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Title: I'm getting married Friday.....
Post by: nofuture on 20 June, 2006, 05:20:45 PM
Any advice?
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Post by: Banners on 20 June, 2006, 05:24:24 PM
The last wedding I was at, the vicar addressed the congregation and gave the newlyweds the advice that the only way of having a successful and everlasting marriage was for the couple to say the Lord's Prayer together every day.

M@
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Post by: Grant Goggans on 20 June, 2006, 05:29:16 PM
Have your bride walk down the aisle to "The Rite of Spring."  Everybody will remember that.
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Post by: Satanist on 20 June, 2006, 05:30:29 PM
Don't write your speech the morning of the wedding.

Just relax and enjoy it as there will never be another event where you'll be half as popular. NEVER!

Hope you have a great day.
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Post by: johnnystress on 20 June, 2006, 05:38:38 PM
Dont look at the Wonderwoman animation on the Aquaman movie thread

Good luck!:)
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Post by: House of Usher on 20 June, 2006, 05:41:58 PM
Well, congratulations!
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Post by: Mike Carroll on 20 June, 2006, 05:43:23 PM
Congratulations, nofuture!

The best advice I can give: a wedding is not a marriage... It's just one day. The only thing that actually matters is that you both turn up and say "I do" at the right time! So just relax and enjoy the day!

Oh: and keep the after-dinner speeches short! A couple of years back my parents attended a wedding in which the best man was allowed to waffle on for an hour and fifteen minutes, which didn't go down well with anyone. Now, no one can remember anything else about that wedding...!

Have a great day!

-- Mike
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Post by: Bad Andy on 20 June, 2006, 05:44:31 PM
nofuture - getting married. How apt.
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Post by: judge dreddd on 20 June, 2006, 05:47:25 PM
congrats and celebrations

advice,er, ensure best man can write a speech and if not that he gets one faxed from those ads in the back of private eye

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Post by: scutfink on 20 June, 2006, 06:01:10 PM
Erm, go to Place of Worship/ Registry Office, stand at altar with significant other, recite vows, get on with life (Possibly take the time to reflect on the irony of a long term, lasting relationship, based on trust being started with a Legally binding contract and/ or a promise Before your GOD that you will never be unfaithful...)

Aaand, on the off chance that you're a character from a soap opera, have a fight, watch one of your best friends die tragically, ditch, reconcile with, ditch and reconcile with your Significant Other, start an affair with your Maid of Honour and or Best Man, go to Local Pub for the reception...
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Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 June, 2006, 06:18:16 PM
:: Any advice?

Enjoy yourself. Seriously. Lots of people getting married are so worried about what go wrong (and it's pretty much guaranteed that some things will, regardless of how meticulous the planning), they forget to notice what's going right. A wedding should be a fun day, but it's also probably the most money you'll ever splash out on a single event (unless you become staggeringly rich). Better to ensure you enjoy the entire day, rather than worrying that you got the wrong vegetables with your meal (or whatever).

And congrats!
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Post by: House of Usher on 20 June, 2006, 06:32:40 PM
Yes, that is heavily ironic there.

And, following what Indigo Prime said, there's no way on Earth I could do it. I'd probably ruin the day for myself by worrying the whole day long about getting my money's worth.

Anyway, my best advice is: enjoy yourself; have a wonderful day.
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Post by: Floyd-the-k on 20 June, 2006, 06:44:46 PM
that's a very general request there.  Ummm, have a great time at the wedding, do you best during the marriage. Oh and say the Lord's prayer together every day, it'll give you something to talk about at anniversaries
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Post by: skurvy on 20 June, 2006, 08:18:36 PM
I can give you some very specific advice here. I got married in Feb and on the whole it was a great day, the only thing that in retrospect I would have changed/done differently is the photography. I didn't really think about what sort of shots I might want taken on the day, and once the photographer started I just went along with what he suggested for group shots, family shots etc. It wasn't until a couple of days after that I realised I hadn't got a shot of just me and my friends, or one of just me and my brother/sister for instance and to be honest it really pissed me off (particularly as I'm a fecking art director and can happily organise photo shoots for all the crap clients we have!). So my advice is to think very carefully about any shots you might want, becasue if you don't get them on the day you'll never have the chance again. And make sure you get a shag no matter how pissed you both are.
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Post by: nofuture on 20 June, 2006, 10:06:47 PM
Thank you one and all, I am quite used to saying the lord's prayer........backwards ;)
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Post by: Art on 20 June, 2006, 11:53:11 PM
Wear a Tuxedo. Drink martinis. Pretend that you are James Bond and that you are at a casino. DO NOT SNOG ANY RUSSIAN SPYS.
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Post by: Buttonman on 21 June, 2006, 12:02:34 AM
The most obvious one would be not to get pissed. People will stuff drinks into your hand all day and although that's a great thing it may haze the memories and affect the  preformance.

You may also want to vet the best man's speech. I was my brother's best man at his wedding in Rothesay. The great speech began 'We'll we've had a great welcome from all the locals, although the wicker man in the car park is somewhat worrying'

Cue tumbleweed.

No it was a smash, unlike the comment on my brother marrying a farmer's daughter 'Well at least Donald has one mad cow off his hands'.
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Post by: Art on 21 June, 2006, 01:03:22 AM
Don't shoot anyone for drinking red wine with fish either.
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Post by: Slippery PD on 21 June, 2006, 01:34:15 AM
Rothesay is great!!!  If a bit backward.

On the wedding front.  Just remember its your day and your time.  Marriage as with any relationship is about one thing, compromise.  Just remeber that and you will be fine!

Yer "married a long time (14 years) and lived very close to ROthesay(18years)" Slips
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Post by: JOE SOAP on 21 June, 2006, 02:18:02 AM
Make a prenup.
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Post by: Quirkafleeg on 21 June, 2006, 03:27:20 AM
Try to keep out of any fights...

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Post by: J.Smith on 21 June, 2006, 03:54:19 AM
Congrats dude.
Advice? Do not get drunk!!!! That would be a disaster.......
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Post by: Floyd-the-k on 21 June, 2006, 07:05:41 AM
Art, that's exactly what I did, minus the martinis.    Spooky, isn't it?
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Post by: JTurner on 21 June, 2006, 11:04:00 PM
Wahey! Congratulations!

Myself and the now Mrs Turner avoided all the hastle of speeches, guests, and all that malarky by jetting off on our own to the other side of the world to a secluded beach and getting married there.
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Post by: scutfink on 22 June, 2006, 02:44:29 PM
Good luck for tomorow nofuture!
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Post by: Jared Katooie on 23 June, 2006, 02:49:56 AM
Wear a tuxedo.

Make sure you're marrying the right person.

Ask yourself if you really believe in organised religion. If not you could save yourself a lot of effort and do it over the telephone.

Most important are these two:

1)Enjoy yourself, it's a party.

2)Wrap things up at a reasonable hour. The last wedding I went to I ended up full of cake and very sleepy AND I COULDN'T LEAVE!