How many of you???

[Bowman'sWifey]

Jesse and I were planning a wedding but then things happened and we got married the day he graduated bootcamp in Georgia. So now we are planning a wedding for when he comes in this time So I just wanted to know how everyone else done it or is doing it???

[harrisonsdream]

we did something similar to you. we did the JP on his summer leave and then did a big ceremony and everything. it worked out just fine, we didn't publicize the fact we did JP though

[armywifecarole]

I don't know how religious you are or anything, but a church ceremony was extremely important to us. At the same time, everyone knew we had already been to the JP. It turns out that in our pastor's ceremony book, there was a ceremony that was specifically for this kind of thing. It recognized that we were married in a legal ceremony but wanted the blessing of our church and family. We also did a hand blessing and a ring blessing at the end. It was absolutely perfect for us.

[Bowman'sWifey]

Originally Posted by armywifecarole I don't know how religious you are or anything, but a church ceremony was extremely important to us. At the same time, everyone knew we had already been to the JP. It turns out that in our pastor's ceremony book, there was a ceremony that was specifically for this kind of thing. It recognized that we were married in a legal ceremony but wanted the blessing of our church and family. We also did a hand blessing and a ring blessing at the end. It was absolutely perfect for us.

thats what I want.

[Jennie]

We were engaged for 14 months before we got married.
Personally, I think it's pointless to have a JOP wedding, that's for the majority a secret, then turn around a couple months later and have a big ceremony. It's something I don't understand the logic behind. That's my personal opinion, which I don't hold it against anyone who does it.

[harrisonsdream]

Originally Posted by Jennie We were engaged for 14 months before we got married. Personally, I think it's pointless to have a JOP wedding, that's for the majority a secret, then turn around a couple months later and have a big ceremony. It's something I don't understand the logic behind. That's my personal opinion, which I don't hold it against anyone who does it.

we did it that way because the church wedding was in the works already but for logistical reasons.

[Bex]

Originally Posted by Jennie We were engaged for 14 months before we got married. Personally, I think it's pointless to have a JOP wedding, that's for the majority a secret, then turn around a couple months later and have a big ceremony. It's something I don't understand the logic behind. That's my personal opinion, which I don't hold it against anyone who does it.

i feel the same way. but then again, that's just my personal preference, like jennie said, i don't hold it against anyone if it is/was their choice.

[armywifecarole]

Originally Posted by Jennie We were engaged for 14 months before we got married. Personally, I think it's pointless to have a JOP wedding, that's for the majority a secret, then turn around a couple months later and have a big ceremony. It's something I don't understand the logic behind. That's my personal opinion, which I don't hold it against anyone who does it.

We did it because his joining the Army happened fairly quickly, and we wanted to be married before he left for basic. We weren't secret about it at all. We had the church ceremony because, as I said in my earlier post, it was important to us to have the blessing of our church and our families.

[harrisonsdream]

Originally Posted by armywifecarole We did it because his joining the Army happened fairly quickly, and we wanted to be married before he left for basic. We weren't secret about it at all. We had the church ceremony because, as I said in my earlier post, it was important to us to have the blessing of our church and our families.

i believe she was referring to my comment on not publicizing it

[Kelsey]

We were engaged for about 6 months and planned our big wedding in that time (I was taking time off from school and DH was finishing up training), got married in the church I always wanted to get married in (the one my parents, grandparents, brother were married in and the one I was baptized in). It was a smallish ceremony...nothing fancy. Just about 150 people were invited. We spent about 1/2 or less of the "average" wedding, but for us, it was perfect.