Off to the Court House!
Yesterday was the big day no one
but me and Mark knew about --- we ran off and got married at city
hall! For weeks, I've been holding my tongue whenever I talked to
anyone I care about, dying to spill the beans but knowing I'd better
not. At night, I fought off nightmares where my friends and
family forced me into dresses and veils and churches.
I'm the one woman in a thousand who never dreamed of her wedding day,
who disavowed the notion of a church and state sanctioned
relationship. But after three and a half years living in each
other's pockets, we decided to throw a big party for our friends and
family --- kind of a commitment ceremony. And that got me
thinking, so I took a look at our taxes and realized we'd save $500 by
signing the sheet of paper.
We set the date for the day after the solstice so that even I could
remember when our anniversaries roll around. I also like the
symbolism of the light returning to the earth. And, of course,
there's the fact that we had to get married before the end of the year
to get the tax break.
Yesterday we set out, picture IDs in hand, to the county
courthouse. But ten minutes from home, Mark got cold feet. Read more...
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Congratulations you crazy kids;-) I'll be doing my best to get there for September... Love and hugs and Holiday wishes to you both.
Jay
Congrats guys!! And if you are 1 in a thousand, then I am the second in the two thousands.. I never planned for a wedding and can think of no worse hell on earth than to go through the traditional wedding day! We eloped! We got married in a church, but it was such a cute little old church next to a stream in the mountains I couldn't resist. No one there but me, Sweet Husband and our son. The preacher's wife was our only witness. We have been married for 5 years now. Way to go! Elopment is the best! Congrats and much joy and a long and prosperous life together! Cheers!