I’m conducting an experiment. Want to be a part of it? I’m trying to figure out how important all that wedding preparation ends up being.
I got the idea back when my mom moved in with us earlier this year. I had to clean out the closet in what became her room so she’d have a place to hang her clothes. I ended up finding several wedding-related items.
My wedding dress was in there. I knew it was in one of the closets, but if you’d asked me which one I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. I also found our cake topper. Forgot I even kept that. And then there was our china.
Everyone had made such a big deal about registering for china. So we went and picked our pattern. We were lucky enough to receive every place setting we registered for.
But do you know I’ve used that china maybe a half a dozen times. And fat lot of good it does me upstairs in one of the closets.
We’ve never wanted a china cabinet, but I’ve since made room in the kitchen cabinets to store it. Maybe I’ll remember to use it more that way.
I mentioned this to a neighbor and she laughed.
“I think we used our china once. And you kept your cake topper? I’m pretty sure ours got thrown away.”
Which led me to wonder about some of the other wedding paraphernalia that at one time seemed so very important, but now? Some I remember, some’s a distant memory.
Which made me come up with a bit of a game/experiment. If you want to play, read on for instructions.
The “My Wedding Stuff” Game: How to Play
Off the top of your head try to answer the following questions —without cheating and looking through any scrapbooks, photo albums, or wedding videos.
Next, post a comment with the following information: (a) years married and (b) how many questions you were able to answer.
The “My Wedding Stuff” Game: Questions
- What is your wedding china pattern’s name?
- How many times have you used your wedding china since you’ve been married?
- Where is your wedding china?
- Did you keep your cake topper?
- What kind of cake topper did you have?
- What did you do with your ring bearer pillow?
- What kind of flowers were in your bouquet?
- What kind of flowers did you have for decorations?
- What were your colors?
- If your husband wore a tux, what color was his tie and cummerbund?
- What kind of food did you serve at your reception?
- What flavor was your wedding cake?
- Can you describe what your invitations looked like?
- What time did your invitations say you were to be married at?
- What time did they say your reception would start?
- What was the first song played at your reception?
- What was the last song played at your reception?
- Which stores did you register for wedding gifts at?
- Do you still have all the gifts you registered for and received?
- Where’s your wedding dress?
My Theory
When I wrote about the Newlywed and Not-So-Newlywed game Wayne and I watched on our cruise, Dale left an interesting comment. I had said how I was surprised the couple married longest ended up coming in last because they got the fewest answers right. Dale said she wasn’t surprised because she understands how much life has been lived since.
Wayne and I haven’t been married as long as her and Mick, but we’ve got some wear on our tires now. Thinking about this wedding stuff, I’ll be honest with you. I can’t even come close to answering all the questions. Not without having to flip through pictures or doing some further investigation.
I think it’s because Dale’s right. Wayne and I didn’t live just for our wedding day, and we’ve certainly done a lot of living since then. Lots of details have gotten lost in the process.
But the key thing remains. The love.
Just a little something for you newlyweds and newly engaged out there to keep in mind.
Courtney Mroch writes about animals great and small in Pets and the harmony and strife that encompasses married life in Marriage. For a full listing of her articles click here.
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