Congratulations, Swampwolf and Swampwitch!
If I had it to do over again, I think I might have a shoestring wedding, too - a nice dress, a nice suit, a big party, and that’s it. I’d marry the same guy again, though, and that’s what matters.
Yay for y’all on the aluminimumtastic nuptuals!
After all the hoopla, if you want to PM me sometime, I can tell you what has really helped with my Lyme disease.
Best wishes,
Hoosiermama
Well, we knew that. I did not know, however, that you’re the one whose picture Adobe used for their Illustrator product. You did get the licensing fees for that, didn’t you?
Congratulations to both of you, not only on the marriage but on avoiding all the nonsense the bridal industry throws at you. May the two of you know many years of joy, happiness and other good stuff!
Bumping in anticipation of the big day tomorrow. Any jitters, Swampwolf? Has your best man done his best-manly duties, offering you a credit card and a flight to anywhere? 
I’m getting married in the morning!
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.
Pull out the stopper! Let’s have a whopper!
But get me to the church on time!
Congratulations.
As if I’d have nuttin’ but a large, showy, ostentatious, yet tasteful wedding!
Congrats to Swampwolf and SwampWitch! May you be happy for many, many, many years to come.
It’s done!
I am now a mister!
It was glorious…my two best friends came down as planned. Well, with a few hitches. Delays, flat tires in the middle of nowhere. The usual.
The bachelor party consisted of pint after pint of Guinness (my limit is normally 2-3, 'cos I hafta drive. Saturday night I had 7 or 8), pinball, darts, and meeting a guy whose leg was buried in Portland. Apparently, wrestling a train isn’t a good idea.
Next morning, I was queasy, chilled, weak-kneed, light-headed, had no appetite, and was a lovely shade of pale green.
“Of course!” they said.
They should know, I was the only person in my wedding who had never been married before.
“It’s only natural!”
“Whew,” I thought to myself. “And here I was thinking I was ill.”
The ceremony was beautiful. It began with Swampwitch bellydancing towards me to Matisyahu’s song Unique is My Dove, followed by a Qi Gong grounding exercise so we could both catch our breath. Then a brief introduction and we exchanged vows that we wrote…they were very beautiful.
We exchanged rings, and then there was the sermon.
Best. Sermon. Ever.
an excerpt:
After that was the declaration of marriage (with one of the best kisses of my life) the introduction and we wandered off into the woods for a little while.
Best wedding I could ever hoped for.
By the way. Everyone was wrong. I actually was ill. Spent the next day in bed, but not in the proper honeymoon fashion. But I’m much better now.
Pictures will be posted when I have them.
Congratulations 
Wow. Sucks to be sick for your honeymoon, don’t it? But glad it got done, and hope you’ll both be very, very happy for many years.
I am so stealing that! prints it out for the Big Book O’ Handfasting Ramblings
Oh, and congratulations!
YAYYYY!! Congratulations and best wishes to you both.
If Swampie was coming here to Spain to marry ACBG and not tellin’ me, he might end up a shaved Oso Pantanoso…
CONGRATULATIONS to the newlyweds!
Johnny L.A. beat me to the song
Bumping for pictures!!
Congrats. I think it’s so cool that she got her dress at Goodwill.