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Started by Wild Flower, July 25, 2017, 06:08:48 AM

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Wild Flower

I was looking up rings today, and it got me thinking, I am probably never going to have a legit wedding (I would even consider Vegas as legit). Did anyone here wanted a real wedding, but never had the opportunity? Wedding dresses, cake, the ring.

-wedding before transitioning doesn't count
"Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets."
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Shellie Hart

Quote from: Wild Flower on July 25, 2017, 06:08:48 AM
I was looking up rings today, and it got me thinking, I am probably never going to have a legit wedding (I would even consider Vegas as legit). Did anyone here wanted a real wedding, but never had the opportunity? Wedding dresses, cake, the ring.

-wedding before transitioning doesn't count

I know what you mean...to a point. But I will never get married again. I married my wife in a large church wedding and stayed hitched for almost 10 years. Hated the wedding though. I wore a tux and did all the male crap as expected as a good hard-hearted Baptist. I have to admit, that for me, I really don't have much interest in doing anything so public in girl mode. I can see the attraction if I looked appropriately girly in a dress, I guess. Food for thought...
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pretty pauline

I had a girly wedding in August 2010 when I married my husband, looking back now, the day was a blurr, but I felt all the attention in my wedding dress which was a bit daunting, nobody looks at the guy, my wedding veil covered my face hiding my blushes, after we took our wedding vows hubby lifted my veil off my face and kissed me, it was all very surreal but we're still married, it was one of best days of my life, but the attention I got, ''bridal attention'' was very daunting, some girls might like it, I prefer less attention, marriage involves 2 people, but it still is very much a ''woman's day'', it's one thing I did learn, it's all about the bride.
If your going thru hell, just keep going.
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noleen111

I recently had a girly wedding, but then I am real girly girl. I loved my wedding dress and felt like a real princess in it. I had my makeup and nails done professionally. The makeup and nail session, was real good girl time with my best friends(who were my bridesmaids) and my mother. My dress was a strapless gown, tight to my waist and then it was  puffy down to just above my ankles. I wore a stunning silver open toe sandal with 3inch heel. I wore a vial over my head. My nails, toes and hand were done in french manicure with white tips.

We had the cake and all usual wedding trimmings.. I loved all the attention I got.. I was a truly magical day.. but I was bushed at the end of it.. then i still have to do my wifely duties afterward.. 

My mother said to me, while she was helping me into my dress.. she never though in a million years when I was born that she would be doing this for me at my wedding or that she would ever be the mother of the bride..(I am an only child). My mother is amazing and she loves having a daughter. My step father gave me away too. My real father passed away( He never accepted my transition). To make the day even more special, my something borrowed was my mothers diamond earings she wore on her wedding day to my step father.
Enjoying ride the hormones are giving me... finally becoming the woman I always knew I was
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tgirlamg

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Hi Wild Flower,

I got married to the world's greatest man post transition!!! ...I went with a non traditional dress that I found at the first bridal shop I went to... when I saw it I knew it was the one... The ceremony was a fairly traditional one and we had it in a beautiful and historic local hall with a string quartet!

Here is a pic of me at the bridal shop and on our wedding day...

Untitled by Ashley Campbell, on Flickr

Untitled by Ashley Campbell, on Flickr


onward we go!!!

Ashley :)

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" ... Ralph Waldo Emerson 🌸

"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

Ashley's Corner: https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,247549.0.html 🌻
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SashaGrace

Sadly despite the Same Sex Marriages act in the UK which came out in 2014, The Church of Wales don't have the licence to conduct same sex marriages even today despite all the vicars we spoke to being very welcoming and enthusiastic and annoyed they couldn't help us which ruled out a church. For personal reasons we eloped originally however a change of heart came around so exactly a year later we decided to have a day with the families. We didn't want something boring so we had a blow out wedding in a Castle :) It was the best day ever ever and that'll be a year ago next week!


Wedding
by SashaGrace, on Flickr


Wedding
by SashaGrace, on Flickr
'Yea though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death, I will fear no evil.' Psalm 23, Verse 4
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Lisa_K

I lived with my husband almost a year before we got married. Since neither of us had any family or were religious, it was more of a practical matter and we were married by a Justice of the Peace in a nondescript office with little to no fanfare and minimal expense.

After the ceremony, the three of us walked over to the next door bowling alley to find some witnesses.  :laugh:

I was only 30 then but remembering how unconventional this was makes me smile today at 62. Doesn't sound like it but it was very romantic and I cried but I'll never forget the bowling alley part. It couldn't have been more fitting to our personalities and lifestyle. We divorced 12 years later which was 20 years ago but we remain really good friends to this day even though he has remarried.
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pretty pauline

So happy for you Noleen, did you get married resently. I remember you posting about being engaged, I'm now married 7 years to my man, longer than some of my friends.
Your dress is gorgeous Ashley, the non traditional look really suits you, very pretty and feminine. My husband comes from a very traditional family, his sister, now my sister-in-law was my bridesmaid, she organised my dress, my hair and makeup was done professionally, I slept with hair rollers in my hair overnight, the stylist arrived the following morning and took them out, leaving my hair bouncing with waves and curls. It was a very traditional wedding, I just followed my bridesmaid advice, I wore a white satin lace wedding dress with short puffy sleeves, long lace wedding gloves covering my arms, I never heard of a blusher veil, but that was my something borrowed, my sister-in-law cousin wore it at her wedding, so I was given it to wear at mine, basically a long white veil that completely covered my head and face, my oldest brother gave me away, I remember linking him tightly going up the aisle afraid I might trip, the veil fabric was nylon netting and was diffircult to see, but it's tradition in my husband family for the bride to be completely covered in a white veil till vows are exchanged and the wedding sermon over, then new husband lifts the veil and kisses his new bride, that was a special moment. Special moment in his family when a new bride is unveiled I saw nothing walking up the aisle, my veil restricted my vision lol, but when my veil was lifted I saw everybody, and everybody's eyes on me, completely the centre of attention, very daunting. A very traditional and unusual sermon, but  the best day of my life, my sister-in-law got married 2 years after me, I was one of her bridesmaids
If your going thru hell, just keep going.
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Cheaney

At this point in my life/marriage, I'm not sure I'll even consider it again. I'm not even sure I'd date again. But that could just be me being jaded because of my feelings right now. Although I am pretty serious about my first statement.
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Rachel_Christina

I can't wait for my wedding :3
One day 😍


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noleen111

Quote from: pretty pauline on July 25, 2017, 06:02:13 PM
So happy for you Noleen, did you get married resently. I remember you posting about being engaged, I'm now married 7 years to my man, longer than some of my friends.


Yes Pretty Pauline.. a few weeks back.

I still cant believe I am actually a mans wife..
Enjoying ride the hormones are giving me... finally becoming the woman I always knew I was
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tgirlamg

Quote from: noleen111 on July 26, 2017, 09:43:09 AM
Yes Pretty Pauline.. a few weeks back.

I still cant believe I am actually a mans wife..

Congrats Noleen!!!... Isn't it amazing... It can have quite the surreal feeling!!!! So happy for you sister!!!!

Ashley :)
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" ... Ralph Waldo Emerson 🌸

"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

Ashley's Corner: https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,247549.0.html 🌻
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