I feel your pain. I'm pale too. I'm also obsessed with the color blue(don't ask why). So i think ill wear like a really light blue. But my best friend thinks i should go totally goth and be all black... Problem is im not gothic and my parents would rather die.

SO, adivice from me...ok lets see....

Wear your hair up. It usually looks good on anyone that way. Maybe in a bun with pretty flowers. Its an idea....

Anyway if your tight on money dont go big...and no freaking ice sculptures EVER.
Yes i get to make that decision. Its a bad idea alll around. I dont remember who said it earlier..But BAD.

In all its just what makes you comfterble. Get those cake people who let you take home lots of samples to taste.
Congrats!!

Well, I barely know either of you... I'm a newbie, after all... But I'd like to say congrats, good luck, and may you both hear the li'l pitter-patter of tiny ShinehRais in the near future! :D

As for suggestions... I have none. I'm piss-poor at organizational thingies like this... But, whatever you decide to do, just have fun, and hopefully, you both will have a wedding to remember for years to come.

Congrats to both of you!

ShinehRais, hehe. Yeah, kids are a long term dream of mine. I'd like to actually be together first before I even considering starting my army of children.

Congradulations. :)

RaiRai and Shiney, just as the world goes around, so does your love. May you two spend an eternity of bliss together and bear beautiful children when the time comes. May you two endure hardships together, remaining strong, for when the time comes, you two will have grown a bond towards each other that is unbreakable by any force. Your children will look at the wonderful parents that raised them, and they will be greatful for it.

As for your wedding. I wish you two the best of luck. :)

I repeat:

Naked weddings save thousands.

Naked weddings = unhappy families. Plus I don't actually like my own nakedness. I'd rather wear a bright PINK wedding dress than go naked.

Money is an issue with everything, In fact it is the issue with everything. I'd like to help you to love birds out, but my domain is the USA but I have friends in the U.K, so I will see if I can do anything, but then again you guys probably have mostly of the stuff figured.

Actually, no. We have a few months to plan now though, at least.

Unless StevanHogg lives in the UK, I'm the closest to good ol' Britain. (The east of the Netherlands.)

Anyway, again I congratulate ye.

And again I wish I could be there. If you would place my picture on a cardboard body, I'd still be there in a way.
I doubt I'd be able to visit you guys. :( A lack of finacial means has foiled my fun again!

Okay, it's official.

Shiney and I signed our marriage license today. So we're looking toward the 14th of May now. So make a date in your diaries. Yep.

*Makes a note*

I'll see what I can do. Can't promise anything, though...

... who am I kidding? I'll just have to settle with making a Shiney/RaiRai wedding drawing/ sending an e-card...

I'll just go and sit here in the corner, crying...

Are you by law already married? How exactly does this work?

*nod nod*
 

Aww... *hugs Melfice*


And Rai, I'll hav that artwork I promised ready soon ^_^

Yes, but naked relatives kills thousands more!

[edit]

Meh, I'm in the same boat as Melfice... :(

Like always I am last to these events.

First out: Congratualtions Rai and Shiney. I myself am back from my honeymoon in Europe. If you ever get a chance to go to Hampsterdam and a choice of Vience...Choose Veince. I was sick the whole time. As for suggestions that I would suggest. Well we had a wedding singer, he was cheap and not half bad. We had the fruit/liquor cake and we did the cliche where we TRY to feed each other a piece of cake and she shoves it up my nose....(I am just realizing how rough she can be at certain times) but otherwise it was okay.

My best wishes to you both, however Shiney, in you own dialect of pirate: "Beware the loooong voyage ahead yar! Thar be great triumps yar! Yee back will be hurtin afterwards yar!"

Army? Should I be scared now?
I'm going to assume yes.

but in all seriousness: congratulations, and may everything go smoothly.

14th of may...Hmmm...I just might have a vacation then...

And as I have allready anounced you all of my evil schemes I'm just gonna go straight to the laugh.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!

Not quite.

In a registry office, you need to give notice of your wedding. Signing the liscence means we're committing to the notice, and also proving we are who we say we are. None of this marriage scam stuff even if Shiney DOES want to be an adopted Brit.

Its a pain in the ass...why can't they do em like in the BC days....

The only advice that I can offer has already been mentioned, and consists of the greatest pairing of words in the English lanugage: Open Bar!

This is also best used in conjunction with a video camera. Hell, with the blackmail goldmine you could create in that situation, you might be able to get enough footage to completely eradicate your debt, if you play your cards right.

Another suggestion would be to make sure I never get anywhere near it. I guess being across the Atlantic, you should be safe.

But seriously, congratulations to the both of you. Hope everything goes well.

HOLY 5)-(17!!!
No, seriously, have a happy and wonderful life together.
Now, my suggestions.
1. The cake HAS to be more than 1 layer.
2. The cake should have a different flavor for each layer.
3. BEER! MORE BEER! DELUXE-SIZED BOTTLES!
4. If at a bar and there's some dancer up on stage and Shiney looks at her instead of you, kick his a**.
5. Make the vows original.
6. Don't just play slow music. Include some heavy metal or punk rock, too.
7. DON'T PLAY THE WEDDING MARCH! IT SUCKS!
8. Have karaoke. Karaoke makes every event better.

Can't think of anything else...good luck!
You're gonna need it...
EDIT: 1 0\/\/|\|5 73)-( 157 |>463!!!!

That has already been done by yours truly right here and I would lend some Cds but I kinda need them :P

Though I am young (GAHHH!!! I am 13 soon to be 14 on the 14 of feb)
I still wish you a happy wedding (why Iam I not a muti billionare?)

Thanks for some of your ideas Stabbity, but no thanks for others. This is an actual wedding, not just some sort of beer party.

Wait? What's that? Not a beer party...

Um...I think I might actually be busy during the wedding...

Yeah...

:rolleyes:

Well it wouldn't be a beer party unless you actually brought coolers and all your friends from college and invited people like stabbitty death (No I'm not making fun of you I'm just usuing you as an example). But you of course would save the alchol for the honeymoon nights.

Speaking of which did you guys already mention where you plan of going for it. I'd recommend Mexico City for a week and then to Naples!

Lack of money = no honeymoon. Woe is us.

If you didn't already live in europe, I'd say go backpacking in europe. cheapest honeymoon ever!!! but that's not as much as an adventure, or you could just take a tiny roadtrip. Me and my friends take week long trips all the time and if you work it out right it can only cost you about $100-200 more then you normally spend in a week. main expense being gas.

That brought a tear to my eye. :(
I suppose a tour of Eroupe on your own wouldn't be much for you, but I'm sure Shiney would get a kick out of it. I personnaly liked Napels. (Not the resturant!)

Yeah, it's a little upsetting. If we actually had the money, the ceremony and honeymoon would be NOTHING like we're currently planning on. Because we're having to settle for less. It's a shame really.

ALTHOUGH, if things go to plan, a renewal of our vows will take place in the USA in the future. In fancy dress.

Whoo hoo USA USA!
-stops gets down-
Well I still can't imagine shiney in a tuxedo....

Haha, he won't be wearing a Tux. He'll just be wearing a suit. And I'm not even sure about my new dress yet, so more information as that comes along.

What do people suggest we wear for the fancy dress ceremony?

well both me and my wife wore white, for we were both virgins. But I mean you go dressed like your avie and shiney as his we'll be fine.

You are insane.

I would give you mad, mad, mad props, if you set your suit on fire......that would rock....coolest groom EVER

OHMYGODI'MONFIRE!!!

I can picture it in my head...

No honeymoon...Well that's too bad. But don't worry! You can still have sex and like...imagine you're in some place cool.

Thats stating the oblivious. But I'm already married and went through it so nyeah :p

I think shiney should wear something similar to this:

I second that. And he must stand in that pose during the entire ceremony.

I third guru's suggestion and second Meister's. In addition, afterwards shiney needs to bust some phat dance moves to the tune of MC Hammer's "Hammer Time." That would be awesome AND unique!

Ok, if shiney does that...I'm like totally gonna be there.

Heh...

"Can't touch this..."

......Can't we give him a pirate hat and sing "Yo HOE! AWAY HE GOES!"

.....dammit.....XP

I'm diggin' the zoot suit. I'll do that for the american wedding.

You should both wear duct tape outfits. It could be used as a metaphor that you'll always be "bound together" in happiness and...yeah. I know you could think of some way to get that in your vows.

Shut up you freak.

What...the...f***. That was...um...just lame, man. Seriously...
*starts laughing uncontrollably*
But that would be funny...

Ahhhh....wait....no.....its crazy...nope! I'm not going there. I'm just going to hope that there are pictures and just presume that it goes A OK. I would trya nd attend the american wedding, but I don't know If I could get out of work and my house.

(Zoot suit: Memories of High School Prom night haunts me still)

"Unlike this godforsaken fire on my back, my love for you will never burn out."

Oh geez, it can only get worse.

One of our wedding lists is almost up and running, for the store that I work at and some of the items we'd/I'd like. =3

And a double post, because I can.

The wedding plans are in full swing with only 3 months to go until the wedding. Have you bought your wedding hat? =3

Um...Wedding hat? 0.o o.0

3 months...Perhaps I can still make it there.

Perhaps.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!

Does the wedding hat have a propeller?

What's that I hear? The sound of a whip? Or could it be someone putting on the man pants? No, it couldn't be. :rolleyes:

Just kidding. :p Big congrats guys, and best wishes. I propose we start a Shiney/Rai honeymoon fund, so the fun doesn't end after the wedding party.

Also, I'm not sure if anyone's suggested it yet because I skimmed through the thread, but you guys should have an 8-Bit themed cake, with a dizzy Fightah and EPS or something on it.

The wedding hat is a Munak hat, isn't it? Make Shiney wear the Bongun hat.

I have to wear a crown!

And heh, getting closer. I'm getting excited and a little bit nervous too. Not very nervous though.

Just want to be hers, really.

You mean tiara.

Sorry, I couldn't help it. It's the fairy princess inside of me. She wants out.

3 months from Valentines day. It'd help if we knew which forumites were hoping to come along. Not nice of us to say 'Who the hell are you?' at our wedding reception.

It's coming up, folks...a few years after, our spawn will govern the world...

What the...

Hurm. One of my co-mods apparently thinks they're very smart.

Unfortunately, it's likely the same one that is getting married, which is more than I can claim for myself. So... yeah, I've got nothing.

How dare you insinuate that I would use my powers to edit your post!

I don't remember if it was, honestly.

I wish I could come, but I must wait for the wedding to be released in the U.S. before I can attend.

Too strapped for cash to make either one. Besides, I'm not a pleasant character to have around anyway, heh.

If I weren't so lazy that I can't go back and read all these posts to get info out of these kiddies, I'd maybe pop by...but ...I actually don't know shiney as well as I pretend to, and while I love him deeply, my love does not extend to using magical powers to get me wherever I need to go *sighs*

Congrats on getting married, I wish the best.

As far as the planning , I'd suggest that you get a buffet for after the wedding, kinda like a celebraition.(I've hardly been to weddings, I don't know if they always do that)

Damn. Wish I'd joined this forum a while ago. I love helping out with weddings. I just hope it's not too late to help out by putting my two cents in.

Wedding Pranks This is a tradition that any who plan to attend should want to adhere to. Now, as we like RaiRai and Shiney, the prank should be kept mild and affable. I've pulled two wedding pranks in my lifetime. One was tame, the other wasn't. Examples?

Not tame: A little background - The bride and I'd been romantically involved at the same time she was getting engaged to her future husband... and she didn't have the decency to tell EITHER of us. Needless to say, when we all found out about each other, it made things interesting... but we forgave and all became roomies. I never forgot though... so they went to Vegas eventually (without me) and got hitched. I knew condoms were their only form of contraceptive, so I made it a point to "visit" their stash before they left. The descriptions of the events they suffered on the honeymoon were highly amusing when they'd found I'd spiked the whole stash with novocaine. For sake of RaiRai and Shiney's happiness (and to keep from getting banned) I do not recommend this one.

Tame: Having heard of the aforementioned prank, my older sister was terrified prior to her wedding last year to her husband Jonathan. They made it a point to hide anything and everything I might use to abuse their wedding night... but come on... I LIKE these people. Instead, I slipped out during the wedding reception, used a slimjim and cracked open their minivan. I opened up every last airvent, switching all settings on the heaters to full-blast, and proceeded to empty a total of nine 8" vials of glitter into the systems. To top it off, I had my roommate use his air compressor to load the van completely full of balloons that they had to pop before they could even get a place to sit, and taped small pieces of tissue-ribbon paper to the outside of their windows with a pin attached so they could pop their way in. Even a year later, my brother-in-law swears he still gets random bits of glitter flying around in there. Due to it's good nature, I would recommend a prank similar to this...

Now I don't know what you guys planned for the reception, RaiRai and Shiney. There might have been some things posted in this thread, but it's late and I'm not up to spamming through 23 pages of ideas. One of the best pieces of advice I can give as far as cutting costs, though, is to hold a potluck-style dinner for the reception. It's much less costly than having the whole thing catered, and a lot less work if each guest gets to bring a dish or two of their own, which most people are more than happy to do. This way, there's plenty of food for everyone (do let them know in advance to bring at least a tray of hors d'ouvres) and nobody's personal tastes are neglected.

Have you planned the music yet? Setting it all up for my sister was one of the easiest things ever, thanks to the internet. Buy a stack of blank burnable disks (I assume you either have a burner, or know someone who does) and piece together a song list. The musts, of course, include "her song", "his song", and "our song", along with whatever else seems appropriate to the mood you're attempting to set. Put the list together, download the songs, organize them the way you want to hear them... preview the list in order in it's entirety (just to make sure it goes as planned), then burn, burn, burn.

I'd offer more advice, but I don't know what help you'd still need or want. But hey, be sure and post some good wedding pics, neh?

Almost forgot... if anyone has the guts, a good roast (preferably beef or lamb... beef goes well with this recipe) goes really far in a potluck. Best thing you can do is take a somewhat soft cut of beef (rump works well, please make sure it's thawed or never frozen), butterfly cut it (make incisions that go almost completely through the roast, about an 3/4" apart, so that when left to stand, multiple slices of meat fold out like the pages of a thick book) and rub each slab with a good quality season salt or lemon pepper. (I recommend Johny's.... and go easy with the lemon pepper if you choose it.) Place it in a deep casserole dish and pour a half of a 12 oz. bottle of Miller High Life (or another relatively light-colored beer) into it, as well as a generous amount (3/4 to a full bottle) of a good italian (Wish bone is best, IMHO) dressing. Allow to marinate overnight. When the time comes, oven roast it to your preference. (I find a nice medium suits most people, not bloody, but still juicy and flavorful. For best results, sear the outsides of the roast briefly in a light oil before roasting, and roast it in the marinading sauce. Be sure to baste regularly).

Seriously, Shiney, RaiRai, I'm no fountain of wealth, but hit me with a PM and let me know how you guys are doin, and I'll see if there isn't at least a LITTLE something I can do.

Actually, we have every detail taken care of now, down to where we're staying on our honeymoon and what we're doing for the reception. =) It's all in order, and the only thing left is to wait.

However, thank you very much, and I like your glitter idea. It sounds funny. ^^

A good pranbk would be to wear this shirt to the wedding.

Damn... sorry guys. I tried.

Do post some pics though when it's all said and done. Til then, here's to the happy couple. May it only get better from here. *lifts a glass*

I don't wanna go through the pages and pages of wedding plans so to make it short (lazy).
I wanna get invited, RaiRai, you should remember me. I shall sing D&D Rhapsody at your wedding reception. I'll bring the brews, open bar and kegs thank you very much. I'll make sure no one goes home while drunk with their wallets courtesy of me. I'll make your wedding the best. Oh and have fun at the honeymoon*wolf howl*.

Honeymoons are so cliche...which is probably why I've allowed myself to go one. Hopefully. A little guest house in the heart of Cheddar. A nice quiet area. Ahem.

LOUD SEX!
That's two words.

*rings a wedding bell*
 

I could show up if I knew WHERE IT WAS GOING TO BE!!!

It's going to be somewhere in the U.K. :p

Actually, I asked RaiRai about it earlier and she said there is going to be another wedding in the U.S. at some point. And I'll actually have a car within driving distance of it! ^_^

My visa came in the mail 5 minutes ago. The piece of paper which legally authorizes me to get married to Nikki and live with her in the UK.

Everything is set. Nothing else stands in the way.

C'mon man invite me and have an open bar.....you know you want to.

Congrats Shiney! If you have the second wedding in the US i'll prolly havea car, if not my best friend will, and we will most definatly be road tripping. If i knew were it was it would help.
once again, CONGRATS!!! :p

You live five minutes from me, you're moving to the U.K., and I never got a chance to meet you. :( Oh well, some other day.

I've never been this excited for someone else's wedding before. Hope your trip is safe and your wedding is joyous...joyful...yeah, joyous. :)

Have a nice wedding.

CONGRATS TO THE COUPLES GETING MARRIED!!!

Wooooooooooooooooooo!!!

(Unfortunatly) I do not think I will have time or money to come. Sorry and yes you can now propably be relieved. No evil plans to stop the wedding or anything...

*sniff* Almost makes me cry. ;_;