but hey... it only cost us about $200 - and that included the minister AND the champagne! And we look back on this day with some very fond memories....


    posted by Melli at 12:12 AM

    27 comment(s):

    When I ever get married I promised myself I'm not going to be that much of a stickler for tradition. There's no one way to do things. Whatever works for you works period.

    Thanks so much for stopping by..and for the recipe!:)

    By Blogger Janet, at 7/31/2006 12:45 AM  

    Well, that was fun, and happy anniversary! Hubby and I are celebrating our 18th in a couple of weeks. We DID have a "fancy" wedding and I wore a traditional gown, and you know what? I HATE the memories of my wedding. I would do it all over again, all completely differently, if I had the chance. Not blue jeans on the back porch, I don't think -- LOL! -- but definitely way differently. And the one thing I know I'd like to do is to have the ceremony in the morning and then have an outdoor brunch afterwords. You know, a champagne brunch. :)

    Oh, and we didn't have a professional photographer either, and that upsets me more than anything else. A "friend of the family" offered to take the pictures, and they are AWFUL! :(

    Wendy directed me here.

    By Blogger Jillian, at 7/31/2006 7:51 AM  

    Happy Anniversary! Thanks for sharing your memories with us. I am so glad you had a good day adn have such fond memories. That is how it should be. Wendy directed me here btw!

    By Blogger Bobkat, at 7/31/2006 8:02 AM  

    Happy Anniversary! And I would expect nothing less than the cake picture from you!

    My wedding will be lots of fun, too. I'm thinking Vegas. Not tacky Vegas, but outside in a wedding garden. I'll have to knock my dad out to get him on the plane, but oh well. :)

    By Blogger Carmen, at 7/31/2006 8:12 AM  

    Hi again. Just wanted to pop back adn say thanks for visiting my blog. Nice to see you again! :-)

    By Blogger Bobkat, at 7/31/2006 8:15 AM  

    I forgot to tell you that I like your jeans wedding. Though I've been waiting for forever to get into that darned white dress!
    (here from wendy's)

    By Blogger Carmen, at 7/31/2006 10:25 AM  

    Happy Anniversary! good for you guys. I think today people spend too much money on the wedding, when it's the marriage that's important. here from Wendy's

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/31/2006 10:25 AM  

    Happy Anniversary!
    The pictures are great.
    Ours is tommorrow, I guess I should dig out some pictures too.

    By Blogger PJ, at 7/31/2006 10:28 AM  

    Wonderful memory. Sounds very much like our wedding. We didn't have any money either. I bought the material and a friend made my street-length plain dress. We got married on the land Hubby owned, with the reception in his parent's front yard. Everyone invited brought a covered dish to the reception. After the wedding, we changed into bib overalls. Ours was called "a happening!" Great fun too.

    By Blogger Unknown, at 7/31/2006 10:46 AM  

    Awwwwwwwwww happy anniversary!

    By Blogger Meira{FB}, at 7/31/2006 11:17 AM  

    Happy Anniversary! I loved seeing your wedding pics & reading about the happy event!

    By Blogger Twisted Cinderella, at 7/31/2006 11:23 AM  

    This is just awesome! Like I've told so many young people now-a-days ---don't spend your money on getting married. That's just ONE day and you now have a lifetime ahead of you. Save money for homes, children, just LIFE!!

    And in my mind people who spend a fortune on getting married AREN'T any MORE married than anyone else. Even being married by a justic of the peace mind you.

    Wonderful share Melli.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/31/2006 11:40 AM  

    Happy Anniversary!

    LOL At the cake. Love those cake-face photos!! Tooo cute.

    Tomorrow, I'm dropping you some mail. Ok? So... it'll be there soon.

    By Blogger -tnchick-, at 7/31/2006 12:07 PM  

    It wouldn't be a wedding without stuffing cake in your (or someone else's) face. :-)

    Directed here by Wendy.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/31/2006 2:08 PM  

    Congratulations! That's a HUGE achievement, especially in our society today! May your love grow stronger and more insane with each passing year!

    By Blogger Jules, at 7/31/2006 3:25 PM  

    Happy Anniversary ~~and many more to come.
    Our 20th was last year :)
    I sent me LOL

    By Blogger WendyWings, at 7/31/2006 4:32 PM  

    Happy Anniversary,
    I usually have tons of jokes, but instead I'm crying like a baby jealous as hell and hoping for the same. I'm trying to have this whole tongue in check blog but now my heart is aching reading and looking at your pics. I know, I know - I heard all the cliches and hopeful moments. Right now, I would settle for a nice weekend.

    Thanks for sharing. You loo like you are had a blast.

    By Blogger Penrick, at 7/31/2006 4:53 PM  

    Melli. I am here by direction from Miss Wings. I came back and saw it was you I had to come and visit and thought hey this is fun. i can do this. How are you doing? Take care and I will go read your web site..Sandy

    By Blogger Ramblins of a middle-aged goddess, at 7/31/2006 8:13 PM  

    Melli:

    Thanks for dropping by via Wendy. Yes all of the artwork is by me. They are all digital. My mouse is my brush. I grew up on Maui; the Hawaiian culture is a big part of my persona.

    Aloha,

    Shane

    By Blogger Unique Designs from Zazzle, at 7/31/2006 8:37 PM  

    Love it!! happy Anniversary!

    By Blogger Melzie, at 8/01/2006 12:03 AM  

    Ahh...we have something in common! My wedding was simple...yet it was something no one in either of our families is soon to forget! LOL I'll have to post about it sometime! I love your site!! WOOHOO@your weight loss!! I wish I could do it! God knows I need to, I'm not sure I have enough self control though...
    BTW, Wendy directed me here!

    By Blogger Samantha, at 8/01/2006 12:13 AM  

    Happy one day early Anniversary!! I thought it was a great wedding! And you and Mr. Insanity loved it - so that's all that matters. :)

    By Blogger Unknown, at 8/01/2006 10:26 AM  

    Wendy sent me here and I'm glad! I love looking at old pictures! When I see them, I always wonder, "Did we actually think we looked good in those clothes/hairstyle/glasses/etc.?

    Thanks for sharing your memories!

    By Blogger Kukka-Maria, at 8/01/2006 3:25 PM  

    Wendy sent me here again! I think your wedding was terrific. Weddings should be more about the love shared than who the dress was made by or who the photographer was.

    By Blogger Zeus, at 8/01/2006 4:24 PM  

    Hey girlfriend....late as ever but wishing you a happy 20th...it's a good start! Look how cute you were and will be again! You go girl...bet you'll be in your wedding jeans in no time!

    By Blogger Lazy Daisy, at 8/01/2006 5:17 PM  

    Happy 20th! That's quite a milestone! Your daughter looks so proud and happy in those pics. Wonderful!

    By Blogger Irish Church Lady :), at 8/05/2006 3:24 PM  

    Simply had to read this one, since we were in my son's wedding in Michigan, August 2006. The party was different. As for no, no further comments to that. But the setting was brilliant.
    http://toraa.blogspot.com/2006/09/medieval-wedding-in-2006-this-saturday.html

    By Blogger TorAa, at 3/10/2007 10:20 AM  

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