Marriage Meme

From mezamashii

In honor's of Valentine's Day, I present the Marriage Meme!
Anyone who reads this & is married gets TAGGED!

1. Where / how did you meet?
We met on IRC (Undernet #North_Carolina) in the summer of 1997.

2. How long have you known each other?
Over 10 years.

3. How long after you met did you start dating?
A few months after we met online. Almost immediately after we met in person.

4. How long did you date before you were engaged?
Almost two years.

5. How long was your engagement?
A year and 3 months.

6. How long have you been married?
7 years.

7. What is your anniversary?
October 13, 2000 (It was a Friday...we planned it that way on purpose)

8. How many people came to your wedding reception?
30-40

9. What kind of cake did you serve?
Vanilla with Vanilla frosting. It had ivy decorating it and our topper was two dragons with their noses meeting to form a heart (also on our service ware)

10. Where was your wedding?
Some church in Raleigh that rented itself out as a chapel.

11. What did you serve for the meal?
Fingerfoods (meatballs, chicken wings, etc.)

12. How many people were in your bridal party?
Me and Matthew, my parents, his parents and a lady I worked with at Midway who was a magistrate.

13. Are you still friends with them all?
All but the lady I worked with.

14. Did your spouse cry during the ceremony?
There were some tears but no actual crying.

15. Most special moment of your wedding day?
My dad telling me not to cry because it was a happy day before he walked me down the aisle.

16. Any funny moments?
Me running around in Adidas sneakers and my wedding dress.

17. Any big disasters?
Just me worrying that our magistrate would get there and that Matthew could find the chapel from memory.

18. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
We went on a 7-day cruise to Cozumel, Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. We had a small, cheap wedding and my parents gave us the cruise for our wedding gift.

19. How long were you gone?
7 days.

20. If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change?
I might invite some people that I didn't invite out of spite.

21. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
The right side.

22. What size is your bed?
Queen. We need a bigger one.

23. Greatest strength as a couple?
We talk about everything and spend a lot of time together.

24. Greatest challenge as a couple?
We are both strong-willed and opinionated.

25. Who literally pays the bills?
Matthew.

26. What is your song?
We don't really have one.

27. What did you dance your first dance to?
Neither of us dances.

28. Describe your wedding dress.
Floor length, ivory satin with tiny flowers embroidered all over it and tiny beading at the center of each flower. I got it at an outlet but I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. And, it fit perfectly with no alterations -- a good sign if you ask me.

29. What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding?
I carried a small colorful bouquet. The only thing I can really remember is the lavender roses in it.

30. Are your wedding bands engraved?
No, and neither of us wear ours very often.