"Shall we
shag now or shall we shag later?"
Austin Powers:
ABOUT MAGGIEHello from the bride to be! Let's see, how cheesy can I make this... I'm a Taurus (and certainly embody the stubborn trait that is associated with the bull) and love to take long walks on the beach, fine dining, and fine wine. No, seriously.
ABOUT SAMHe's a Gemini (but we can't tell you his imaginary devilish twin's name; that's just a secret between us three), and loves rugby, beer, long walks on the beach, fine dining and fine wines. Oh, and fine women, obviously!!
We met on Yahoo personals. [Hey, I wonder if we could get them to pay for the wedding if we told them how successful the service was for us..?] I saw Sam's profile and thought "gee, he's cute and he sounds intelligent. What have I got to lose?" So, I wrote to him. He was very impressed that I knew that Tom Jones was Welsh. So, we exchanged some very flirtatious emails and instant messages and decided to meet in person. We met at the Aruba Beach Cafe in Lauderdale by the Sea. He was already there waiting when I got there (I was a few minutes late). When he stood up to greet me, we went to kiss each other in the European way, but we got turned around and kissed on the lips!
WHEN WE GOT ENGAGED
December 24, 2004
HOW IT HAPPENEDAfter some pushing and prodding by me, he finally decided to make some progress toward making an honest woman out of me and proposed on Christmas Eve. Earlier in the day, he'd made sure we were going to open our Christmas presents to each other by sitting on the couch (actually, he'd asked me this about 100 times, so I should have known something was up). So, we got back from a lovely evening at my brother Don's house, and sat on the couch to open presents (when he hid the box with the ring in it under the couch). He opened up his presents from me first (clothes, watch, etc.). Then, I opened up my presents from him. He was being a big baby by saying that he had only got me a couple of things (my favorite perfume and a watch), which I opened and loved, of course. Then, he said, "well, I did get you this other thing." And the brought out the box from under the couch and handed it to me. He then said, "I got you this because I want you to marry me." Of course, I said "yes!!"
August 27, 2005
The Bahia Mar Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Click here for more details
Our wedding is all about gathering the people we love around us to celebrate our having found each other. We just want to have a wonderful time with you all. It's an evening wedding, but not an overly formal one. Sam refuses to wear a tux, and I'm not a crinoline kind of chick, so it's semi-formal, I guess.
Matron of Honor -- My loving sister and best friend.
Bridesmaid -- Sam's beautiful daughter will be my junior bridesmaid.
Flower Girl -- My lovely niece had the great idea to be my flower girl. So, she gets all the credit for thinking of it!
Best Man
Sam's little bruver will hold onto him so he doesn't run away once he sees Maggie headed his way.
Ring Bearer
Sam's adorable 8 year old son will bear the rings to the "altar."
However, we've heard some folks already saying that they insist upon helping us out on our path as newlyweds, so we had to figure out some way to let those "insisters" be of some help. We decided that because we really don't need any household goods, we would set up a honeymoon registry, where you can treat us to a Mai Tai or two while we're in Hawaii. We'll be spending five days in Maui and five days in Kauai (and boy, are we gonna need it!!).
