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Im a little scared !
So as some of you may knw im taking a trip down to San Diego nxt week to visit my fiance. We decided that while im down there we should go ahead and tie the knot. We will call tmrw to see if we can get appointment at courthouse and we'll go from there. I know that he's the one and i want to marry him. Im just a little nervous and scared of actually going through with it. Have any of you ever felt this way? I need someone to really talk to who gets it. None of my family is against it too much but its just me. I feel like its a good enough time to do it still just very anxious.
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Permalink Reply by Dreamer1118 SHIP 13 DIV 314!!! on
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It is totally normal to be nervous! This is a giant issue that not many
People take lightly. You can be 100% sure he's right for you and still
Very nervous. I've been married 4 and a half years and i remember my
Stomach was in knots! I think it was more because i did but didn't want
People there. I wanted to be married but i didnt want to say the vows in
Front of a bunch of people. ( we got married in my mother in laws back
Yard in front of 25 people.) It really was nerve wrecking! No one remembered
flowers for me to throw till last minute or wedding march music.. we only
Had our guests, rings and ourselves! We had thought nothing threw in 2
Months of planning!
Hopefully yours will be better! Less pressure!
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Where are your anxieties coming from? Is it more the Navy lifestyle, or how things will change, than actually gettin married? Or do you feel like you want a real wedding & not a courthouse ceremony? It might be convenient but maybe not exactly what you want... That was my issue anyway! We were planning on getting married at the courthouse in SD but I didn't feel right without my family and friends there so we waited a little longer until we could have a small ceremony & reception with our family. If that's what it is, I would suggest waiting. Yes it might be convenient but if it's not what you want do you want to spend the rest of your life regretting it?
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Permalink Reply by NavyDoll Ebony on
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Its a little of all of that. Im anxious because i know my life will drastically change because of the lifestyle. And i have always wanted to have a real wedding but i will sacrifice that because i know wee cant afford to have what i want. And we want to get married now so we can be together by Jan when spring semester starts at San Diego City College. And yea im having back and forth feelings of should i wait or not because it would be ideal to have family/friends there, but i know they wont be able to come down for the courthouse marriage. The plan is to just get legal and have it on paper now and then when we can afford it, we want to renew our vows and have a real wedding for maybe our 5th yr anniversary.
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Honestly, for me, if we had gotten married here in San Diego without our family I would have always regretted it. What we did was get married over stand down in our hometown with our close family there. We also are having a vow renewal and reception with the rest of our friends and family-but having my dad, sisters & grandma there was most important to me. If you do that you will still be married & can be out here in January for college. Our entire ceremony & reception cost under $1000... We just had a beach ceremony & a small afternoon reception at my house, my dad & uncle made the food! Just giving you options.... We had to sacrifice on my "dream" wedding too but like I said... Having my family there meant more to me than that anyway.
As far as the lifestyle.... There will always be anxiety about that! Haha. You'll get used to the feeling. I just take it day by day! That's all you can really do, because no matter what you hear from anyone else your experience will always be different! -
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