Marriage poll

[penguingrrl]

We met at auditions for our school musical, Mame! I was a sophomore and H was a freshman. It was actually my 16th birthday by chance. I became friends with H and his best friend and went home and told my mom I met the boy I was going to marry that day. I told her I wasn't sure which of the two, but one of them lol! She laughed at me and blew me off, but it turned out I was right!

We were friends for 2.5 years before we got together. We were together for 7 years before getting married. So we had known each other 9.5 years when we got married.

July marks 10 years married!

Our wedding was really beautiful. The ceremony was in my ILs church then we had the dreaded Catholic/Northeast gap (that didn't bother our guests since they all had it too lol). Then the reception was in one of our favorite local restaurants, which has a party room downstairs that overlooks a pretty river and you get use of the backyard. I broke my bustle in a mosh pit in my siblings honor (both are huge Nirvana fans) and the dance floor wasn't big enough. It was a really fun party! The next day we left for Rome and Venice. I'm so glad we took that trip since we haven't been on a vacation since lol!

[momin2013]

where did you meet?
- I coordinated a conference that he attended as a researcher, so technically, at work.

how long did you date before getting married
- 13 months

how long have you been married
- Almost 4 years

tell us about your wedding/honeymoon
- Our wedding was small (about 70 people), and we had the ceremony and reception back-to-back at a beautiful old mansion in my hometown. I can honestly say it was perfect in every way, exactly what I wanted. We actually sort of planned our wedding date to fall before a conference that DH was scheduled to go to in Switzerland, so part of our honeymoon was sort of paid for. We spent three weeks in Paris/Geneva/Zurich/Venice/Rome. It was amazing. And nine months later, DS made his appearance - lol!

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- We met online *blushes*
- We dated for about two years before getting married. We met when I was 31, so I had dated and knew what I was looking for
- We've been married 4 1/2 years
- I hate weddings and I was 3 months pregnant at ours, so I just wanted to get through it without anyone fighting too much! That said, it was really pretty and I made as much of the wedding decor as I could. I even sewed our table runners. I was much more into our honeymoon. Right after our wedding we went to DH's hometown (he's Eastern European), then Paris, then all over Italy. 3 weeks in total and it was amazing, even though I was pregnant and couldn't indulge in all the wine!

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momin2013, sounds like we were on similar paths! We were in Venice and Rome for our honeymoon too! My DS was premature and I was pregnant at the wedding (but no one knew), so he arrived a mere 5 months after the wedding! Ha ha.

[abs]

DH and I also met online. He was 29, I was 25. We dated for a year before getting engaged and our wedding was 10 months later. We celebrated our 10 year anniversary last October.

We went to Maui for our honeymoon. It was the best. I want to go back.

ETA: our wedding was nice. Small-90 people maybe? It was great to have our family and friends together. It's one of the last time my grandma was able to travel. That meant the world to me.

[louiej]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met in high school

Dated for two years in hs before going our separate ways for 10 years. Met up after mutual divorces, dated for 3 months and got engaged. Married 5 months after that.

Been married for 7 months. Our wedding was great- a casual backyard affair with games and a bouncy house. We went to Niagara Falls for a long weekend, which was a complete surprise to DH. He didn't know where we were going until we got on the plane.

[quesyrah]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met at work. He was my supervisor.

We dated for a year before getting engaged and were engaged 11 months. We had been good friends for 3 years and regularly hung out before dating.

We celebrated 9 years in November

We went on a 7 night cruise to Mexico and loved every minute of it

[gastro]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met when I was dating one of his friends. We got together after things ended.

We dated for about 2 years and it will be 9 years of marriage at the end of this month.

So we got engaged and a few weeks later he got offered a job in Europe. So we went to the courthouse to get married before his job started and lived in Europe for 5 years - every weekend we went somewhere so it was like a mini honeymoon for the first four years. Then DS was born and our honeymoon was over

[courtdizzle]

We met in college. Actually my very first weekend at school. He was a sophomore.
Started dating in January 2004 and got married in June 2007. Married 9 years this June.
We had a medium wedding of about 160. I stuck to budget and it really was nice. However, if i knew about etsy and Pinterest was around the wedding would have been crazy!

[jag01]

Gastro, you are maybe one of the most interesting people on this board, you never cease to amaze me.

We met in a bar.
We moved in together after a couple months, were together for 4 years before getting married. We've been married 12 years.
We went to Vegas and got married. It was just us and his cousin there.

[gastro]

Jan 14, 2016 18:01:39 GMT -5 jag01 said:

Gastro, you are maybe one of the most interesting people on this board, you never cease to amaze me.

We met in a bar.
We moved in together after a couple months, were together for 4 years before getting married. We've been married 12 years.
We went to Vegas and got married. It was just us and his cousin there.

Ha ha, really? I think my reality is less interesting than it sounds. My son just pointed out in front of everyone that I wore my house slippers out to his gymnastics class.

[auroraloo]

We met at a Twins (baseball) game.
Dated for 1.5 years, got engaged. Married at almost 2.5 years.
Been married 8 years in April.
Got married around home, wedding was HEAVY DIY as we had a tiny budget. But it was gorgeous, and the party was great.
Honeymoon was a gift from ILs to their timeshare in Playa Del Carmen. Good times.

[Deleted]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met at law school. Specifically, he was exiting the unisex bathroom as I sailed in. He told me he didn't clog the toilet. I said it didn't matter and we smiled about it. He told me later he was like, "who was that hot chick?" Lol. We had our first date over a year after that random encounter.

We dated 1 year before getting engaged and then got married 11 months after engagement.

Married 6 years this July.

Our wedding was about 100 people. Catholic ceremony at a church (h is Catholic) and then a reception on a paddle boat. It cruised up and down the harbor while we partied.

Honeymoon was 11 days at sandals in Nassau. It was amazing!

[courtdizzle]

Jan 14, 2016 17:30:07 GMT -5 courtdizzle said:

We met in college. Actually my very first weekend at school. He was a sophomore.
Started dating in January 2004 and got married in June 2007. Married 9 years this June.
We had a medium wedding of about 160. I stuck to budget and it really was nice. However, if i knew about etsy and Pinterest was around the wedding would have been crazy!

I forgot about the honeymoon.
we had a very typical/touristy honeymoon to Maui and the big island.  But we loved it!

[Deleted]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

we met at his cousin's 16th birthday party
we were friends for 2 years and then dated/engaged for 3 more before getting married
it will be 9 years next month
church wedding about 200 people, lovely :0)
our reception was at an old theater, SUPER fun, great food...and there was also a wedding the night before us and they left all their flowers (pretty elaborate) and stuff so the venue called and asked us if we wanted to and we got to use them hahaha! (the place was kind of already decorated but party-ish, not so wedding-ish, but who i am i to turn down free stuff??)
honeymooned in disney of course

[cjcouple]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met at work.
Dated 5 yrs.
Married 10 years now
Traditional church ceremony and reception at a nice venue on beautiful Lake Chaubunagungamaug (aka Lake Webster in Massachusetts) lol

[mamaalysson]

We met at an architecture firm. He was an up and coming designer and I was the new receptionist. He asked me out after a week. I must have had that whole sexy assistant thing going on.

We dated for five years before getting engaged; our wedding was nine months later. We've been married 6 years.

I loved our wedding. I always wanted a small wedding, but due to the ginormous size of DH's family, those dreams were dashed. ;-). But even with 200+ guests, it came together in a way that felt really homespun and beautiful. DH's cousins gave us their beautiful home in Oregon's wine country to have the wedding; DH's uncles cooked a traditional Cuban pig for the dinner; our aunts all baked us pies to have instead of cake; our friend did out pictures; one of my mom's dearest friends married is; my mom, MOH , and I did all the flowers, programs, and center pieces. I loved it so much.

A friend of ours (our old boss, actually) gave us his beach house for a week, so we went to a small Oregon coast town. He stocked it with really good wine and champagne. It was a great week. And the best part is, we go back every year for a week for our anniversary. I love that it's a tradition now.

[serendipity]

We met thorough a guy I had hooked up with off and on throughout college at a tailgating party for their college.
We dated for a year before he bought our house and I moved in with him. Dated another year then got married.
We have been married for 8.5 years
We had an October wedding with a fall theme, but it was 86 degrees that day! It was a perfect day besides the heat. We got married on Long Island where I grew up and had about 120 people.
We went to Thailand for 2 weeks for our honeymoon. It was amazing!

[junebugmom01]

Jan 14, 2016 16:25:51 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet?
- how long did you date before getting married
- how long have you been married
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon

We met during the time of icq chat online. Officially met at my house during a Halloween party.

10 years

Married for 6.

Wedding was at a winery. It was beautiful scenery & tons of wine! Honeymoon was in Destin FL.

[trizzie]

Met at church

Dated 2 years

Been married ten years last July.

Had a HUGE wedding. Huge. Then went on a fantastic ten day honeymoon to Kauai/Maui.

[chatterbox]

- where did you meet?
We met at a bar.
- how long did you date before getting married
Five years but we broke up at one point for three months.
- how long have you been married
Four years.
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon
Smallish wedding (60 people) on a golf course with pretty views. We couldn't go on a honeymoon right away so we did a long weekend in Paris and then a longer trip to Hawaii the following summer.

[andrewsgal]

I don't think we've done this in a while:

- where did you meet? At a Blue October Concert his step sister introduced us. She is no longer speaking to either of us but that's okay because I won the jackpot with him.
- how long did you date before getting married 18 months
- how long have you been married almost 11 years!
- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon we went to St Lucia and it was amazing!!

[vettymama]

- met in college through mutual friends
- dated about two years
- married 5 years this past August
- large (400+) wedding in my church with reception at the town ball room. We waited a year then went on a cruise. We both had new jobs starting a few days after our wedding so we put it off. It was a lot of fun planning and I think kept the newlywed stage alive a bit longer.

[Skyesthelimit1212]

- where did you meet?
- He was a friend of a friend that came along to a group weekend trip to Six Flags in NY

- how long did you date before getting married
- 9 years

- how long have you been married
- 10 years this Oct

- tell us about your wedding/honeymoon
- We got married by a JOTP in The Boston Public Garden's in front of the Swan Boats.  We had a long weekend in N.Conway, NH.  

[Kcthepouchh8r]

Met through an old roommate in college

Dated 16 months before getting married

Married 8.5 years

Eloped and got married on the beach. We did a two week honeymoon; took a cruise for a week out if Miami, rented a car when we got back, drove to Orlando, did a few days at Disney, few days in Tampa, then flew home.

[megster20185]

We met in a bar.  He was the bartender and I came in with a friend on a very empty night.

We dated for 7 months before getting engaged and we were engaged for 14 months.  Oh we were friends for 2 months before we got together.

We will be married 7 years in June.

i was also pregnant when we got married.  My parents had every nasty thing in the book to say about it so I just wanted to get through the day so that my parents would calm down a bit which they did.  The wedding itself was beautiful.  It rained every day for a week beforehand was beautiful that day and the next day when we had a brunch at my parents house then it rained again 2 days later.  We got married in my parents church and had the reception at a beautiful country club.  We went on a cruise to Bermuda for our honeymoon.