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We Did It Our Way On Our Wedding Day

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Marriage – our commitment for LIFE as husband and wife It wasn’t a leap year when I proposed to you But I'd got down on one knee, as it’s traditional to do! We organised and paid for our own wedding day This meant we had control and could do it ‘our' way We got married two years to the day from our very first date Both of us bubbling over with excitement, we just couldn’t wait My hair was perfect, make up and manicure too I wanted to look absolutely beautiful for you The dress was of pretty peach, not a formal wedding dress I’m not one for fussy frills and flounces I must confess You wore a charcoal coloured suit and looked so very smart Our vows committed us forever – I love you with all my heart After our registry office ceremony we had a lovely meal A carvery for close family and friends, the venue was ideal We held a huge party for 300 guests later on that night Our wedding day was perfect everything turned out right The wedding night was spent at a beautiful local hotel On learning it was our wedding day they really did excel They upgraded us free of charge to their honeymoon suite With champagne and chocolates and fresh fruit to eat Edited and submitted to love poem contest Sponsored by Heidi Sands Contest My Wedding Day Sponsor Olive Eloisa Guillermo 02~25~16

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Line Gauthier

Date: 4/12/2018 12:07:00 AM

Beautiful perfect day, Jan. A lovely read. Congrats on your win.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/12/2018 5:46:00 AM

Thanks Line:-) hugs jan xx

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 4/9/2018 11:14:00 PM

Sounds positively perfect to me! <3

Jan Allison
Date: 4/10/2018 7:11:00 AM

Thanks Mo we organised it and paid for it ourselves although both sets of parents contributed £100:-) hugs Jan xx

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 4/9/2018 1:15:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, Jan with such a beauitiful love poem.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/9/2018 4:04:00 AM

Thanks so much Subimal:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Gentry

Date: 4/7/2018 2:43:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with this beautiful wedding day poem!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/7/2018 3:07:00 AM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Heidi Sands

Date: 4/5/2018 9:18:00 AM

Thank you for entering my contest Jan. Congratulations for your win :)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2018 12:36:00 PM

Thanks so much for the win Heidi, the poem is a true picture of our wedding day:-) We really 'did it our way':-) hugs jan xx

Iris E. Sankey- Lewis

Date: 3/6/2016 1:45:00 PM

So sweet. I delighted in this short short. Thank you for letting me see...

Jan Allison
Date: 3/6/2016 1:54:00 PM

Thanks Iris:-) Hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/28/2016 3:42:00 PM

Wow, this is beautiful, most of my wedding nights where never this nice! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/29/2016 4:19:00 PM

ha haha:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/29/2016 1:23:00 PM

Probably still fresher than a few things in my fridge right now!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/29/2016 11:53:00 AM

We still have the third tier in our attic - it was supposed to be for David's christening ... it never happened... do you still fancy a slice lol its only 25 yrs old:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/28/2016 4:12:00 PM

I was just being my usual funny self, however I do love wedding cakes!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/28/2016 3:50:00 PM

How many times have you been married or do you just like wedding cake lol - once is enough for me lol:-)

Timothy Hicks

Date: 2/27/2016 7:31:00 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, Jan. I just might do that :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/27/2016 7:36:00 PM

Go for it - people wrote about their children for another contest but don't have any - poetic licence is something we all have Timothy:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 2/26/2016 4:17:00 PM

Sounds like a very lovely wedding, Jan!! The important thing is that you had it your way and you enjoyed every second of it. gl ... in the contest...and in real life for both of you:) hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 2/26/2016 4:23:00 PM

Thanks Paul - yes we did it our way - it was just what we wanted on the day - we celebrate our silver wedding this year:-) hugs Jan xx

Emile Pinet

Date: 2/26/2016 9:42:00 AM

Truly a dream wedding and an enchanted evening. Well described, it's almost like being there. Emile. #7

Jan Allison
Date: 2/26/2016 10:10:00 AM

Thanks Emile - so many weddings get taken over by other people and they are also so so expensive - we did it our way with no frills and flounces as it is not our style and paid for it ourselves and 25 years on are still together:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 2/26/2016 9:32:00 AM

Fun wedding, I love the upgrade. Good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 2/26/2016 9:34:00 AM

Oh we loved it too It was an enormous suite with a spearate sitting room and dressing room/bathroom - I was loathe to go home lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Timothy Hicks

Date: 2/25/2016 8:51:00 PM

A day to remember for sure. Perhaps I would have given this contest a shot (too bad I've never been married ... lol!). Enjoyed your fussy, frills and flounces bit. The most memorable wedding for me was my uncle's. He met a girl in Wales ... over a game of Scrabble online! True story. It was really amusing because the wedding cake was itself a Scrabble board.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/26/2016 4:14:00 AM

What a fabulous story - why not write for the contest about that and just put a note to the sponsor - worth a try:-) hugs Jan xx

Eric Boddie

Date: 2/25/2016 6:17:00 PM

my dear jan, I know you Love that man as only you can because of where you stand in view of the truest brand that Love can withstand which is why I am glad to have your friendly hand....ten fingers and ten toes up jan....your mind has an awesome plan....;)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2016 6:38:00 PM

Thanks Eric:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 2/25/2016 2:58:00 PM

What a wonderful wedding you planned and now shared it with us through your lovely poem! All the best for the contest. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2016 3:04:00 PM

Thanks Sandra - we celebrate our 25th anniversary in June this year:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/25/2016 2:46:00 PM

a very sweet and tender poem, jan! best of luck in the contest...

Jan Allison
Date: 2/25/2016 2:52:00 PM

Thanks Ilene - we truly did do everything ourselves - my parents were abroad when we organised the wedding day - we had seen friends marry and it turn into a 'pantomime' as family took over so we did it how 'we' wanted:-) hugs Jan xx