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madelise

madelise

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How "LIW" are you? Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things? Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged?


Discuss. ;))







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We all know Madelise is nuts :tongue: Cus I've called and spoke to people at venues, have looked at venues in the past, and I've already chosen a dress that I'll probably buy when the time is right. I chose a color scheme, and how I want to do my hair and makeup. Heck, I even chose outfits for the engagement dinner and rehearsal dinner, and have planned out where I want to take my engagement photo shoot.

Okay, your turn.
 
How "LIW" are you? NOT THAT LIW. I think Im fairly tame by PS LIW-standards

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? uh not really? I used to look at least once a day for maybe 45 mins? I enjoy looking at the posts in RT and everything, but I wasnt necessarily looking for a ring FOR ME since I knew SO was not into it until it was *time*

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? Not actively. Hahahah I have looked at some (maybe all?) of these at some point. I know the styles of dresses I like but have not seen any in person. I have not put a single thought into shoes. There are some colors I distinctly like (dusty pinks/sunbursts/deep red roses) and some I hate but I have no idea what our scheme will be. I know that SO wants to have all his guys just *buy* suits for the wedding since it costs just as much and most of his men are serious ppl. hehehe I have bookmarked a couple of venues but Im not sure that I even know which CITY we will get married in. SO is very into *his city* but we will be living in another city, 4 hours away from his, and will have been doing that for about a year before we get married... Should we get married in the city he grew up in or the city we will make our life in? idk, both of them suck from a tourist POV. My family is from out of state so they will be flying either way. Its a problem I keep pushing into the future. SHRUG. I have also bookmarked photographers which is HILARIOUS because I found a couple real life friends/classmates on two of them. But I havent compared much or thought about the money aspect which is huge.

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? No :-) This is where I look tame. I have never done any wedding things in person or on the phone. Not one.

Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things? I dont think Im silent, but Im def not loud. :bigsmile:

Does your SO know you are a LIW? Yes, and he does know Im on the list....but I should be done w all this soon :Up_to_something:
Does he know you want to be engaged? I SURE HOPE SO considering Ive completed every aspect of the purchase including going with him to do the bank wire.



Nice topic Madelise!
 
I would say I'm a "silent" LIW. I've looked at rings, but that's about it. I don't want to look at more, like colors ideas and so forth, until engagement is on the horizon. M doesn't know I'm a LIW, and he most certainly doesn't know I'm on the list. And I've made it quite obvious I want to be engaged. LOL. ::)
 
MBKRH|1347039430|3263802 said:
I would say I'm a "silent" LIW. I've looked at rings, but that's about it. I don't want to look at more, like colors ideas and so forth, until engagement is on the horizon. M doesn't know I'm a LIW, and he most certainly doesn't know I'm on the list. And I've made it quite obvious I want to be engaged. LOL. ::)
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haha samesies!! we have talked about marriage and all that jazz but I definitely do more daydreaming about the ring than the other wedding related stuff. I don't feel like that is too materialistic because 1) that is all equally materialistic I feel...to daydream about little details and extravagant things for a wedding compared to a ring, 2) because a ring is a huuuge investment and will last beyond the wedding day!! and 3) we are here, on pricescope lol.

I do have a wedding board on pinterest and colors and flowers I would like, but beyond that it's kind of up in the air and I wouldn't want to have this exact image in my mind and then be disappointed when it can't all come together within budget. also it is seeming more likely that we will be having a very small wedding so some of this stuff may not be that relevant? idk we shall see!
 
How "LIW" are you?
Fairly? Lol. He has the ring in his possession. We've had all the talks. My family knows. He's working on how to formally tell his, though I feel certain they know this is where it's going.

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream?
Nope, not anymore! Used to, but the ring has been purchased!

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream?
I look at dresses ALL THE TIME! I watch Say Yes to the Dress, I Found the Gown, Bridezillas, My Fair Wedding, Four Weddings, lol. I don't daydream in the sense of most as we're planning to elope if the families don't completely kill that idea, but I do think of colors, venues, outfits, etc. Just much less in scale than most. I have a folder on my computer of dresses, venues, honeymoon ideas, photographers...

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things?
We've emailed a few places. There are two top contenders for us at the moment and we've talked with the vendors to get a better idea of them both. Nothing purchased or booked, just initial inquiries.

Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things?
I'm silent to my friends (save two), but not to Andrew by any means. He knows about all the inquiries, etc. The only thing I haven't done is try dresses on in person. I refuse to go until the sparkly is in place on my finger AND I'm in a size I won't cry about ;)

Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged?
He totally knows. We picked out the ring together. We'll get there, hopefully sooner than later!
 
How "LIW" are you? I'm a lot better than I used to be. SO gave me a "timeline" of this past spring, so I was really frenzied and crazy leading up to that time. When I realized it wasn't going to happen then, I calmed down. Now I'm expecting next spring, and I think I'll be too busy with work to really get all crazy like I was before.

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? I used to, but recently I've been looking only about 15 minutes a day.

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? No. Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I've never really dreamed of a wedding. I'd go the courthouse route if I could, but SO will want a huge, white tie wedding. So I'm sure I'll end up with a wedding far larger and fancier than I want, but I'm choosing to bury my head in the sand and pretend like that's not a possibility. I'm a pretty shy person and do not enjoy being in the spotlight like that!

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? No. SO would be terrified and would likely run for the hills. :lol:

Does your SO know you are a LIW? Yes.

Does he know you want to be engaged? Hell yes. :saint:
 
pandabee|1347051961|3263925 said:
haha samesies!! we have talked about marriage and all that jazz but I definitely do more daydreaming about the ring than the other wedding related stuff. I don't feel like that is too materialistic because 1) that is all equally materialistic I feel...to daydream about little details and extravagant things for a wedding compared to a ring, 2) because a ring is a huuuge investment and will last beyond the wedding day!! and 3) we are here, on pricescope lol.

I do have a wedding board on pinterest and colors and flowers I would like, but beyond that it's kind of up in the air and I wouldn't want to have this exact image in my mind and then be disappointed when it can't all come together within budget. also it is seeming more likely that we will be having a very small wedding so some of this stuff may not be that relevant? idk we shall see!
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I too have a wedding board on pinterest (doesn't everyone ?!? :tongue: ) that has given me ideas and I glance at from time to time, but when it comes down to it, I have NO CLUE what I want. Our wedding would probably be on the small side too, I'm sure. I don't want some enormous, debt-inducing event, but somewhere in the middle would be ideal.

Like I said, I am not looking into any of that right now. Once (and when) the ring is on my finger, then I'll have no choice. For now, I'm just enjoying the "browsing."
 
How "LIW" are you?
I'm not as "LIW" as I was when I first joined the boards. I'm not too obsessed anymore.

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream?
Not all day, but I do look at the inventories at least twice a week. Since we are getting closer to purchasing, I want to know what's available! ;)

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream?
Again, I used to look at this stuff all the time, back when I had free time :lol: Now that I have a full time job and we are trying to buy a house, I just don't have the time to daydream about this stuff. I am fairly certain I already know the ceremony venue, and I know of a couple good photographers. But other than that, I have no plans yet.

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things?
I've never called or emailed anyone yet.

Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things?
I wouldn't say I'm "silent" as I'm pretty vocal about it to BF. But to my friends and family, I'm definitely a silent LIW

Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged?
He knows I'm on the list and he knows that at one point I was list keeper. He definitely knows I want to be engaged!!
 
How "LIW" are you? Not bad at all.

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? Not really. I know what i want and drool over it.

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? No, No, No, Yes, No....LOL The only thing is venue, but that is because the boyfriend's friend got married there and he would like to get married there and it fits our "destination semi-elope" theme! No colors because im not having a wedding party or reception....

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? Nope!

Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things? I guess i'm not as bad as some others, but i wouldn't call myself silent.

Does your SO know you are a LIW? He knows about PS.

Does he know you want to be engaged? Yes, he's the one who brought it up...LOL. It's more of a timing thing now. We both agree that around 2 years is a good time to be engaged, and he is planning to purchase some time next year...and next July will be 2 years. We already have lived together about 10 months now and i don't really see a rush since our wedding date will probably be booked out 2 years from engagement. I guess i'm impatient about getting the sparkly on my finger so i can gaze at it all day haha.
 
MBKRH|1347106050|3264204 said:
pandabee|1347051961|3263925 said:
haha samesies!! we have talked about marriage and all that jazz but I definitely do more daydreaming about the ring than the other wedding related stuff. I don't feel like that is too materialistic because 1) that is all equally materialistic I feel...to daydream about little details and extravagant things for a wedding compared to a ring, 2) because a ring is a huuuge investment and will last beyond the wedding day!! and 3) we are here, on pricescope lol.

I do have a wedding board on pinterest and colors and flowers I would like, but beyond that it's kind of up in the air and I wouldn't want to have this exact image in my mind and then be disappointed when it can't all come together within budget. also it is seeming more likely that we will be having a very small wedding so some of this stuff may not be that relevant? idk we shall see!
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I too have a wedding board on pinterest (doesn't everyone ?!? :tongue: ) that has given me ideas and I glance at from time to time, but when it comes down to it, I have NO CLUE what I want. Our wedding would probably be on the small side too, I'm sure. I don't want some enormous, debt-inducing event, but somewhere in the middle would be ideal.

Like I said, I am not looking into any of that right now. Once (and when) the ring is on my finger, then I'll have no choice. For now, I'm just enjoying the "browsing."
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Lol, seriously! I don't have my pinterest account connected to any of my IRL friends or my Facebook, just the gals here on LIW. I clicked on one of my friend's pins that she had linked to her FB, and found everyone else from my HS on there. These people are like, single or in new relationships! I was like, WHOA THERE, horsey, you're nowhere NEAR a wedding and you have a million wedding things pinned? HAHA! I guess? I just never did any bookmarking or the like until I was actually planning. It's so foreign to me! It seems EVERYONE is planning their wedding now, even if it's close to being on the horizon!

It totally reminds me of this one independent film I watched, where the main character and her gay best friend planned their whole combined wedding and booked everything, without even knowing WHO they were going to marry. They literally planned it with the idea that, with it planned, they will find then find someone to marry. LOL!!!
 
madelise|1347138709|3264418 said:
Lol, seriously! I don't have my pinterest account connected to any of my IRL friends or my Facebook, just the gals here on LIW. I clicked on one of my friend's pins that she had linked to her FB, and found everyone else from my HS on there. These people are like, single or in new relationships! I was like, WHOA THERE, horsey, you're nowhere NEAR a wedding and you have a million wedding things pinned? HAHA! I guess? I just never did any bookmarking or the like until I was actually planning. It's so foreign to me! It seems EVERYONE is planning their wedding now, even if it's close to being on the horizon!

It totally reminds me of this one independent film I watched, where the main character and her gay best friend planned their whole combined wedding and booked everything, without even knowing WHO they were going to marry. They literally planned it with the idea that, with it planned, they will find then find someone to marry. LOL!!!
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OMG are you serious!?
 
That's insane, madelise! Do you remember the name of the film?
 
I DO NOT have a pinterest account AT ALL ...so I most def do not have a wedding board lol... sorry to be a debbie downer!! I actually talked about it with SO the other day...and it really ONLY makes sense to have a wedding pinterest board if youre engaged.We too have all those friends w their accounts linked to facebook w huge wedding boards... in my opinion, they seem like girls who are working hard to scare guys away! I actually had my aunt send me a pinterest link to my email and she said "oh this would be good for your wedding" --- WHAT WEDDING?!

I WILL have pinterest sometime soon.,.. after we get engaged and all that. I have been tempted at times to get it because I am pretty crafty and there are some cute things, but I will refrain!
 
LJL, I don't have a pinterest either. Actually I do, but I've never used it. However I confess to having a folder on my computer with a few ideas!

How "LIW" are you? I have my moments, but I'm normally very mild!

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? No. I have definitely wasted a few hours doing this though!

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? It is definitely in the back of my mind! I know that I will have a short engagement, and I am VERY particular (aren't we all! he he), so I let myself do a bit of research hoping to make it easier on us later on!

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/purchasing things? No. Except I might have spotted a dress recently that I love. And I might be afraid I won't be able to find it again when the time comes. So this answer may change! :tongue:

Or are you a "silent LIW", one that doesn't do all these LIW-y things? No one knows that I am an LIW except..

Does your SO know you are a LIW? .. for my SO. He doesn't know about PS though, but he has seen the boards over my shoulder I'm sure!

Does he know you want to be engaged? Yes, he knows!
 
How "LIW" are you?
Only close friends , a small amount of family and SO know that i pretty LIW but not crazy :naughty:


Do you look at rings all day, and daydream?
I am always looking at rings , but am expecting to get a cushion cut with a pave setting

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream?
I am always watching say yes to the dress , i have tons saved to my laptop. SO and i have already talked about venues the colors we want and a the guest list.

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things?
I have not done anything yet , the minute i have the sparkly on my hand i will but running rampant


Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged?
Yes , he always brings me home wedding magazines and told me last year that around this time there would be a ring on my finger ... i would be over the moon but i just don't know if its going to happen.
 
BeautyQueen|1347646847|3268168 said:
Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged?
Yes , he always brings me home wedding magazines and told me last year that around this time there would be a ring on my finger .
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SOOO sweet!
 
Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? Ugghh, yes, but trying to stop as I have made a final decision and we have been over it extensively. Now he is shopping for THE diamond and isn't even sneaky! He leaves webpages open and it is so hard to just close them and not look. It seems like it has been around the corner for ages. I'm going CRAZY! He said for sure within a year and likely within six months....He is enjoying torturing me!!!! His family, my family, all our friends are sooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? Guilty!

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? We stopped by and looked at one venue in person because it out of the way and we happened to be driving by, otherwise I have restrained myself.

Does your SO know you are a LIW? He wouldn't be surprised.
 
Sooie|1347912150|3269779 said:
Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? Ugghh, yes, but trying to stop as I have made a final decision and we have been over it extensively. Now he is shopping for THE diamond and isn't even sneaky! He leaves webpages open and it is so hard to just close them and not look. It seems like it has been around the corner for ages. I'm going CRAZY! He said for sure within a year and likely within six months....He is enjoying torturing me!!!! His family, my family, all our friends are sooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? Guilty!

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? We stopped by and looked at one venue in person because it out of the way and we happened to be driving by, otherwise I have restrained myself.

Does your SO know you are a LIW? He wouldn't be surprised.
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:wavey: hi!!! fresh meat :naughty: introduce!!!!
 
madelise|1347138709|3264418 said:
Lol, seriously! I don't have my pinterest account connected to any of my IRL friends or my Facebook, just the gals here on LIW. I clicked on one of my friend's pins that she had linked to her FB, and found everyone else from my HS on there. These people are like, single or in new relationships! I was like, WHOA THERE, horsey, you're nowhere NEAR a wedding and you have a million wedding things pinned? HAHA! I guess? I just never did any bookmarking or the like until I was actually planning. It's so foreign to me! It seems EVERYONE is planning their wedding now, even if it's close to being on the horizon!

It totally reminds me of this one independent film I watched, where the main character and her gay best friend planned their whole combined wedding and booked everything, without even knowing WHO they were going to marry. They literally planned it with the idea that, with it planned, they will find then find someone to marry. LOL!!!
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I have a pinterest but do not have a wedding board. I too was shocked when I saw almost ALL of my single friends or friends in new relationships already had wedding boards. I still do not have one and won't until I get engaged. I don't know, it just seems weird for me to have a wedding board when I don't even have a ring on my finger yet.
 
How "LIW" are you? Moderately LIW - I work in the bridal industry, so I can chalk it all down to work, really. And I can kid myself and say that all my research is work related.

Do you look at rings all day, and daydream? No, not all day at all. But I definitely think about something wedding related at least once a day.

Do you look at dresses, shoes, color palettes, and venues, and daydream? One Hundred Percent. We are both very clear that we don't want a long engagement, so we need to have a clear idea of what we want. So we discuss it often. Usually when I'm flipping through a magazine or on pinterest for workies, and I find something I love/hate, we discuss to make sure we both love/hate it. The other day we were looking at a picture of a beautiful cake that had a tiny spiderman poking his head out from underneath it - and he said "Can you put that in your scrapbook? I don't want to forget that I love that". And I was all - "What? I don't keep a scrapbook..." He: "really? are you sure about that?" Me: "Well... I have a pinterest. And a folder on my USB".

Do you go above and beyond daydreaming and actually calling places/ purchasing things? No, I go to all the bridal fairs for work and with friends who are getting married, and I definitely take numbers and business cards of vendors that I like, but I haven't booked anything. I have purchased our cake topper, which is actually a little statue that I've been in love with for years that will sit next to our cake. And because our dream wedding would be in a house that I can decorate myself in advance (I don't like to let go of control) we've done some research into that.

Does your SO know you are a LIW? Does he know you want to be engaged? If he didn't notice by now, he'd have to be pretty thick!
 
MayFlowers|1348328628|3272836 said:
madelise|1347138709|3264418 said:
Lol, seriously! I don't have my pinterest account connected to any of my IRL friends or my Facebook, just the gals here on LIW. I clicked on one of my friend's pins that she had linked to her FB, and found everyone else from my HS on there. These people are like, single or in new relationships! I was like, WHOA THERE, horsey, you're nowhere NEAR a wedding and you have a million wedding things pinned? HAHA! I guess? I just never did any bookmarking or the like until I was actually planning. It's so foreign to me! It seems EVERYONE is planning their wedding now, even if it's close to being on the horizon!

It totally reminds me of this one independent film I watched, where the main character and her gay best friend planned their whole combined wedding and booked everything, without even knowing WHO they were going to marry. They literally planned it with the idea that, with it planned, they will find then find someone to marry. LOL!!!
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I have a pinterest but do not have a wedding board. I too was shocked when I saw almost ALL of my single friends or friends in new relationships already had wedding boards. I still do not have one and won't until I get engaged. I don't know, it just seems weird for me to have a wedding board when I don't even have a ring on my finger yet.
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I was seriously just talking about this yesterday! A friend of mine pinned Yssie's ring (it was a re-pin) and it lead me to her wedding board. Holy guacamole! She's been with her BF for 3/4 months and this is just....she pins wedding stuff daily. I feel like Pinterest gives you a weird peek into peoples lives that FB doesn't. Like, people may realize it's a bit odd when you're 22 to talk about wanting to marry your BF of a few months, but damn if you can't tell they're thinking it from their Pinterest boards. In the long run it's no harm, no foul, but it makes me go :confused:
 
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