Weddings Must Have Challenges

Of course weddings must have challenges! Things that come easy are not worth having (or so the infamous "they" say). My wedding has a ton of challenges! Here's a list if you don't believe me:

1. Culture
I am American, Mr. Fox is French. The wedding customs don't exactly translate.

2. Logistics
See #1, add to it that we live in Germany. Vendor meetings and site visits are going to be a little challenging.

3. Language
No one in my family speaks French, only himself and one other family member is fluent in English. My own French is still quite poor. This means Mr. Fox must read and interpret all contracts for me prior to decision making. He must also draft all correspondence with vendors and then be the sole point of contact.

4. Money
We intend to pay for the wedding ourselves and I am currently not working.

5. General Wedding Interests of the Bride vs. General Wedding Interests of the Groom
This one is standard: men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Martians are only focused on food, wine and fun. Venutians are focused on everything else... especially the small details that no one will neither notice nor remember.

6. Religious Ceremony
We are both raised Catholic, so our families would like us to unite in a Catholic ceremony (I'm on their side too). Enter several challenges centered around logistics and language: where do we prepare? In what language?


7. Attire
I am a plus sized bride. The popular clothing world tends not to like us.
Mr. Fox has neither interest nor intention to wear a tuxedo, rented or otherwise.


8. Taste
Mr. Fox is anti golf cart.

Mr. Fox: Anti golf cart, even if it's blinged out like this. Source.

9. Culture: Cuisine
How do you translate something like foie gras and still get English-speaking people to eat it?
French people tend to think that all American food consists of stuff that you need ketchup to eat.


10. The Giveaway
I am not close with my father. We do not know each other very well and, as a consequence, he is not invited to the wedding. (Difficult call on my part.) Who is actually going to walk me down the aisle and give me away?


11. We're Asking A Lot
Regardless of where we have the wedding, guests on one side or the other will be required to spend significant amounts of money and time in order to attend.

And I think that about sums it up. Of course, there are a bunch more things that only pertain to me and my craziness, such as my desire to DIY as much as possible. But more about that later...