For those of you who don't know, my FH has been adamant about not contributing to the wedding. Period. All he cares about is getting married and he doesn't see the need for all this "show".
So I wanted to share a story with you:
As you may know, last week I was struggling to decide between two dresses, both of which are very pretty, would look decent on me and fit in with my casual farm wedding. However, the one I liked more also (of course) cost twice and much and was $600 over my original dress budget. But I REALLY wanted it, it made me feel like a BRIDES. I had to order by Saturday in order to get the store's sale pricing, so I played with my budget numbers all week trying to make it work...
On friday night, I asked FH to take a look at the budget with me and tell me where he thought I was being extravagant, since he's usually the *ahem* cheap one. Together, we cut out enough that I could afford the dress, but with not a lot of wiggle room, which I really wasn't comfortable with. I went to bed Friday night still undecided about which dress to get.
Saturday morning, FH got up to go to work. As he kissed me goodbye, he asked which dress I was going to get. I said "I don't know, I need to look at the budget again." To which he replied: "Get the dress you want." "But I don't know if I can afford it." and he again replied "Get the dress you want, don't worry about it, I'll help out."
So, my practical-to-a-fault, we-could-get-married-at-the-courthouse-for-$60, I-don't-care-if-you-wear-jeans, FH caved. He wanted me to be happy and feel beautiful and like a bride on our wedding day, no matter how impractical it is.
Can I tell you how much I love this man?
Then last night, he overheard me telling my MOH which dress I ended up ordering: "The one with the sash, in white with the green sash." As I hung up the phone, he came over to me all "upset" b/c he didn't LIKE the green sash! He claimed he had been duped!
geez.. men!
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