And so are these posts about the TO DO LIST. Promise.
Here's what's left to do:
- Give final head count to Inn
- Find Dad's wedding ring (to affix to my bouquet; this will be my something old... if we can find where mom put it)
- Make appointment to wax eyebrows
- Make appointment for hep. shot for cruise
- Delegate someone to return tuxes day after
- Find/print Claddagh legend to be read in place of tradtional ring speech
- Mix CD for Matt for wedding day
- Wrap & hand out wedding party gifts
- Make list of everything to pack and go shopping for what we still need
- Learn to use video camera
- Assign someone to operate said camera at wedding
- Make wedding day/carpooling schedule tables (where are you, fenwic?)
That's it. That is, comparatively, a really short list. There are a few more items related to the reception and the honeymoon, but I've got a whole 'nother week after the wedding to take care of those if need be.
So Friday night is Bachelorette Party Night. Saturday Night is Last Date as an Unmarried Couple Night, since when I pointed out on our birthday date Saturday before last that that would probably be our last date as unmarrieds, Matt decided that that wouldn't do at all, and that he wanted our last date to be something special. Nevermind that I pointed out that this had better not be our "last date," to which he assured me that it won't be, but it's the end of an era, nonetheless, and it has to be memorable, dammit. I can't wait. I think Sunday might actually get to be a day of rest. Can't wait for that, either. Thank God for the long holiday weekend, the Monday of which I'll spend knocking out as much of the above list as possible.
And that's all... still two days away. I still can't believe it's not Friday yet.
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The Claddagh Ring belongs to a group of finger rings called Fede or "Faith rings" which date from Roman times. They are distinguished by having the bezel cut or cast in the form of two clasped hands, symbolizing faith, trust or "plighted troth". Fede rings were popular in the Middle Ages throughout Europe, and there are examples from this time in the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin.
The celebrated Claddagh ring, as we know it today, stands as a monument to love and friendship. The design is striking and unmistakable, two hands joined together to support a single heart, and upon it a crown. The elements of this symbol are said to correspond to the qualities of friendship (the hands), loyalty (the crown) and love (the heart) that are said to combine in a good marriage. Its motto, not surprisingly, is 'let love and friendship reign'. Traditionally, the rings can be worn in three different manners, all declaring a different status in the quest for love. When worn on the right hand with the heart facing outward toward the nail, the ring signifies one whose heart is free. When the heart is facing inward, toward the knuckle of the right hand, it indicates that the heart is no longer available. Worn on the left hand, the crown turned outward, shows all the heart is truly spoken for.
The earliest Claddaugh rings are traced back to Richard Joyce. They bear his mark and initials of his name. This story begins where Joyce departed from Claddaugh village, located just outside the old walls of Galway, on a ship enroute to the plantations of the West Indies. He was to be married on his return, but his ship was captured by Algerian pirates who sold the crew into slavery. Richard Joyce was sold to a goldsmith who trained him into his craft. He soon became a master of the trade and hand crafted a ring for the woman at home he could not forget. In 1689, he was released after William III took the throne of England. King William made an agreement whereby all his subjects who were held in captivity by the Moors were to be allowed to return to their homes. The Moorish goldsmith offered Robert Joyce his only daughter in marriage and half of his wealth if he would remain in Algiers. He declined and returned to Claddaugh to find that the woman of his heart had never married. He gave her the ring and they were married. He set up a goldsmith shop in the town of Claddaugh, and hence became the beginning of the Claddaugh ring.
Just thought I'd try to help a little!
And help you certainly did. That's awesome! Thank you!
I am so excited for you! I'm glad your list is relatively short - I hope it all goes well.
Is it weird that I feel like I'm going to be there at your wedding?
Love you!
Not any weirder than the fact I keep forgetting y'all won't be there.
I will definitely post pictures. And possibly video clips, if I can figure that out, although I suspect that on a dial-up that might be a futile endeavor, so no promises. But there will at the very least be pictures.
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