I watched our wedding video yesterday

[Tracir]

What a trip and yes I am a dork!
IT's our 10 year on the 28th so I sat down and watched it. We actually have 2 versions. One has this hilarious "porn" music set to the beginning and we still crack up about that.

It was so funny to look at. What did I notice...

Mike had ALOT more hair

I had ALOT less butt.

People that we see every week at church were there- wild to realize how long I have known these people. I started going to church with Mike 2 weeks after we started dating so 13 years now.

Sad at how we don't talk to anyone that was in our wedding party but our family. I just HAD to have these people up there with us. There were 28 people in the wedding party. I KNOW!!

My brother was 12 so now 22 so amazing how different he looks.

One little kid that was there is getting married on 6/5 so that's crazy to me!

How young Mike's mom looked- she was only 43. Poor thing- her son was getting married and I am 33 now with a 1 year old. WILD

Sad because my grandmother, grandfather and Big Daddy (dad's dad) were there. I am the only one that had all 4 grandparents there.

Sweet to hear the piece my great grandmother wrote at 98 to be read at our wedding. She couldn't come and died at 102.

Just crazy to see how long it's actually been. I still liked my dress, hated my hair- it was too dark, the bridesmaid dresses were very nice and elegant but the outfits the guests were in really aged the video.

Thought I would share- go watch yours sometime. It's nice to walk down wedding memory lane!

[texas_sweetie]

I watched mine not to long ago. We will be married ten years in Jan. It wasa funny to see how little my three stepchildren where then. LOL Now the oldest has a baby and is getting married in November, the middle child just got married in April and the youngest graduated highschool yesterday. I cried tooo, there are 5 people who are in my wedding video who are no longer with us , one being my grandfather and I miss him so much, mine was the only wedding out of the grandaughters that he was here for. It's funny to look back at the hair and clothes and see how much as changed in just 10 yrs.

[Nightowl69]

The kids wanted to see ours so we poped it in for them....boy have we changed in almost 13 years!

[verwon]

WEll we don't have a video to watch but great memories, we celebrate our 10th on June 3.

By the way, the outfit I wore to get married in isn't something I would be caught dead in today! LOL!

[hmsram]

I do not have a wedding video to watch because we were married by the justice of the peace, but I was in a friends wedding about 7 years ago and still have not watched the video from it. Maybe one day soon I will pop it in and give it a look. It would be neat to see how we have all changed in looks since then.
By the way Tracir you gave a nice summary of your wedding and I think that your grandmother at 98 writing something to be read at your wedding was so so sweet, she must of been a great woman.

[hmsram]

Originally Posted by verwon

WEll we don't have a video to watch but great memories, we celebrate our 10th on June 3.

By the way, the outfit I wore to get married in isn't something I would be caught dead in today! LOL!

So tell us what did you get married in

I married in one of my sisters dresses she wore to work that had huge flowers all over it would never put a dress on like that again LOL

[Pipanella]

I would LOVE to watch ours, but we didn't have one, being as we got married 29 years ago. We DO have it recorded, though........


.........on 8-track.

Anyone have an 8-track player?

[hmsram]

Originally Posted by Pipanella

I would LOVE to watch ours, but we didn't have one, being as we got married 29 years ago. We DO have it recorded, though........


.........on 8-track.

Anyone have an 8-track player?

Maybe you can have it converted to a vhs or dvd... that would be a nice thing to have done for your 30th anniversary


Ooopps editing to add now I have read up on the 8 track thingy I guess it would have to go on CD as it is just audio correct

[Pipanella]

Originally Posted by hmsram

Maybe you can have it converted to a vhs or dvd... that would be a nice thing to have done for your 30th anniversary

How about a CD. There's no video, just audio. I'd LOVE to do that! I worry that the tape is no longer good enough to use.

[hmsram]

Originally Posted by Pipanella

How about a CD. There's no video, just audio. I'd LOVE to do that! I worry that the tape is no longer good enough to use.

Look pip what I found on this site Just in case you ever want to try
http://www.theavcrew.com/services_audio.htm
Single 8-Track Tape Transfer. One 8-track tape transferred to CD with jewel case, and CD liner with song/track list. Basic sound restoration is performed remove any tape hiss. Includes free return shipping anywhere in the USA. $30 each
$25 (2 or more)

[Pipanella]

Oh, hmsram, BLESS YOU!!! I'm going to do it!!! Thank you SO much!!

[verwon]

Well I wore a pink turtle neck top that was made out of material similar to a t-shirt so that wasn't bad, it was the pants that were awful............

They were linen with large billowy genie style legs, in pink also with huge flowers all over them and the waist was pleated like a cummerbund. For some reason back then I loved them!! So hmsram you and I have something in common!!!!!

Maybe it is good that we don't have pics or video. LOL!

We were also married by the JOP, just the two of us in a very quiet ceremony.

[Tracir]

Thanks Hmsram-
Yes she was a neat lady. She was the first female to graduate from the University of Florida. She was very religious and wrote Christian poetry and hymns. I think there are at least 2 in one version of the Southern Baptist Hymnal that she wrote.

She was alert and 100% capacity up to the day she died. We'd go see her at the Baptist Village in Darlington, SC and you would walk in the room and she'd know me and Mike like she saw us everyday. She also taught piano for something like 55 years. She was amazing.

I'll have to find the piece and if I do- I'll PM it to you. It's really nice. It's been read at each one of our weddings since.

[ShainaT]

Nice story Traci!!

My DH and I are coming up on five years in Sept. We were married by a JOP also so we don't have a wedding video. I DID insist on wearing a lovely fancy white dress though. It is one of those dresses ($100 from Lord and Taylor) that I said I could even wear again although of course I never have.

So, tell us....was the first year of marriage the hardest for you or the year since you've had your baby? For me- I'd have to say the year since we had Colin.

[eldo]

Thanks Traci, it is fun to look back. My kids get a kick out of watching their baby videos, though it's hard for me sometimes (they really do grow up so fast... sniff ...sniff), and several family members in the videos have passed away.

Wish my DH & I had a wedding video (or even an 8-track recording!). We had a small wedding on a small budget in the '80s. We only had pictures taken by two family members, and one used his Polaroid . But we do have a few good pictures from our special day.