Just got engaged

[Xylus]

Any advice for a someone close to tying the knot?

[Strike]

Any advice for a someone close to tying the knot?

Run. Run far, run fast, keep running.

[Trainwreck2100]

its not smart to get engaged at 1am

[IronMexican]

Good luck.

[Xylus]

Run. Run far, run fast, keep running.

Nahhh, she's too fricking cute.

[Slydragon]

:eyebrows>>>:makeout>>>:married:>>>:hitit:>

:baby>>>:frying:>>>:dizzy>>>:cop>>>:bang>>>

:depressed>>> :splitter:>>>:shootme

[TDMVPDPOY]

buy bengay...u might need it when she wont allow you pitb

[SpursStalker]

Run. Run far, run fast, keep running.

:lol

+1

[Danny.Zhu]

Congratulations...

[ShoogarBear]

It wasn't to Richard Jefferson's ex, was it?

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Just remember, there's nothing wrong with a lengthy engagement. Easjer and I pulled our wedding off on a shoestring budget in part because if you wait long enough everything you need will be on sale at some point.

[Bender]

long engagements sometimes never go anywhere.

wife & I lived together for a couple years, then decided to take off to las vegas and get married without telling anyone.

advice: when you live together, everything comes out in the open regarding what irritates each of you about the other...

[stretch]

Any advice for a someone close to tying the knot?

Congrats man! I actually just got engaged on Sunday myself.

[JudynTX]

Congrats!

[sonic21]

Any advice for a someone close to tying the knot?

Congrats!!
actually, I got engaged last year and will get married next summer.

[Nobody]

My condolences

[Summers]

:eyebrows>>>:makeout>>>:married:>>>:hitit:>

:baby>>>:frying:>>>:dizzy>>>:cop>>>:bang>>>

:depressed>>> :splitter:>>>:shootme

:lol

Xylus, congrats on your engagement. Talk. Be honest. Make each other feel special. :)

[dougp]

Picture of the lovely couple?

[MB20]

Abort! Abort! Before It´s too late...!!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Don't miss your chance to exploit the ultimate loophole. When you're picking up women they may ask if you have a girlfriend, or if you have a wife, but it's rare that they'll ever ask if you have a fiance. It's not technically a lie if they just don't ask the right questions.

[Summers]

Don't miss your chance to exploit the ultimate loophole. When you're picking up women they may ask if you have a girlfriend, or if you have a wife, but it's rare that they'll ever ask if you have a fiance. It's not technically a lie if they just don't ask the right questions.

easjer's a patient woman, isn't she? :)

[JoeChalupa]

Congrats! :tu

Marriage rocks!!

[Bukefal]

Congratulations xylus!!! :toast

[Strike]

In all seriousness, congratulations. If it's what you and your woman really want to do, go for it. The three most important things to a good marriage are as follows:

1. Trust
2. Communication
3. Orgasms. For both of you.

Oh, another thing, very very VERY important:
4. The ability to know when you're being asked a loaded/trick question.

[marini martini]

:eyebrows>>>:makeout>>>:married:>>>:hitit:>

:baby>>>:frying:>>>:dizzy>>>:cop>>>:bang>>>

:depressed>>> :splitter:>>>:shootme

:lmao:lmao:lmao


Seriously, congratulations!:toast

[MB20]

4. The ability to know when you're being asked a loaded/trick question.

Which are: all of them.

[SpursWoman]

Congratulations!

[Bigzax]

sometimes when i peruse the express news on sundays i come across the bridal section and see which chicks are bangable that got away...

congrats!

[JackLalanne]

sometimes when i peruse the express news on sundays i come across the bridal section and see which chicks are bangable that got away...

congrats!

I read the obituaries.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i know what did you did wrong...


you forgot to pull out....facepalm

[easjer]

easjer's a patient woman, isn't she? :)

Yes.

[easjer]

In all seriousness, congratulations. If it's what you and your woman really want to do, go for it. The three most important things to a good marriage are as follows:

1. Trust
2. Communication
3. Orgasms. For both of you.

Oh, another thing, very very VERY important:
4. The ability to know when you're being asked a loaded/trick question.

Excellent advice.

Remember it's not a fairly tale and it won't always be easy, but it may be easier than you expect at the same time. Focus on what is important about the wedding and don't get caught up in the trappings.

Congratulations! and good luck.

[IronMexican]

It wasn't to Richard Jefferson's ex, was it?

I hope he wouldn't swing that way with Luke Walton.

[lefty]

Channing Frye


Wedding












Good luck with aaaaaall that

[angel_luv]

Congratulations! I am so happy for you.

I would advise you to be sure to set aside time in the midst of wedding planning for you and your fiancee. I recommended taking time to debrief and refocus on what you want in a wedding. It is important to do this just the two of you because it is hard to make decisions regarding what you really want/ need around people- since they are constantly throwing well meaning suggestions at you.

Also wedding planning can be stressful so be sure to take breaks where you forget about the wedding and just have some fun.
Keep going on dates.

Another thing that is helpful is to be aware that weddings, especially the planning process are stressful and sometimes brings out sides of people that are not so nice.

I was not prepared to face opposition when it came to my relationship. I thought everyone would be as happy about my relationship and its progression as I was. In fact I have had some people be downright nasty about it.

What caused a lot of extra hurt for me is that the hostility caught me totally unaware and so really knocked me for a loop.
The best advice I have received is be aware. Be gracious but also be firm.
Your relationship is your relationship. Don't be bossed around about it.
But do all you can to feud or burn any bridges- especially with family.

Don't include anyone in your planning out of obligation. Make sure those helping you are people who one hundred percent have your back ( tried and true friends) and are people you know will do anything they can to help you achieve your desired wedding.

Don't feel like you have to have a big or traditonal ceremony. Pick a location, food, and theme that is pleasing to you and your fiancee.

Everyone has advised me to have an actual ceremony over going to the justice of the peace because they say I will want that memory.
So I will share their advice with you and also say that I am all for J.O.P. weddings.
My sister had one and it was very nice. The Judge was very kind- even took them outside to perform their ceremony so my sister and her husband would always have "their spot".

JcPenny's is great to register with- they give you nice gifts.

I recommend taking some sort of pre-marital counseling. If nothing else, it is nice to have someone who will listen to you vent about wedding induced stress. And someone who is not connected to the drama can often be of help to you as you are in the midst of it all.

Know that you will probably change your mind about something- flowers, food, vendor- so don't rush making decisions.
I have 20 now useless canisters I was going to use as wedding favors to remind me of that.

Wrapwithus.com is a great place to get wedding favors and cake accesories.
I bought both favors and cake accessories ( and matching guest book and toasting glasses) from them. I am delighted with my purchases. They are beautiful, were very reasonably priced, and arrived quickly and in one piece in the mail.

If you can, allow yourself a lot of time to plan the wedding. Start looking for things you might like as far an advance of your chosen wedding date as possible. It will help you save money.

Also I have found that most budgets in wedding books were not realistic for me in the way they were allotted.
I spent more money on some things then they said I should and spent a lot less than what they budgeted on other items.
But the budgets are a good starting point to tweak from.

Another very helpful wedding planning website:

http://www.ourweddingday.com/planning.aspx

That is all I can think of off the top of my head.

I hope that helps you.

Congratulations again! :)

[angel_luv]

Congrats man! I actually just got engaged on Sunday myself.

Congrats to you too! :)

[Cry Havoc]

This thread... worthless... pics.....

Yeah.

Congrats Xylus. Hope you keep posting here.

[Xylus]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2214/162/42/10117898/n10117898_41765069_1120.jpg



She's the one on the left, and I'm the douchy looking guy on the right.

[Xylus]

Thanks to everyone. :)

Our scheduled wedding date is November 2010, and we're really excited about it.

[resistanze]

Who's the douche at the right? Oh! you already said it was you.

Congratulations.

[angel_luv]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2214/162/42/10117898/n10117898_41765069_1120.jpg



She's the one on the left, and I'm the douchy looking guy on the right.

What a cute couple you make. :toast

[word]

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[tlongII]

You're girlfriend is cute. I'm sure she could do better.

[lefty]

But in all seriousness, congrats.

It couldn't happen to a better person :toast

[tp2021]

You're girlfriend is cute. I'm sure she could do better.

:lmao God what a doucher!

[CubanMustGo]

Congratulations - I hope you and your fiancee will be at least as happy as my wife and I have been (which is pretty darned happy).

[The Franchise]

Congratulations!! Start getting used to biting your tongue on a lot of shit. It helps.

[TDMVPDPOY]

You're girlfriend is cute. I'm sure she could do better.

hahahhaha

DOUCHE

[Strike]

Excellent advice.

Remember it's not a fairly tale and it won't always be easy, but it may be easier than you expect at the same time. Focus on what is important about the wedding and don't get caught up in the trappings.

Congratulations! and good luck.

Not so sure how excellent the advice can be from a guy who's in the middle of a divorce. But, in my defense, my soon-to-be ex is a psycho. She didn't trust me if I wasn't in her line of sight. Ironically, she cheated, not me.

Sorry, Xylus. Not trying to hijack your thread. I hope the two of you are truly happy together. As long as you are both honest, trusting, faithful, open, and understanding, your marriage will last.

once again, don't forget the orgasms. Can't stress that enough.

[Strike]

You're girlfriend is cute. I'm sure she could do better.

This coming from a guy who looks like he got hit with an ugly hammer.

[lefty]

This coming from a guy who looks like he got hit with an ugly hammer.
Scientists have yet to prove that being hit with an ugly hammer makes you look ugly just because the hammer is ugly

[Strike]

Scientists have yet to prove that being hit with an ugly hammer makes you look ugly just because the hammer is ugly

They also haven't proven that being hit with an ugly hammer doesn't make you ugly.

[lefty]

They also haven't proven that being hit with an ugly hammer doesn't make you ugly.

But what if you hit someone who's already fugly ? Wouldn't that make her/him good looking?

Let's run a experiment on DrHouse to find out