Croydon Registry Office. Queens Hotel, Crystal Palace. 25 years. We'd had a three year test drive beforehand.
Some people sneer at fish fingers, so fair play to you for telling us that. As long as you alternate the ketchup/vinegar and brown bread/white bread, it needn't seem monotonous.
We'd been living together 7 years but then the first kid was on his way so we hotfooted it down to Sunderland Registry Office and signed on the dotted line. Her Mam and sister. My Gran and sister. A couple of friends. Pint before. Pint after. Saw change out of fifty quid. Celebrated our Silver Wedding last year. That was a quiet affair anarl. On a narrowboat on the Union Canal. Her, me and the dog. Perfick. Went to a wedding last weekend. Whilst I was dancing with the Bride she told me that her hope for her marriage was to be like me and the Missus in thirty years time. Spend a fortune on a wedding? Why not so long as you can afford it. But marriage isn't about money, it's about love. And you can't put a price on that.
I often think about me sleeping in the same bed as you. Not at the same time obviously... Oh and I've never been married. Been together 20 years.
Can you have a silver wedding anniversary if you don't get married? I think you should be able to, common law wife and all that. In fact, I'm a year overdue for mine now. Everyone back to ours...
It's 32 years including the 7 years pre-marriage. That's the copper anniversary apparently. What the bloody hell is made of copper these days? Two pence pieces obviously. But if that's all I present her with I probably wouldn't see a 33rd.
I'm not saying that me and the wife are unpopular but we had our silver wedding do in the phone box on James Reckitt Ave.
Unpopular is when your mam asks you to help blow up the balloons for your twin brother's surprise birthday party.
I should add that it's our 31st this year and I don't have a good record. One year I bought her 5 red roses. Which due to circumstances I'd bought in the morning, left them in my mates boot, to present them in the evening. It was the hottest day in May. Ever. Anyhow, handed them over. She looked less than impressed. She then read the card. W: sooo 1 for each year of happiness? Me: yup. Love you. W: we've only been married for 3 years. We courted for 1. Yet you've got me 5 dead roses? Me: ... W: ... Me: well it felt longer W: ... Not got her specific numbers of roses since.
Total cost of our wedding was the license fee($5). Reception at the local business club was arranged and paid for by relations who we stayed with on our arrival by ship in Sydney. We were married 10 days after landing and at the reception had about 2 dozen relatives and a couple of friends we met on the ship. Only decided to marry a couple of days after arriving in Sydney. My wife was already working in a temporary job and asked her boss for a days leave.(wedding was a Friday). He asked about time off for the honeymoon and she replied she would be there on Monday as we had that on the voyage from South Africa.
I sent my wife a silver wedding anniversary card, she wasn't amused as we had split up 2 year before. I just felt as we were not actually divorced it was the right thing to do.
Ok, a bit of female advice here Ernie, Ok, a bit of female advice here Ernie, wouldn't go with Happy's idea, a copper pan set, you could end up wearing them, not a good look! Mind you, not quite as bad as a pressie once from my hubby, pleased as punch with using his initiative, an ironing board for gods sake, a bloody ironing board! Nearly ended up wrapped round his neck, needless to say not made the same mistake again!
Look, I feel his pain. There was literally no malice, he was being practical. Being practical to a bloke is a good thing. My other "error of judgement" revolved around a Vax. She'd been banging on about one for ages. So I bought her one for Christmas. Bear with me here. It also has 12 litres of free cleaning fluid with it! I know! Deal of the ****ing century or what! Anyhoo, fast forward to Christmas morning, she unwrapped it and tbh, I wasn't expecting the reaction it got. She seemed miffed about it. I'd like to point out that this was an EXTRA present. She had a full range of normal ones. This was an additional bonus one if you like. And something she wanted. Just not for Christmas apparently. Still gets mentioned too. Women eh?
