We Eloped!

July 23, 2009

6:00 PM

Dallas LDS Temple

The ceremony was blissfully simple and short and got delayed a few hours so that our surprise witness, my son Dane, could make it. I was grateful that he was there and that it was over so quickly; my new husband was grateful that we were not asked to perform the "look into the mirrors and see yourselves going on into eternity" trick, which he labeled maudlin and unoriginal. I wouldn't have minded the mirror trick--probably wouldn't have even remembered it, since I remember little else. I can't believe how nervous I was! All I remember for sure is that it felt right. And how we both suppressed giggles when we were admonished, at ages 55 and 53, to go forth, multiply, and replenish the earth!

Priorities

I don't even want to go into the details, but between over ten thousand dollars' worth of expenses, and another ten thousand dollars' worth of lost revenue due to contracts canceling, the piggy bank is now empty. No money for a honeymoon, no money to buy tickets to fly everybody in for a Texas wedding, no money for hotels and dinners and flowers and a photographer and a cupcake wedding cake. The question is, do we postpone the wedding until the coffers are full again, or do we take my little mother's advice and just elope?

The Un-wedding

My little mother said to me the other day, "Suzy, you've had too many weddings. You don't need another one. Just elope with him and be happy." I am considering her advice.