If I Could have a Lauri Waring Wedding…
The third season of The Real Housewives of Orange County is sure to be a hit, even without Jo. One of the main events? The fabulous wedding of Lauri Waring and George Peterson.
Now, I haven’t actually seen any sneak previews, but knowing Lauri’s spending history and the size of George’s bank account, I doubt that this wedding will be frugal, even though it isn’t a first wedding for either of them. Hey, who knows? They may surprise me and run off to Vegas for the ultimate cheap wedding, but I think it’s more likely that we’ll see over-the-top spending in true housewives fashion.
I’m not married yet, but I am in a long-term commitment, and what girl doesn’t like to dream about her own wedding from time to time? Hell, most of us were dreaming about it long before we even picked out a potential groom! It got me to thinking - if money was no object, how would I like to splurge at my wedding?
And thinking about that is dangerous. Before I knew it, I was scouting all over the web for the coolest bride and groom “stuff” to have at a wedding. Here are some of the neat things I found…and maybe I’ll actually use a few of these ideas if I save up enough money:
*Ok, this is the neatest idea, especially since my boyfriend and I had our first date at a concert! You can get customer-printed “tickets” to use as save-the-date keepsakes, party invitations, etc. etc. etc., and the coolest thing about them is that they don’t totally break the bank. A pack of 10 is only $15!
*I’m not even a real “cake person”, but for my wedding, I want the yummiest, most delicious cake I can afford. Preferably with multiple layers of different flavors. And I’ll have some from each layer. I want it to look really cool too. Food network regularly has cake challenges, and here’s an example. Or how about these cool wedding cakes? Yeah, they’ll cost a few grand. Oh well, a girl can dream!
*It seems like a horrible waste of money, but if money really isn’t an concern, check out photo stamps for sending out your invitations. You’ll make all you relatives puke with your “cuteness” lol. A sheet of 20 is $5-10 plus the cost of the postage.
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April 9th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Husband george’s big development in san juan capistrano just got swatted by city planners there. see http://www.thecapistranodispatch.com
December 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
WOW,
I just started watching this show, and took particular interest in your sons story. I therefore had to watch all the previous episodes to catch up and I cant believe what I’ve seen. Your son is a heroin addict, and you don’t have the sense to send him to a therapeutic program, or even get him into a serious program for kids with SERIOUS problems? Instead you go looking for a husband! I’ve always wondered about women like you, and how they can be so self absorbed.
Didn’t you for one moment question yourself, and maybe just maybe, think it would be a good idea to see how you messed up, and get help not only for yourself, but for your other children? Your 21 year old does not even have a college degree, nor any real direction in life. Did you ever question that perhaps the direction you took and life you have lived, as well as your lack of parenting skills maybe the cause for all of this?
How about going back to school and getting a real job/career, instead of hunting for a man. What ramifications do you think this will have on your youngest daughter? Clearly by now she sees, that without a man around her Mother is basically incapable providing for her emotionally and physically. And worst of all can only be happy if there is a rich man taking care of her.
Then to make matters worse, once you land the (what four times married idiot, who has a history of not being such a good guy after the wedding) the hunted man, you all of a sudden show off all of the things HIS MONEY can buy. Shame on you. Talking about how the “other Girls” are jealous. Jealous of what? A woman who hasn’t accomplished squat in her life? Just what do they have to be jealous of, what George can buy you? How about taking some time, to educate yourself, and do something for all the single mom”s who are struggling out there. Surly, someone who has devoted their entire life to finding someone to take care of them, can at the very least try to help someone else.
In conclusion, you make “us” single, or formerly single moms look like morons. I too like 48.7% of the country have at one time or another been a single mom. And like everyone else had their fair share of grief, but not showing your own children how to survive and thrive on their own, is a grave miss step. Its pretty clear to those watching this show, why your life has been a mess.
Bit of advise, forget the Cavalli dress, finish your education, and do something with yourself, not to yourself, and I guarantee not only will your life, but that of your children’s lifes’ will change for the better. Its not about the “stuff”, its about what you do, and how you do it.
Shocked at the stupidity of some of these women,
Gracie,
MBA, PhD.