I’m quickly approaching the 6 month mark now. It seems like just yesterday that I was saying, I have well over a year. I’m in a mixture of nervousness, shock, and excitement. I have many more things on the checklist to do and I know, yes really I have plenty of more time but in reality, it sure does fly by fast.
On top of all the UPS 
and the DOWNS 
of wedding planning which I’m enjoying right now and will definitely miss when it’s over ….. I just can’t wait to be married!!!! Aside from travelling, Mr. CB and I have never stayed over at each other’s places, so living with each other for the first time will truly be a whole new experience.
I can’t wait ….
I’m nervous about ….
) … ie my blanket
)I just can’t wait to be married. I can’t wait to start a life with Mr. CB, I’m nervous and excited all at the same time.
What are you looking forward to most with marriage? What are you nervous about?
You’re too cute Miss CB! Mr. Onion and I lived together for a year and a half before we got married so it wasn’t SUCH a big change. The biggest change for us was (who am I kidding — is) calling each other and refering to each other as husband and wife. we still feel like it’s pretend. But you will really enjoy living with the love of your life, I’m sure of it!
I remember that feeling - just waiting to be married! We only had 5 months to plan the wedding, and it was fine. So don’t let the stress get you! Enjoy being engaged - it’s such a short period in our lives.
My DH and I had never spent a night together (or even kissed, for that matter) before our wedding for many reasons. And in hindsight, I am SO happy we waited! It made getting married and moving in together so exciting and wonderful. And now that it’s been almost a year, we’re past all the hard parts of learning to live with someone and just truly enjoying marriage.
I too was nervous about sharing a space, especially with a man. As was he. We had both been single adults for over a decade and had grown accustomed to doing things our own ways. But let me give you this piece of advice now, something I read in a book that was a wedding gift. The most important thing you can do as a newlywed is learn how to intentionally give up your “right to be right.” Especially in all the little daily things you’ll have to get used to. There are much bigger fish to fry in life, no sense stressing over the little things, you know? Our biggest disagreement ever remains the one about our guest list for the wedding. So I guess we must be doing something right/well!
Best wishes to you!
nigelsbride - thanks for the tip. funny you mention that bc when mr. cb asked for my dad’s permission - he told mr. cb to be ready to take a concession - as to be ready to back down when we get in a fight and in regards to right/wrong! great minds think alike! Thanks again!
oooh miss cb, totally know how you feel since we will soon be approaching six months away soon too!
i am most looking forward to waking up next to him every day, seeing him at home every night, and just not having to ever say goodbye again 
can’t wait to start our lives together!!!
That’s awesome! My fiance and I will have been living together for 3 1/2 years by the time we tie the knot, and have been “parents” to our pup for 2 years, so we kind of feel like a family already even though we haven’t gone through the ceremony yet. I don’t expect any major changes on that front except I think it will feel a little more special to be husband and wife. I think calling each other husband and wife will take some time to get used to, as will my new name.
The thing that will change the most for us will be the merging of our finances, and this is silly but I’m really looking forward to it! Even though sharing money isn’t really a romantic aspect of a relationship, I do think it’s a very intimate thing to share because it requires absolute trust. I’m not sorry that I moved in with him before getting married, but it does make it hard to feel like anything will really change after the wedding. I want something new to look forward to, so I am glad we are waiting to merge finances and also buy a home.
We didn’t live together or spend the night or anything before we married. We placed our boundaries at a kiss (and he was my first kiss). We wouldn’t even take a nap together or both lay down on the couch or bed, so it sounded so dreamy just to cuddle up next to him and lay at his side! And it was–so safe and secure and the best feeling ever to know I was his WIFE when I finally could/did cuddle up next to him and be wrapped up in his arms (and I slept so soundly, wrapped in those arms, every night of our honeymoon).
I was excited about being his wife and making a home, family, and life with him. We moved 9 hours away after the wedding. We left the reception for our honeymoon and went from the honeymoon to our new home. So, that’s probably also what I was most scared about–moving away from everyone and everything I knew (except him). But home is where he is :), and we are giddily celebrating 2 years in two weeks. He is such a blessing, and every single aspect of our marriage is immeasurable more grand and such a bigger blessing than I ever imagined. I’m so glad we waited and so thankful for him.
I agree that moving in together for the first time adds to many additional layers, both in excitement and in stress!
Like you, I can’t wait to be together all the time, as a couple in OUR home, without all the visits back and forth between “mine” and “his.” But I’m very independent and have been on my own since I first moved to college 18(!) years ago, so am more than a little freaked out at the thought of Having. Someone. in My Space. ALL. the Time…. (No matter how much you love the “someone”!)
OH MY GAWSH, Miss Tulip, you’re so right. MY SPACE, oh man. I’m OCS about that too! OH LORDIE!
just fyi - something you can try (as i don’t like to share my blankets either) is each having your own smaller sized blanket on the bed. that way, you’re still in the same bed, you can lift your blanket and share when you wanna cuddle, and then use your own when you want to sleep =)
I definitely identify with the “no more daddy’s little girl” feelings. It makes me kind of sad because I love my dad to death and don’t want to grow up to him
Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst.
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager
Engagement Date: December 23, 2006
Wedding Date: May 3, 2008
Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden
About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
I am most looking forward to sharing a home together! My fiance and I haven’t lived together before, so it’s going to be so exciting to just come home to each other at night… no going back and forth, no roommates, just us!