I feel like I don't even know myself anymore

So, there are a few things I've capitulated on while planning our wedding. For one, I always said I'd never have a ring bearer and flower girl, because how pointless are they? Most of the time, the ring bearer isn't even really carrying the rings (uh, if Frodo could make it all the way across Middle Earth, surely your three-year-old can make it 15 feet), and the flower girl starts screaming, terrified, halfway down the aisle like someone's making her watch the decapitation of the family pet. I thought both were just pointless traditions people followed because everyone else did (the ring bearing and petal tossing, not the hero's journey and pet decapitation), and I vowed not to give in to the Wedding Industrial Complex and its oppressive, mindless conventions.

Fellowship of the Ring: CJ and CocoThen came my turn...and to my own horror, and in indisputable, shameless hypocrisy, I asked my sister if my niece and nephew could be my ring bearers. Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE FRIGGIN' ADORABLE. And that's it. Simply because it was an excuse to buy them fun outfits (orange hi-top Chucks? yes please!) and parade them about like the precious little things they are. Though, in my defense, Coco won't be tossing anything (she's just supervising CJ), and CJ *will* actually be carrying the rings...and not on a pillow, but in a little bird's nest. But still...total hypocrisy. Sigh.

Wedding Convention: 1, Melissa: 0.

Then I was considering self-catering our wedding (DIY taco bar! Easy, right?), but was roundly disabused of that idea by my horrified family, whose job it likely would've been to do said catering. Apparently cooking and serving for 120 frightened them a bit. So we're having food catered in, but...BUT! It's a Korean-Mexican taco cart! How cool is that? So really, we split the point there. Wedding Convention: 1.5, Melissa: .5.

But NOW I'm wrestling with the fact that we aren't having a videographer, especially after watching this amazing video, which I'm sure cost the couple about what our entire wedding will cost when all is said and done. The scenes from their ceremony actually made me cry they were so sweet:

So amazing. Great music, gorgeous photography, poignant documentary style...I always said wedding videos were cheesy and no one ever watched them again after the first time, but a video like this? Timeless and beautiful. Do they sell these at Target? Macy's? I'm so adding "Art Film Wedding Documentary" to our registry.

Comments

[YoureCrazyButAwesome]

1. A little bird's nest?! *facepalm*

2. You're getting KOIFusionPDX to cater your wedding? Sweet baby jesus are you a catch.

[Mike]

Thanks for the post! I just found this now! :-)

[DeviousRex]

I was really hoping you would get Lisa Loeb to play at your wedding like these guys did... what's up with that? So disappointing ;-)

[Creerbtrume]

Unadulterated words, some authentic words man. You rocked my day!