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What were your wedding processionals/recessionals and why? (self.chat)

submitted 11 months ago by Powderhorn to c/chat

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I was just running through these, and, I think they're rather illuminating.

First wedding: Processional: Andres Segovia - Recuerdos de la Alhambra

a track I associate with family ski trips

Recessional: The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony let's not talk about the implications

It should be noted that our vows were "for as long as it works."

Second round: Processional (and this was truly brilliant): Harry Belafonte - Hole in the Bucket (careful what you first fuck to)

Recessional: Chihiro Onitsuka - Innocence

a track I looked up after an ad from Applied Materials

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[–] Powderhorn 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

With the first, we had about the most stoic engagement ever. It was a Saturday morning, I'd gotten out of the shower and was getting dressed while she was grabbing something out of the closet, and I asked if we were headed toward marriage. She gave it a think, and as we were a year or so into things, figured this is what we're supposed to do next, so yes. Actually exciting weekend ensues, as we realise we're engaged.

I still have Lieder, die Die Welt Nicht Braucht, by Die Doofen from my time as an exchange student, so I get the ... as the French would say, "I don't know what" ... about it.

Anyway, we had that wedding at the local science museum after the mountain lodge we'd booked for the ceremony, reception and the whole place for the night ... burned down the day after we sent out the save-the-date cards. Glad I worked at a copy store to be able to quickly print and mail "We're working on Plan B" postcards.

I'll give that track a listen.

[–] Radiant_sir_radiant 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I admire your pragmatism. It's a shame it didn't work out, but at the very least it looks like it's somehow led you to your second and better match, so there's that!

Out of nothing more than personal curiosity, where in Germany did you live?

I still have Lieder, die Die Welt Nicht Braucht, by Die Doofen

Aah, I remember owning that one. Personally I've filed it under "those were the 90's and it seemed like a good idea at the time".

[–] Powderhorn 2 points 11 months ago

Actually, the second engagement was arguably worse. We were on the back stoop smoking cigarettes, and I opened the conversation with "obviously, I'm not going to ask you to marry me." There are red flags, and then there's this.

What I was unaware of was the ring out of a quarter machine she'd given me a week earlier "as a joke" was not. So she happily let me fumble words for some 20 minutes after that opening, knowing exactly where I'd end up and basically said "you were already mine, but this was fun to watch."

[–] Powderhorn 1 points 11 months ago

It was 1995, and I'm not saying it was high art, but it did feel like absurdist music like that was one of the main outlets for expressing humour amongst my classmates.

I was in Hameln for school and socializing but lived in a Dorf some 5km outside of town.