Milk
Looking for Mr. Right
- Jun 28, 2002
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October 18, 2002, Christy and I decided to finally take the plunge...again. We were married, the first time, on October 18, 1997, and married for 4+ years, with a divorce in January of 2002. I wont go into specifics as to why we divorced, but I can tell you, we both agree it was for the best.
We were married in a beautiful (chuckle) ceremony performed by a judge at the county courthouse with about 15+ other couples. Yeah, we did the group wedding thing. It was funny. It took about 3 hours (with a 1:30 wait for the judge) to get the blood test, the license, and the ceremony done.
When we went into the courtroom, there were about 100 people in there. Most were there to see their friends and family joined in the holy matrimony of marriage though. Some were dressed up really fancy and others just came from work where they welded and did other various tasks. Bo, one of the grooms that ended up being a witness for Christy and I, had blue jeans on with holes in the knees, work boots with mud all over them, and a hat (which he promptly removed once the judge entered the courtroom).
The judge came in and split the brides and grooms up into groups. Luckily, Christy and I both spoke English and had rings to exchange, so we were herded into the first group. It took about 5 minutes to say our vows with 6 other couples. Christy laughed out loud as I said my vows to her, and the judge gave her a "young lady!" look. After that was all over we were married and hurried back to turn in the license to be recorded.
This was the funniest thing I have ever been associated with. I dont want to knock it though, or hurt any feelings of people that might have been married this way. The first time we did it, we were in a church with 4 groomsmen and 4 groomettes, or whatever they are called, and about 300 people in attendance, so this really paled in comparison.
Looking back, we both decided we should have paid the extra 5 bucks to have the ceremony private and we could have had 4 guests there to witness us gettin' hitched again. :) But I can honestly say that I am now a polygamist, being married to 6 other women. :)
We were married in a beautiful (chuckle) ceremony performed by a judge at the county courthouse with about 15+ other couples. Yeah, we did the group wedding thing. It was funny. It took about 3 hours (with a 1:30 wait for the judge) to get the blood test, the license, and the ceremony done.
When we went into the courtroom, there were about 100 people in there. Most were there to see their friends and family joined in the holy matrimony of marriage though. Some were dressed up really fancy and others just came from work where they welded and did other various tasks. Bo, one of the grooms that ended up being a witness for Christy and I, had blue jeans on with holes in the knees, work boots with mud all over them, and a hat (which he promptly removed once the judge entered the courtroom).
The judge came in and split the brides and grooms up into groups. Luckily, Christy and I both spoke English and had rings to exchange, so we were herded into the first group. It took about 5 minutes to say our vows with 6 other couples. Christy laughed out loud as I said my vows to her, and the judge gave her a "young lady!" look. After that was all over we were married and hurried back to turn in the license to be recorded.
This was the funniest thing I have ever been associated with. I dont want to knock it though, or hurt any feelings of people that might have been married this way. The first time we did it, we were in a church with 4 groomsmen and 4 groomettes, or whatever they are called, and about 300 people in attendance, so this really paled in comparison.
Looking back, we both decided we should have paid the extra 5 bucks to have the ceremony private and we could have had 4 guests there to witness us gettin' hitched again. :) But I can honestly say that I am now a polygamist, being married to 6 other women. :)