and Robert and I couldn't be happier! The past month has been very interesting to say the least....... Continuing our previous 'Lemons' entry, we took a trip to the Cobb County Courthouse to obtain our marriage license. The very same window that you obtain a marriage license is also the one where 'firearms license' applications are submitted. Shotgun wedding anyone?
Completing the form in and of itself was an entertaining experience. It had two separate columns one for the groom and one for the bride, beginning with the expected full name, date of birth, city & state of birth, mother and father's full name. Here's where it gets interesting..... 'relationship', hmmmm...... what state are we in? You know we couldn't resist the Alabama jokes about marrying. But wait! What is the planned date of the marriage? Hmmmm.... we were very tempted to fill in two separate dates to see if the lady at the counter was on her toes - but she didn't seem very happy to even be there, so we decided to get married on the same day.
Now even you can get a bargain price for a marriage licenses in Georgia! Instead of paying the full price of $51, you can take a Qualified Premarital Education Program with at least six hours of instruction involving marital issues and pay a low, low $16!!! Now, Robert and I decided that if we have made it this far in life, and through three & a half years together with no fights - we can 'afford' to pay the full price.
So, you think this story is almost done? Not quite - the folks at the courthouse manage to make this a memorable experience before we ever get to the 'Big Day'. We ask where we can make an appointment to get married on September 30th, and the nice lady sends us across the way to the third floor judicial courtroom. We ask the lady at the window if we can make an appointment to get married, to which she replies, "Oh honey, you don't need no appointment! We do weddings twice a day at noon and at 6pm, seven days a week. Just get here 30 minutes early and you will be good to go!" Yikes - All I can picture is mass weddings done by the Reverend Moon!
Now.... on to Macy's to 'register'. The sales lady was very sweet, but really didn't acknowledge Robert until the very end of the process. It's almost as if he wasn't there. She would ask me a question, at which point I would turn to Robert to confer and she still didn't 'get it'. Finally - during choosing the pieces to complete our New Wave collection, Robert brings up the topic of presentation. Out of the blue she asks if he is a Chef, to which the obvious reply is yes. Whoaa there! Now this man is credible and worthy of her time. Funny how that works, huh?
- OK, so now we have the license, are registered, hmmmm.... oh yes, we need flowers. For those of you who don't know - Robert is Hawaiin, so we decided to get traditional leis. Robert's sister Kawehi and her family are shipping the leis direct from Flowers For Mama in Hawaii.
- Our pictures will be by Portrait Innovations (see previous post for samples of their work)
- We decided to go ultra modern with titanium for our wedding rings. Check out this site for more designs.
During a trip to NY shortly after we met, I had a street vendor make this picture for Robert. It says "I always knew I would find you."
So, think of us tomorrow as we join in holy matrimony and live happily ever after......
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