More updates on getting Jonnene here to the States. Our lawyer has received her copy of the packet from the U.S. Embassy in Sydney, which means Jonnene will be getting her packet in the next couple of days, if not already. The packet has forms that need to be completed, info on obtaining police certificates, and scheduling an appointment for a medical exam. It's a lot of things to do but if you want to do it right then it's what you have to do. Hopefully, the interview will be scheduled soon, too.
On one of the entertainment TV shows tonight, there was a segment on celebrity weddings in other places, like other countries....in huge churches and mansions and castles. The story was probably spurred on by the TomKat (Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes) wedding that will happen next month in Italy. A friend of mine was married in Italy last June and that was an adventure unto itself, but she and her husband are glad they did it. It was small with immediate family members present in a small chapel that maybe held 20-24 people. I'm not advocating that everyone do weddings in other countries. It's not cheap to do, and it's inconvenient for family members unless you have the capacity to fly them all in for the ceremony. There's nothing wrong with a wedding in the church you grew up in, or at the house of a dear friend, or out in a field near town. In fact, it's probably better than Paris in the long run.
Jonnene's and my wedding....was better than anything TomKat can come up with. The only drawback was not having more family and friends able to come to Perth, Western Australia to attend. Then it would have been more perfect than it already was. For my friends back home it was a wedding in a far-away place (well, that's true) that is a magical place (and it is). For my bride, it was a wedding at her cousin's house with her family and friends present....maybe not exotic but it was exactly what she wanted and it couldn't have been a better day. A morning shower with dark clouds that opened up into sunshine with a clear blue sky before the outdoor ceremony. Birds flying all over the place and good people all around. I could go on about it but I'll save those memories for other times. Let just say that if I could plan a wedding again, I doubt I'd change much about what we already did. That's how you judge your wedding and that's what makes it perfect. We had a good start in the blocks and now the journey begins.
When Jonnene comes to the States for real, we're going to have our own "party" for everyone who couldn't make the long trek halfway around the world and let them celebrate our union with us. Maybe we'll have two: one for family and one for friends....don't know. We'll figure it out and it'll be fun and it'll be wonderful and we'll be with people who mean a lot to us.
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