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Post by southparkcpa on May 15, 2023 8:53:05 GMT -5
been with his gf since jr. high (15 yrs), she's a sweetheart and they're great together i give him major props for his delay tactics... shit, i caught grief from everyone waiting 8 years with mrs. shakin anyway they get engaged, and he's like "we're doing it on labor day weekend. in new hampshire" (where they live). no shotgun involved, they're just like 'fuggit, we don't want to plan some long island princess wedding for 2 years where we hate each other by the time the wedding comes.' i'm so proud. picked a beautiful small resort on a lake with mountains in the background. got a big lodge/house outside the regular resort rooms for me and mrs. shakin. keeping the guest list small, which will automatically be smaller with it being on 3 months notice, on labor day weekend, up in friggin new hampshire. his gf's dad is footing the bill for everything, and is happy to do it; his other two daughtnes insisted on long island princess weddings that bent him over hugely, he's gonna be in and out on this one for like 20k sopne picked shakin jr II to be his best man, with both of them making the caveat that i make the speech/toast, because shakin jr II would rather have bleach poured in his eyes than speak in front of a mix of strangers and dooshbarg relatives anyways, i'll be wearing a suit and sitting roughly 10 ft from the dais Awesome!!!!! My daughter is getting married in October in DC. At least you dont have to drop the big bucks! But Congrats!!!!! |
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Post by shakin on May 15, 2023 9:17:13 GMT -5
forgot to add the kicker
mrs. shakin and i had already booked our 2 week alaska cruise, gotta fly out on september 5, and the kid decides that he's gonna make the wedding 2 days before that
its fine by me, i don't even wear a watch any more and usually don't even know what day of the week it is
but mrs. shakin had all kinds of hassles getting 2 consecutive weeks off, apparently her company (steinway piano) will spiral out of control in her absence... now she's gotta make it 2+ weeks out
i give her all kinds of great advice on how to have the upper hand on employers, but it falls on deaf ears. and glaring eyes.
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Post by tbp on May 15, 2023 11:22:53 GMT -5
The best advice a Dad can give: "Don't, please don't.If they are happy, why throw a monkey wrench into a nice relationship? Marriage isn't called an institution for nothing. Hats off to RD! I wish I had done that.
I can't understand what the big fucking deal is with a formal wedding. I went through it and thought it was a huge waste of money and time. Nothing more than a fucking Hollywood moment for the ladies. All you wind up with is a wedding album with pictures that are never looked at and gathers dust under a piece of furniture.
Crazy fucking Americans!
Otherwise, Congrats!
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Post by 32Green on May 15, 2023 20:27:11 GMT -5
Wife and I still aren't married after 2 kids and roughly 18 years. We always said meh, we'll do it later just for the celebration. Still haven't done it. The more we go forward, the more the gap increases between what we would want (litterally go sign paper and not GAF) and friends/family who want a big event. So...she's not your wife, she's your GF. Common Holy crap, who knew? |
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Post by Raoul Duke on May 16, 2023 1:09:01 GMT -5
The best advice a Dad can give: "Don't, please don't.If they are happy, why throw a monkey wrench into a nice relationship? Marriage isn't called an institution for nothing. Hats off to RD! I wish I had done that. I can't understand what the big fucking deal is with a formal wedding. I went through it and thought it was a huge waste of money and time. Nothing more than a fucking Hollywood moment for the ladies. All you wind up with is a wedding album with pictures that are never looked at and gathers dust under a piece of furniture. Crazy fucking Americans! Otherwise, Congrats! Let's not kid ourselves. I lucked out because she's not attached to it either. If she wanted a wedding, it would be done already. I toyed with the idea for my birthday. To invite everyone over saying it was a costume party and when they get there, we're in bride and groom to celebrate our wedding. That way everyone would be in ridiculous costumes for our wedding (definitely would have been 1 Borat suit) Then I saw a squirrel. |
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Post by Raoul Duke on May 16, 2023 4:52:14 GMT -5
Wife and I still aren't married after 2 kids and roughly 18 years. We always said meh, we'll do it later just for the celebration. Still haven't done it. The more we go forward, the more the gap increases between what we would want (litterally go sign paper and not GAF) and friends/family who want a big event. So...she's not your wife, she's your GF. Common Holy crap, who knew? Dunno about you guys but it is more and more common here for couples to not get married. We have religious and civil weddings, then a sort of halfway civil pact which a lot of people do (like us). It just gives more rights to the other person in case of death..etc than if you're just BF/GF. This is actually the driving force behind getting married is the coverage is better for the other person. |
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Post by southparkcpa on May 16, 2023 5:16:24 GMT -5
The best advice a Dad can give: "Don't, please don't.If they are happy, why throw a monkey wrench into a nice relationship? Marriage isn't called an institution for nothing. Hats off to RD! I wish I had done that. I can't understand what the big fucking deal is with a formal wedding. I went through it and thought it was a huge waste of money and time. Nothing more than a fucking Hollywood moment for the ladies. All you wind up with is a wedding album with pictures that are never looked at and gathers dust under a piece of furniture. Crazy fucking Americans! Otherwise, Congrats! 1st daughter had a big traditional wedding. Still married after 10 years, I’ve got 2 terrific grand kids. My 2nd is with you BUT she met a guy from KY who wants a more formal wedding. So schmukk me, i have to pay for a wedding, 50K to 60K, and my daughter cant really doesn’t care. Go figure. But I’m gonna enjoy it. She never gave me problems, went to Chapel Hill, proud of her. |
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Post by 2foolish on May 16, 2023 8:06:31 GMT -5
so beautiful...i'm crying...have wedding at halftime at Metlife in AFC championship game....
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Post by Jets Things on May 16, 2023 8:55:27 GMT -5
My 11 year old is named Charles. He goes by several nicknames, including Charlie and Chuck (mostly a sports coaches thing). When he was born, I told my wifne I wanted his middle name to be Montgomery, as in Charles Montgomery Burns, an homage to my favorite show of all time. Could have called him Monty. Wifne thought I was kidding, so we gave him the middle name Matthew (my name). Years later, I bring it up and she says "If I knew you were actually serious, I would have agreed to it." Stupid woman. Anyhoo, this wedding stuff reminded me of one of my favorite Simpsons scenes, where Milhouse's parents get divorced, Homer files for divorce in order to have a second marriage with Marge, and he writes his own vows...
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Post by 2foolish on May 16, 2023 9:34:29 GMT -5
My 11 year old is named Charles. He goes by several nicknames, including Charlie and Chuck (mostly a sports coaches thing). When he was born, I told my wifne I wanted his middle name to be Montgomery, as in Charles Montgomery Burns, an homage to my favorite show of all time. Could have called him Monty. Wifne thought I was kidding, so we gave him the middle name Matthew (my name). Years later, I bring it up and she says "If I knew you were actually serious, I would have agreed to it." Stupid woman. Anyhoo, this wedding stuff reminded me of one of my favorite Simpsons scenes, where Milhouse's parents get divorced, Homer files for divorce in order to have a second marriage with Marge, and he writes his own vows... first of all... you're a great man...the Simpsons IS the greatest show of all time...and my sons name is Charles too...i call him Charlie...guys on the block call him Charlie two cheeks...when he was little it was choo choo...i'm tearing up u bastard... |
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Post by Jets Things on May 16, 2023 9:42:33 GMT -5
My 11 year old is named Charles. He goes by several nicknames, including Charlie and Chuck (mostly a sports coaches thing). When he was born, I told my wifne I wanted his middle name to be Montgomery, as in Charles Montgomery Burns, an homage to my favorite show of all time. Could have called him Monty. Wifne thought I was kidding, so we gave him the middle name Matthew (my name). Years later, I bring it up and she says "If I knew you were actually serious, I would have agreed to it." Stupid woman. Anyhoo, this wedding stuff reminded me of one of my favorite Simpsons scenes, where Milhouse's parents get divorced, Homer files for divorce in order to have a second marriage with Marge, and he writes his own vows... first of all... you're a great man...the Simpsons IS the greatest show of all time...and my sons name is Charles too...i call him Charlie...guys on the block call him Charlie two cheeks...when he was little it was choo choo...i'm tearing up u bastard... He's Charlie to me. I will occasionally call him Chaz or Wozza. See the video below. But yes, Simpsons seasons 4-8 are easily the most well-written TV episodes of all time. Better than Breaking Bad, better than anything. Stick to the Golden Age of Simpsons. |
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Post by 2foolish on May 16, 2023 14:13:59 GMT -5
season 3 might be thier greatest...anything first 5 yrs is gold...
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Post by shakin on May 17, 2023 6:58:16 GMT -5
The best advice a Dad can give: "Don't, please don't.If they are happy, why throw a monkey wrench into a nice relationship? Marriage isn't called an institution for nothing. Hats off to RD! I wish I had done that. I can't understand what the big fucking deal is with a formal wedding. I went through it and thought it was a huge waste of money and time. Nothing more than a fucking Hollywood moment for the ladies. All you wind up with is a wedding album with pictures that are never looked at and gathers dust under a piece of furniture. Crazy fucking Americans! Otherwise, Congrats! i've been telling him for years 'making it official' is pointless we're not religious. so all they're really doing is making it official for society, and the gubbmint, both of which he and i hate. but whatever. she wants the ring. insecure |
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Post by quantum on May 26, 2023 11:03:03 GMT -5
congrats shakin
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Jun 1, 2023 14:22:35 GMT -5
My 11 year old is named Charles. He goes by several nicknames, including Charlie and Chuck (mostly a sports coaches thing). When he was born, I told my wifne I wanted his middle name to be Montgomery, as in Charles Montgomery Burns, an homage to my favorite show of all time. Could have called him Monty. Wifne thought I was kidding, so we gave him the middle name Matthew (my name). Years later, I bring it up and she says "If I knew you were actually serious, I would have agreed to it." Stupid woman. Anyhoo, this wedding stuff reminded me of one of my favorite Simpsons scenes, where Milhouse's parents get divorced, Homer files for divorce in order to have a second marriage with Marge, and he writes his own vows... Great show but I prefer this Simpsons wedding scene - “Homer, do you take this cocktail waitress you just met to be your lawfully wedded wife…” 😂😂😂 I would think Shakin or Big Rags wedding was kinda like this. 😎kidding. But, Congrats on your sons wedding dude. |
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