The sometimes frustrating CP

So I haven’t talked a lot about wedding-related stuff too much lately. I guess it was because I needed a little break? CP and I did a few things while I was down in DC, but for the most part, I have just been emailing possibilities to CP and him shooting them down. Grrrrr.

For instance, I was able to do a lot of research on different vows while at work in DC because I was so damn bored. I sent him an email chock full of them. Instead of constructive thoughts and ideas of things that he did or did not want to say, his response to one of the vows that happened to mention the word God? “There is no God.” Okay funny man---so if we take that word out, would you still be opposed to saying these words in front of our friends and family?? *sigh*

Another example is my (stolen) idea of a guestbook. For those that are married, have you even looked at your guestbook since the one time you peeked through it after the wedding? Through internet research (again, bored at work), I found a couple that instead of having a regular guestbook, bought a cookbook with a lot of white space so that guests could find a favorite recipe and write their comments/ good wishes next to it. I thought that it was a great idea- buy a cookbook that we would be interested in and then be able to use it--while finding fun guest comments! His response? “I don’t want our wedding to be too theme-y. We already are do the herb/ recipe thing for our favors and this would just be too much.” Frankly I see it the opposite way- nothing else that we are doing has to do with cooking...so instead of having a book that sits around on a shelf collecting dust, why not get something that we would use?

Overall, I am really happy that CP is involved in the wedding, is helping me making decisions, etc. but sometimes he is frustrating! Instead of then proposing a NEW solution, he just shoots down mine. Although, I guess I can’t complain too much...it’s better than if he was indifferent to everything!


Oh, and also while I was gone? CP went and tried on tuxes. I really wanted to be there, as I have told you guys how much I like seeing him in a suit. When we first discussed tuxes, CP decided that he wanted a bowtie. I thought it was a silly thing, but decided it wasn’t worth it to argue about it. Then he also got into a suspenders kick. That’s right- he wanted to wear a bow tie and suspenders to our wedding. So….he basically wanted to look like a stuffy 50 year old English professor. Awesome.

Thankfully when he went to try on tuxes, he came to the conclusion that ties and vests look much better. Crisis averted and we didn’t even have to argue about it. SCORE! :-)