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VirginiaDeb 
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Member since 5/05 9252 total posts 
Name: Deb 
 
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 Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
I love you dearly, and I'm so very happy that you have found true love and are getting married, but must you all do it during the summer of 2006?  Because I now officially have been invited to/know I am being invited to 7 weddings between April 15th and October 8th.  And I'm still waiting for FIL to announce his wedding date, which will likely be at some point this summer.
  DH and I are going to be moving into a box in order to be able to afford all of your gifts.
  I would appreciate your consideration.  
  Love,
  Broke in the Boondocks
  Disclaimer: I am totally kidding.  But the fact that I am either getting a shower invite, std or wedding invitation in the mail every week is getting a bit out of hand      
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			Posted 5/10/06 5:34 PM    | 
	
	
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CowgirlChick97 
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Name: Brianna 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Thats a lot of weddings!!!!!!!!!
               
  I havent been to  one in a WHILE, but this year I am going to 3 so far...!!!
  
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			Posted 5/10/06 5:36 PM    | 
	
	
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VirginiaDeb 
Don't eat me, hippo! 
  
Member since 5/05 9252 total posts 
Name: Deb 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Yeah - it's getting a bit rediculous...
  Before 2004 I had been to 3 weddings...  Then it started
  Invited to 6 in 2004 4 + mine in 2005 And now 7, possibly 8 if FIL gets married this summer in 2006.
  And I already know of 2 for next year    
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			Posted 5/10/06 5:38 PM    | 
	
	
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Goldi0218 
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Member since 12/05 23902 total posts 
Name: Leslie 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
We had/have 8 weddings and 2 Bat Mitzvahs between April 30 and July 15th. Then another wedding this fall and an other Bar Mitzvah as well. Some of those functions are on the same weekend and on the same day. 
  And people laughed at us for geting married in the winter. At least we made it easy for people to budget. We had no competition for dates with anyone else. 
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			Posted 5/10/06 6:41 PM    | 
	
	
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Salason 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Between weddings (we have 5), bridal showers, baby showers & christenings this summer, it is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!! 
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			Posted 5/10/06 6:45 PM    | 
	
	
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
What luck having that many weddings and no double weekends!?!??!?! 
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			Posted 5/10/06 6:50 PM    | 
	
	
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VirginiaDeb 
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Member since 5/05 9252 total posts 
Name: Deb 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by missus-hbradio
  What luck having that many weddings and no double weekends!?!??!?! 
 
  yet     Don't Jinx me ;)
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			Posted 5/10/06 6:50 PM    | 
	
	
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MrsPornStar 
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Name: Mama 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
We had our wedding in January, 2 weddings (Sat. & Sun) in February, 2 weddings in April, a wedding in June, my sister's wedding in July, another wedding in July, a wedding in August in Vermont, and SIL's wedding in Sept! I am all wedding-ed out!   
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			Posted 5/10/06 6:53 PM    | 
	
	
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by VirginiaDeb
 
 Posted by missus-hbradio
  What luck having that many weddings and no double weekends!?!??!?! 
 
  yet     Don't Jinx me ;) 
 
  BUT that can be a good excuse to not go!!!
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			Posted 5/10/06 7:00 PM    | 
	
	
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sweetpea0717 
LIF Toddler 
  
Member since 5/05 386 total posts 
Name: Trish 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
At least they're happy occasions    
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:11 AM    | 
	
	
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Bxgell2 
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Name: Beth 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
We just got an invitation to an orthodox wedding where the women and men are separated for the ceremony and dancing, and the women are asked to show up in a dress that goes below the knee, high neckline and long sleeves, for a wedding in the middle of the summer.  Talk about a major PITA      
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:15 AM    | 
	
	
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by Bxgell2
  We just got an invitation to an orthodox wedding where the women and men are separated for the ceremony and dancing, and the women are asked to show up in a dress that goes below the knee, high neckline and long sleeves, for a wedding in the middle of the summer.  Talk about a major PITA      
 
  Where do you even find something like that?
  I have a lot of weddings & showers this year too ( not as many as Deb though!) & I am excited to go to them all, but I worry that I am skimping on the gifts a little to be able to afford it all.  
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:18 AM    | 
	
	
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nrthshgrl 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Just be aware that for us the "Summer of 9 weddings" was followed two years later by the "Summer of 7 Baby Showers".     
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:22 AM    | 
	
	
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kriss2c 
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Name: Kristen 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Start picking fights with all the brides to be.  
  Save yourself while you still can.     
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:23 AM    | 
	
	
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jana 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by VirginiaDeb
 
 Posted by missus-hbradio
  What luck having that many weddings and no double weekends!?!??!?! 
 
  yet     Don't Jinx me ;) 
 
  A few yrs back I had 6, YES 6 WEDDINGS in one September- every Saturday plus 2 Sundays. Talk about all tapped-out. The worst problem was that at every party it was basically the same crowd sooooooo, no repeat-recycled dresses   
  I find that weddings come in spurts,sorta like a generation thing. One year its quiet,one year crazy,etc.
  
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:32 AM    | 
	
	
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pmpkn087 
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Name: Stephanie 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
I don't think I've every BEEN to 7 weddings      
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:35 AM    | 
	
	
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SoinLove 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by jana A few yrs back I had 6, YES 6 WEDDINGS in one September- every Saturday plus 2 Sundays. Talk about all tapped-out. The worst problem was that at every party it was basically the same crowd sooooooo, no repeat-recycled dresses   
  I find that weddings come in spurts,sorta like a generation thing. One year its quiet,one year crazy,etc.
 
  
 
  YIKES... I would've been drained (physically and financially) after that month!   
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:36 AM    | 
	
	
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kaklesmay 
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Name: Kim 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
I'd skip out on a couple of unimportant ones if I were you...thats too much!!  
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			Posted 5/11/06 4:18 PM    | 
	
	
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Shanti 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
2 years ago, Rob & I went to 8 weddings  
  But you know, it is all happy and beautiful and that is what you have to remember as your wallet empties   
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			Posted 5/11/06 4:19 PM    | 
	
	
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ladybug78 
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Member since 1/06 719 total posts 
Name: K 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
That was like our year last year!!!! We had 8 total weddings between July-November, ours being the last...We had 4 of them within the 6 weeks before our own wedding           
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			Posted 5/11/06 4:31 PM    | 
	
	
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kms717 
St Philomena Protect My Son 
  
Member since 2/06 2747 total posts 
Name: Kelly 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Tell me about it, we had 6 in 2003 including BIL's.  None in 2004. 3 in 2005 and our own. 3 for 2006 (one is tomorrow night) and so far 1 in 2007.  By the end of next year most of our friends well be married thank God!    We're running out of money too! 
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:02 PM    | 
	
	
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kms717 
St Philomena Protect My Son 
  
Member since 2/06 2747 total posts 
Name: Kelly 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by nrthshgrl
  Just be aware that for us the "Summer of 9 weddings" was followed two years later by the "Summer of 7 Baby Showers".     
 
 
        Don't tell me that  !  You mean all these married couples are going to start having babies just to get more gifts   !!!
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			Posted 5/11/06 11:05 PM    | 
	
	
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VirginiaDeb 
Don't eat me, hippo! 
  
Member since 5/05 9252 total posts 
Name: Deb 
 
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 Re: Dear Engaged Friends and Family... 
Posted by kms717
 
 Posted by nrthshgrl
  Just be aware that for us the "Summer of 9 weddings" was followed two years later by the "Summer of 7 Baby Showers".     
 
 
        Don't tell me that  !  You mean all these married couples are going to start having babies just to get more gifts   !!! 
 
  I know!     
 
   
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