RaiRai and Shiney ARE MARRIED!

[gurusloth]

Originally Posted by RaiRai

It'd help if we knew which forumites were hoping to come along. Not nice of us to say 'Who the hell are you?' at our wedding reception.

I wish I could come, but I must wait for the wedding to be released in the U.S. before I can attend.

[Novasol]

Originally Posted by RaiRai

3 months from Valentines day. It'd help if we knew which forumites were hoping to come along. Not nice of us to say 'Who the hell are you?' at our wedding reception.

Too strapped for cash to make either one. Besides, I'm not a pleasant character to have around anyway, heh.

[Dj_StarChild]

If I weren't so lazy that I can't go back and read all these posts to get info out of these kiddies, I'd maybe pop by...but ...I actually don't know shiney as well as I pretend to, and while I love him deeply, my love does not extend to using magical powers to get me wherever I need to go *sighs*

Congrats on getting married, I wish the best.

As far as the planning , I'd suggest that you get a buffet for after the wedding, kinda like a celebraition.(I've hardly been to weddings, I don't know if they always do that)

[Hatake Kakashi]

Damn. Wish I'd joined this forum a while ago. I love helping out with weddings. I just hope it's not too late to help out by putting my two cents in.

Wedding Pranks This is a tradition that any who plan to attend should want to adhere to. Now, as we like RaiRai and Shiney, the prank should be kept mild and affable. I've pulled two wedding pranks in my lifetime. One was tame, the other wasn't. Examples?

Not tame: A little background - The bride and I'd been romantically involved at the same time she was getting engaged to her future husband... and she didn't have the decency to tell EITHER of us. Needless to say, when we all found out about each other, it made things interesting... but we forgave and all became roomies. I never forgot though... so they went to Vegas eventually (without me) and got hitched. I knew condoms were their only form of contraceptive, so I made it a point to "visit" their stash before they left. The descriptions of the events they suffered on the honeymoon were highly amusing when they'd found I'd spiked the whole stash with novocaine. For sake of RaiRai and Shiney's happiness (and to keep from getting banned) I do not recommend this one.

Tame: Having heard of the aforementioned prank, my older sister was terrified prior to her wedding last year to her husband Jonathan. They made it a point to hide anything and everything I might use to abuse their wedding night... but come on... I LIKE these people. Instead, I slipped out during the wedding reception, used a slimjim and cracked open their minivan. I opened up every last airvent, switching all settings on the heaters to full-blast, and proceeded to empty a total of nine 8" vials of glitter into the systems. To top it off, I had my roommate use his air compressor to load the van completely full of balloons that they had to pop before they could even get a place to sit, and taped small pieces of tissue-ribbon paper to the outside of their windows with a pin attached so they could pop their way in. Even a year later, my brother-in-law swears he still gets random bits of glitter flying around in there. Due to it's good nature, I would recommend a prank similar to this...

Now I don't know what you guys planned for the reception, RaiRai and Shiney. There might have been some things posted in this thread, but it's late and I'm not up to spamming through 23 pages of ideas. One of the best pieces of advice I can give as far as cutting costs, though, is to hold a potluck-style dinner for the reception. It's much less costly than having the whole thing catered, and a lot less work if each guest gets to bring a dish or two of their own, which most people are more than happy to do. This way, there's plenty of food for everyone (do let them know in advance to bring at least a tray of hors d'ouvres) and nobody's personal tastes are neglected.

Have you planned the music yet? Setting it all up for my sister was one of the easiest things ever, thanks to the internet. Buy a stack of blank burnable disks (I assume you either have a burner, or know someone who does) and piece together a song list. The musts, of course, include "her song", "his song", and "our song", along with whatever else seems appropriate to the mood you're attempting to set. Put the list together, download the songs, organize them the way you want to hear them... preview the list in order in it's entirety (just to make sure it goes as planned), then burn, burn, burn.

I'd offer more advice, but I don't know what help you'd still need or want. But hey, be sure and post some good wedding pics, neh?

Almost forgot... if anyone has the guts, a good roast (preferably beef or lamb... beef goes well with this recipe) goes really far in a potluck. Best thing you can do is take a somewhat soft cut of beef (rump works well, please make sure it's thawed or never frozen), butterfly cut it (make incisions that go almost completely through the roast, about an 3/4" apart, so that when left to stand, multiple slices of meat fold out like the pages of a thick book) and rub each slab with a good quality season salt or lemon pepper. (I recommend Johny's.... and go easy with the lemon pepper if you choose it.) Place it in a deep casserole dish and pour a half of a 12 oz. bottle of Miller High Life (or another relatively light-colored beer) into it, as well as a generous amount (3/4 to a full bottle) of a good italian (Wish bone is best, IMHO) dressing. Allow to marinate overnight. When the time comes, oven roast it to your preference. (I find a nice medium suits most people, not bloody, but still juicy and flavorful. For best results, sear the outsides of the roast briefly in a light oil before roasting, and roast it in the marinading sauce. Be sure to baste regularly).

Seriously, Shiney, RaiRai, I'm no fountain of wealth, but hit me with a PM and let me know how you guys are doin, and I'll see if there isn't at least a LITTLE something I can do.

[shiney]

Actually, we have every detail taken care of now, down to where we're staying on our honeymoon and what we're doing for the reception. =) It's all in order, and the only thing left is to wait.

However, thank you very much, and I like your glitter idea. It sounds funny. ^^

[adamark]

A good pranbk would be to wear this shirt to the wedding.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Damn... sorry guys. I tried.

Do post some pics though when it's all said and done. Til then, here's to the happy couple. May it only get better from here. *lifts a glass*

[Red Mage Black]

I don't wanna go through the pages and pages of wedding plans so to make it short (lazy).
I wanna get invited, RaiRai, you should remember me. I shall sing D&D Rhapsody at your wedding reception. I'll bring the brews, open bar and kegs thank you very much. I'll make sure no one goes home while drunk with their wallets courtesy of me. I'll make your wedding the best. Oh and have fun at the honeymoon*wolf howl*.

[RaiRai]

Honeymoons are so cliche...which is probably why I've allowed myself to go one. Hopefully. A little guest house in the heart of Cheddar. A nice quiet area. Ahem.