No, we are not talking about polygamy, which members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do not practice. We're talking five siblings getting married on the same day and having one wedding.
Hey Mom and Dad, we're all engaged!
Waldie Family: Congratulations kids!
Other Family: Is this a joke? Is it April Fool's Day?
So all five of you want to get married this year?
Waldie Family: Maybe we can have all the weddings on the same day.
Other Family: Somebody get a hat and put the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 in it. We are about to draw and whatever you come up with, that's what year you are getting married. Whichever couple gets 2016 we'll just have to do a fast and pray that ya'll have the stamina to still be temple worthy in five years.
All five of us get married in the same temple on the same day?
Waldie Family: Ok, we can make it work.
Potential problems for other families.
- All five couples can't agree on the same wedding date or temple.
- All five couples can't get a temple recommend.
- All five couples can't agree on wedding colors.
- Some of the bridesmaids will have to be wearing white.
- Brides that are sister-in-laws & not actual siblings say; "Oh no you didn't!"
- Guests show up for the 1st temple ceremonies & sneak out for the last set.
- More than one couple wants to go to the same honeymoon destination.
- It's hard enough to find 1 modest wedding dress let alone 5 different ones.
- One couple's first dance will actually be the last dance.
- Does this mean we have to celebrate our anniversaries together!
Kudos to the Waldie's for making it work, it went so well that they are already planning their one year anniversary trip which they will all be going on together and they plan to keep the tradition going each year.
Do you see other potential problems or would the Waldie wedding way work out in your family?
Be Blessed,
Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel
Y'all crack me up!! It's like you read my mind!
ReplyDeleteI'm a jealous sort and sharing my "big day" with someone else would have meant a cat fight for sure!! Also, the whole, "I'm not the center of attention" thing would have been hard to swallow.
And how in the heck would they sort out who got what gifts???
It's hard enough to get someone to accurately record what everyone brought to a reception, but with FIVE couples... dang, they could just pile all the gifts in the middle of the church gym and let those 5 brides go for it and play a game of "I pass my shoe" for gifts they didn't like.
The Waldies have some nerves of steel...
My ONE son and his lovely bride got married in the temple in May and that was stressful enough with ONE WEDDING!
Nope. I'm a selfish sistah. It has got to be all about me. I shared my toys and my clothes now you want me to share my wedding day? Not gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteOh and I love cake! So I am not sharing! Back off!
ReplyDeleteI love you girls! I was the couple that would have held everyone up from going to the temple, but 3 years and a couple of kids later we made it to the Temple and I wouldn't trade having that special day all to myself for anything in the world!
ReplyDeleteMy sisters and I are all close so I think this would have been fun.
ReplyDeleteI just saw this story a few minutes ago and thought the same thing. Actually I thought...will they all get divorced on the same day too?...then I saw it was a Mormon family and thought, they've at least got a better chance than many of that NOT happening! :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, getting married on the same day was more common back in the day, I think. I have ancestors who got married on the same day...it was however V-day...and no they weren't mormon.
Are they quintuplets?
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I would have loved sharing a wedding day and anniversary with my sisters. Why not? It makes it special, and I wasn't all that into being the center of attention at my wedding anyway.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that they were willing to do that, and what a money saver for their parents!!
=)
We can not deny the money-saver part of this, it was a great deal for parents who's kids all decided to get engaged in the same year! And it's great that they had a kids whose relationships were awesome enough that it all went over well.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly no, but maybe Jon & Kate plus 8 should be taking notes...lol.
ReplyDeleteThey did it your ancestors way in in "Pride and Prejudice" too!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful that you and your sisters have that kind of a relationship!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! We are with you, we love having our special day all to ourselves.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they had 5 cakes, can you imagine all that cake! And what if someone's cake was taller thank someone elses...oh boy!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, we take it you are not in sharing mood when it comes to weddings!
ReplyDeleteThey definitely have nerves of steel! Planning a wedding is no joke and they did it for TEN people at once!
ReplyDeleteAmen!! Takes a special family to pull it off!!
ReplyDeleteIt sure does! Girl, we thought we were special, but we not that special.
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