Wedding Preparations

We had about three weeks to get ready for the wedding. To get married in the church I had to have parental permission because I was only 19. You have to be 21 to get married in the catholic church without permission. Dad was working in St. Louis for awhile so I called mom to get the permission. She then got ahold of dad to get his permission for me. The first thing mom said when I told her I wanted to get married was "I was afraid of that." Dad was at Kathy's at the time mom called and he started raising cane and saying I would not get his permission ect, Kathy finally tod him if he wanted me to get married in the church and if he would like to walk me down the aisle, he probably should sign the paper. When Dave called his mother, he told her he was calling to invite her to his wedding. They talked a little bit, mostly about me and she said "can't you find someone your own religion?" We were off to a good start!! lol

Dave and I both had to take some pre-marital counseling. Dave had to do his at the base. He also had to sign a paper that our children would be baptized catholic. Dave did not like this at all but he didn't have much choice if he wanted to marry me.

I bought a beautiful white suit and a pillbox hat that had a short veil on it. We bought carnation corsages and boutinieres. Dave got me a set of rings from a friend of his whose wedding plans fell through. They fit perefectly. Mom had asked me if she could get the wedding cake. I told her we didn't need one, but she talked me into it. I hadn't even thought about any kind of reception. A couple girls at work brought the punch. The only thing missing that I wish I had was a white tablecloth to cover the canary yellow table. We did have a little reception at the apartment that Dave and I had rented, because of mom and a few friends. lol