Comments on: In the Beginning… http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/11/23/in-the-beginning-2/ The wedding blog that is all about the details... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:37:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: julie http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/11/23/in-the-beginning-2/#comment-15378 julie Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:53:17 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=4792#comment-15378 BEL19 - I can certainly commiserate on the distance problems of residency! I think our families would have been happier if we waited until we were done and able to live together to get married, but my program does not have a finite end (I have to discover something new, so people graduate in 5.5-7.5, with the average of 6.5 years) so there would be no way to plan a wedding until I actually GRADUATED. And if we were still dating, we would be celebrating our 6-year dating anniversary next week... which means we could be hitting 9 or 10 years of dating before I finished and move to where he is, and then had to PLAN the wedding... and that just seemed TOO LONG! Plus, then I'd be afraid if we wanted to have children, there would be a lot of pressure age-wise to have children right away after getting married, and I don't want that. So instead, we'll have our distance with our marriage, and our families don't like it. But, they're not the ones in the marriage, so what can they do? Jenna -- they'll be some pictures of my projects coming up, but not too many of the wedding itself. I promise, I WILL do recaps on my own blog at some point. I was trying to figure out if I could password protect just some posts but not others but I think it may get too complicated giving out passwords, so I may just put the posts up for 2 weeks at a time and then take them down. Amanda, welcome aboard! I've been a big fan of yours over on the 'Bee! BEL19 – I can certainly commiserate on the distance problems of residency! I think our families would have been happier if we waited until we were done and able to live together to get married, but my program does not have a finite end (I have to discover something new, so people graduate in 5.5-7.5, with the average of 6.5 years) so there would be no way to plan a wedding until I actually GRADUATED. And if we were still dating, we would be celebrating our 6-year dating anniversary next week… which means we could be hitting 9 or 10 years of dating before I finished and move to where he is, and then had to PLAN the wedding… and that just seemed TOO LONG! Plus, then I’d be afraid if we wanted to have children, there would be a lot of pressure age-wise to have children right away after getting married, and I don’t want that. So instead, we’ll have our distance with our marriage, and our families don’t like it. But, they’re not the ones in the marriage, so what can they do?

Jenna — they’ll be some pictures of my projects coming up, but not too many of the wedding itself. I promise, I WILL do recaps on my own blog at some point. I was trying to figure out if I could password protect just some posts but not others but I think it may get too complicated giving out passwords, so I may just put the posts up for 2 weeks at a time and then take them down.

Amanda, welcome aboard! I’ve been a big fan of yours over on the ‘Bee!

]]> By: Amanda http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/11/23/in-the-beginning-2/#comment-15373 Amanda Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:46:51 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=4792#comment-15373 I'm so excited to follow your journey on this blog (and yours)! I’m so excited to follow your journey on this blog (and yours)!

]]> By: Jenna http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/11/23/in-the-beginning-2/#comment-15351 Jenna Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:24:53 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=4792#comment-15351 Where are the pictures my dear? :) You amaze me. I made it through 10 months of long distance and felt like I ran a marathon. I guess that would mean what you are doing is like running around the world. Or something like it. Where are the pictures my dear? :) You amaze me. I made it through 10 months of long distance and felt like I ran a marathon. I guess that would mean what you are doing is like running around the world. Or something like it.

]]> By: BEL19 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/11/23/in-the-beginning-2/#comment-15348 BEL19 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/?p=4792#comment-15348 I can't wait to hear about your planning! It's nice to know there are others who are in the same situation as we are -- he's across the country in an orthopedics residency and i'm out west in a dental specialty program. We're halfway through our 3 years apart (not to mention our 3 years apart during med/dent school) and the wedding will happen once I finish my program (2010!). I can't wait! I can’t wait to hear about your planning! It’s nice to know there are others who are in the same situation as we are — he’s across the country in an orthopedics residency and i’m out west in a dental specialty program. We’re halfway through our 3 years apart (not to mention our 3 years apart during med/dent school) and the wedding will happen once I finish my program (2010!). I can’t wait!

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