Meh.. this actually sounds kinda fun. If you do things serious the first time around why not have a giggle when you renew..? At least they’re not doing it trailer-trash style as Heidi Klum & Seal did last year!
Purple, green, and gold? So it’s a Mardi Gras vow renewal? Who’s gonna throw the beads? And is the renewing bride gonna flash, or is she going to promise not to flash in exchange for beads?
Yeah, I’m kind of an anything goes, live and let live kind of person when it comes to weddings. I mean I had tiny ninjas in my bouquet and a German polka band doing Bloodhound Gang covers at my wedding.
somehow “vow renewal circus” bring an inescapable mental image of elephants, clowns, maids of honor, and a wedding cake–crashing together in one noisy mess.
Do whatever for your vow renewal thing, I’m all for surreal funny shit. What I fail to understand is why the wedding was mentioned in the request at all.
Oh wait, I just remembered that when you are planning anything wedding related, you become temporarily insane and think strangers care about your event. (Yes, I am speaking from experience)
I WANTED real ninjas to hang from the ceiling and throw stars and stuff, but after insisting on the combined Mexican and German theme, and all the chili peppers and lederhosen and whatnot, my dear hubby-to-be put a kibosh on the ninjas. He didn’t even know I’d snuck the little ninjas into my bouquet (and his bout) until the day of the wedding.
I just love this request. I tend to think ceremonies are far to often stuffy sappy things and making it a circus and being silly and irreverant with it. That’s just awesome.
$75 though is a bit on the low side, double that at least.
Consider yourself officially invited. BTW, we had a fire eater, too. Come to think of it, maybe I need to ask my husband if he submitted any Alchemy requests.
what a beautiful bouquet, pantsmonkey!! The ninja is a superb touch. Seriously. Weddings NEED fun creativity like that!!
As for the alchemy request I am kinda with UnaBee… whatever, creative, funny, ok. But why mention it in the request? Just ask for a MardiGras themed ringmaster coat.
I wonder if they have kids: “Brian, you can do your juggling in the side ring; Chris, you can use Checkers and be an animal trainer; Stewie, you do the arialist act. OK. Everyone all set? What? Oh. Meg. Meg honey, why don’t you go on over to the sideshow. I’m sure they can find something for you there.”
#46 pantsmonkey :
Fire eater! Nice. We had a fire dancer.
I love the little ninjas. I can just picture them running around like the tiny Ashes in Army of Darkness.
This seems perfectly normal, but then again I live in New Orleans. I also think $75 for a green tailcoat seems reasonably do-able but, again, I live in New Orleans, second-hand costume capital of the world.
#8 Whawhawhatsis :
Only the tourists do that. I’m hoping she wouldn’t want to look like a tourist at her own wedding.
(Dramarama/Anything, Anything)
I’ll give you lions,
Give you Dumbo,
Give you clowns,
Give you sword swallowing chicks,
Circus is in town.
I’ll give you midget transvestites on a trapeze,
Just marry me, marry me, marry me.
#55 mnemonides We New Orleanians do seem to over-represented here for our population, don’t we? Just think, I might be just across the hall – mwah-hah-hah.
#8 Whawhawhatsis Wow – I thought only we in New Orleans thought purple, green, and gold went together.
Hey, it ooks like we have quite a few New Orleanians here in Regretsyworld!
We’ve seen all kinds of costume weddings here(in NOLA), so this one’s not so unusual.
@#61 SS: Thanks, I wrote that this AM after the earthquake woke me up (4.4 @ 4AM in L.A.), definitely more rockin’ than Dixie Cups/Goin’ to the circus and we’re gonna get married…
That would be really weird, considering I live in a double shotgun. (a shotgun, for those of you who haven’t been here, is a house type that HAS NO HALLS.)
March 15, 2010 at 6:04 pm
A vow renewal *circus*? As in, “why did I marry this clown?”
March 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm
who is wearing the coat, the bride or groom?
(not that it really makes much of a difference)
March 15, 2010 at 6:09 pm
And we should take you seriously because………
March 15, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Vow renewal is silly anyway. Why not make it a circus.
March 15, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Meh.. this actually sounds kinda fun. If you do things serious the first time around why not have a giggle when you renew..? At least they’re not doing it trailer-trash style as Heidi Klum & Seal did last year!
March 15, 2010 at 6:14 pm
what do you want to bet one of the renewal guest will be wearing a gaming diaper.
March 15, 2010 at 6:15 pm
#1- maybe the wedding will look something like this?
http://www.comlongon.com/assets/images/812200615210_full.jpg
March 15, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Purple, green, and gold? So it’s a Mardi Gras vow renewal? Who’s gonna throw the beads? And is the renewing bride gonna flash, or is she going to promise not to flash in exchange for beads?
March 15, 2010 at 6:15 pm
This is one wedding album which will stand nicely on it’s own, without ‘shop-fuckery!
March 15, 2010 at 6:15 pm
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March 15, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Does a vow renewal need to be in a circus? I would think marriage is enough of one anyways!
March 15, 2010 at 6:27 pm
In my little comparatively colorless world, this would be grounds for divorce.
March 15, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Help me, Jeebus! I guess I wouldn’t care what the ceremony was like as long as there was an open bar. I’m easy to get along with.
Is she sure you can’t rent something like this at Leprechauns R’ Us?
March 15, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Ok, I love this Alchemy request, and I’m not afraid to say it. Bring on this particular whimsicle fuckery!
March 15, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I’d kind of like to see the result of this request…in the ceremony. Is the bride going to wear a skimpy trapeze outfit?
March 15, 2010 at 6:39 pm
@ #12 hamoza – Are you saying it would be Cirque du Solong?
March 15, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Yeah, I’m kind of an anything goes, live and let live kind of person when it comes to weddings. I mean I had tiny ninjas in my bouquet and a German polka band doing Bloodhound Gang covers at my wedding.
March 15, 2010 at 6:39 pm
the bridesmaids are gonna be pink dancing poodles and the best man will wear a bear costume and balance on a ball.
March 15, 2010 at 6:41 pm
#15, no, maybe the bride will wear the cat ears and cat tail featured on regretsy earlier… Tiger and ringmaster…
March 15, 2010 at 6:43 pm
#16, close enough, or better still cirque de bang a gong might be grounds for reconciliation.
March 15, 2010 at 6:44 pm
#16 meth, I meant a bong.
March 15, 2010 at 6:47 pm
#7 razberries
Exactly… Only more green, purple, and golden.
March 15, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I went to a fairytale themed wedding once. The bridesmaids wore wings and they hired a midget to be the ring bearer.
March 15, 2010 at 6:56 pm
AWESOME. Ideal price $75 though… ouch, try doubling that for the start of a fair price.
March 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Unless part of the entertainment is me crying in the corner, I couldn’t be anywhere near a closed-in environment full of clowns in full regalia.
March 15, 2010 at 7:03 pm
This is awesome! I’m totally stealing this Circus of Vows idea. But being a bit more traditional, we’re going with the red ringmaster coat.
March 15, 2010 at 7:04 pm
” #17 pantsmonkey :
Yeah, I’m kind of an anything goes, live and let live kind of person when it comes to weddings. I mean I had tiny ninjas in my bouquet ”
Sweeet! Did they throw tiny stars? Repel down your train? That’s awesomesauce.
March 15, 2010 at 7:07 pm
I am sorry but my religious beliefs prohibit me from condoning a second marriage between 2 sweaty ringmasters from the same marriage.
If they were from a different “attraction” then it would be OK.
March 15, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Oh dear think of all the make-up running from the tears of the clowns. Hope they make waterproof greasepaint!
March 15, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Sequins. There must be sequins.
Methinks that tie dress would be perfect at a circus vownewal.
And if they’re in Utah, it might be a three-ring circus. (rimshot)
March 15, 2010 at 7:21 pm
somehow “vow renewal circus” bring an inescapable mental image of elephants, clowns, maids of honor, and a wedding cake–crashing together in one noisy mess.
March 15, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I don’t know, I mean, there are two types of people in the world — ones who entertain and ones who observe.
Maybe she’s just a “put on a show” kinda girl. One who doesn’t like the backseat, gotta be first…
March 15, 2010 at 7:32 pm
#28 Snark-o-leptic Cesar :
My parents were from two different carnivals when they met. It was just like Romeo and Juliet with ring toss.
March 15, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Do whatever for your vow renewal thing, I’m all for surreal funny shit. What I fail to understand is why the wedding was mentioned in the request at all.
March 15, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Oh wait, I just remembered that when you are planning anything wedding related, you become temporarily insane and think strangers care about your event. (Yes, I am speaking from experience)
March 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm
I WANTED real ninjas to hang from the ceiling and throw stars and stuff, but after insisting on the combined Mexican and German theme, and all the chili peppers and lederhosen and whatnot, my dear hubby-to-be put a kibosh on the ninjas. He didn’t even know I’d snuck the little ninjas into my bouquet (and his bout) until the day of the wedding.
Here’s an excellent shot of a tiny ninja:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtandcolette/3023597647/
March 15, 2010 at 8:03 pm
roflmao! You should incorporate some of those into jewelry designs.
March 15, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Pantsmonkey – that’s all kinds of awesome. But, I’m one for whimsical, fun weddings that reflect the spirit of the people getting married.
March 15, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I do have a little bucket full of those ninjas on my desk. They’re like my spirit animals.
March 15, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I love you.
March 15, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Duh duh du-du du-du duh-duh duh-duh (That’s the circus musci that popped into my head, and is now stuck there for eternity…)
Also, tiny ninjas are AWESOME!
March 15, 2010 at 8:27 pm
#36 pantsmonkey: if i were a lesbian, I’d SO stalk you
March 15, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I’m not drunk enough yet to have the “I love you, man!” conversation…
Give me a few minutes.
March 15, 2010 at 9:21 pm
I just love this request. I tend to think ceremonies are far to often stuffy sappy things and making it a circus and being silly and irreverant with it. That’s just awesome.
$75 though is a bit on the low side, double that at least.
March 15, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Can I come to your vow renewal? Will there be popcorn?
Also, Pantsmonkey, after time travel is invented I am going back to attend your wedding.
March 15, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Consider yourself officially invited. BTW, we had a fire eater, too. Come to think of it, maybe I need to ask my husband if he submitted any Alchemy requests.
March 15, 2010 at 10:43 pm
what a beautiful bouquet, pantsmonkey!! The ninja is a superb touch. Seriously. Weddings NEED fun creativity like that!!
As for the alchemy request I am kinda with UnaBee… whatever, creative, funny, ok. But why mention it in the request? Just ask for a MardiGras themed ringmaster coat.
March 15, 2010 at 10:50 pm
I tend to have verbal diarrhea so I don’t begrudge them for mentioning the wedding.
Pantsmonkey, I wanna go play at your house. Awesome bouquet!
March 15, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Pantsmonkey, I am all in a tizzle deciding what to have retroactively worn.
March 15, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Marriage is a three-ring circus anyways, so I guess this vow renewal ceremony is appropriate…as long as there’s no clowns involved…
Pantsmonkey, I LOVE your bouquet! If I ever get married, I should put some teeny zombies in my bouquet!
March 15, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I had a bee on my wedding cake and raffled off my bouquet. I wish I would have thought to put something in it. That’s awesomesauce.
March 15, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Clitty, you can get some lil zombies from the box of the game ZOMBIES! ! ! Check it out! The game is fun, too!
March 16, 2010 at 4:49 am
I wonder if they have kids: “Brian, you can do your juggling in the side ring; Chris, you can use Checkers and be an animal trainer; Stewie, you do the arialist act. OK. Everyone all set? What? Oh. Meg. Meg honey, why don’t you go on over to the sideshow. I’m sure they can find something for you there.”
March 16, 2010 at 5:30 am
#46 pantsmonkey :
Fire eater! Nice. We had a fire dancer.
I love the little ninjas. I can just picture them running around like the tiny Ashes in Army of Darkness.
March 16, 2010 at 5:32 am
This seems perfectly normal, but then again I live in New Orleans. I also think $75 for a green tailcoat seems reasonably do-able but, again, I live in New Orleans, second-hand costume capital of the world.
#8 Whawhawhatsis :
Only the tourists do that. I’m hoping she wouldn’t want to look like a tourist at her own wedding.
March 16, 2010 at 5:34 am
Green, purple, and gold?
Lady, Mardi Gras is in February, and it’s not that big a deal in the Midwest. You are so confused.
March 16, 2010 at 6:52 am
Pantsmonkey: A+ for what sounds like an awesome wedding!!!
And I have to agree: weddings should have a little more WTF in them. Weird is better than cookie-cutter.
March 16, 2010 at 7:12 am
(Dramarama/Anything, Anything)
I’ll give you lions,
Give you Dumbo,
Give you clowns,
Give you sword swallowing chicks,
Circus is in town.
I’ll give you midget transvestites on a trapeze,
Just marry me, marry me, marry me.
March 16, 2010 at 7:18 am
#55 mnemonides We New Orleanians do seem to over-represented here for our population, don’t we? Just think, I might be just across the hall – mwah-hah-hah.
March 16, 2010 at 7:23 am
#8 Whawhawhatsis Wow – I thought only we in New Orleans thought purple, green, and gold went together.
Hey, it ooks like we have quite a few New Orleanians here in Regretsyworld!
We’ve seen all kinds of costume weddings here(in NOLA), so this one’s not so unusual.
March 16, 2010 at 8:10 am
Skully you kick ass, Dramarama perfect long live the 80s!
I hope none of their guests are afraid of clowns!
March 16, 2010 at 8:35 am
@#61 SS: Thanks, I wrote that this AM after the earthquake woke me up (4.4 @ 4AM in L.A.), definitely more rockin’ than Dixie Cups/Goin’ to the circus and we’re gonna get married…
March 16, 2010 at 10:16 am
#17
pantsmonkey, you need to know, you made my day.
http://www.facebook.com/brooke.bure?ref=profile
March 16, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Skully nothing like a litte earthquake to shake some lyrics out of you, better than peeing your pants from being woken up by one!
March 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
#59 Jack Frieze :
That would be really weird, considering I live in a double shotgun. (a shotgun, for those of you who haven’t been here, is a house type that HAS NO HALLS.)
March 17, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Fuck, now I have to ask if there will be clowns at weddings I go to?