As you know, Jeremy and I have been running into some problems in planning our wedding. From the pastor backing out of performing the ceremony to friends deciding not to help out, to my own mom criticising me and telling me I am making a mistake. So, with only a month to go to the date of the wedding, we decided to get it over with.
Jeremy and I are married. We went to the magistrate this weekend and got married. As of 1:15 on Saturday afternoon, we were offically married. My dad and stepmom acted as witnesses and the whole thing was rathe quite nice. For a civil ceremony, I was very impressed. I am now officially Mrs. Jeremy Scercy. I think Michele Scercy sounds rather nice. My name can't offically be changed until I get a certified copy of the marriage certificate, but that will come later this week or early next week. Then I can begin the arduous process of getting my name changed on everything....my driver's license, social security card, bank account, notary commission, real estate license, sorority bank account (I'm chapter President), auto insurance, student loans, life insurance, medical insurance, passport, etc, etc, etc. Name changes are so painstakingly long. That's why I never took back my maiden name when my previous marriage ended in divorce. It was too much trouble. But, I am so proud to carry the Scercy name now. It's so much better than bland Michele White.
Yay! I'm married!
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CONGRATS TO YOU, MRS. SCERCY!!!!
I am so happy for you. Good luck with the changing of the name. I did not do it for over 7 years. heh
Remember, love is not always easy, but it is a commandment. Always give 100% and you will look back with fond memories of your years together.
Walker and I can tell you plenty about road blocks, but we decided that the rest of the world could go chase it's tail!!
I KNOW about name changes, since I changed from Allan (Dad's name) to Christensen (Mom's birth name) in 2001, when I decided the father-to-husband name-change was just too archaic for my particular lifestyle.
A lot of people balked about my decision but you and Jeremy as Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Scercy are just as Married as Ms. Leah Christensen is to Mr. Walker Bennett, no name change.
When I told Walker I wanted to KEEP my name he breathed a sign of RELIEF! ;-) Seems he agreed with me about the naming tradition.
I am SO GLAD that you and I are both married to the men of our dreams.
You know that Walker and I got married by a JP in Mayer AZ on September 6th, and then had a nice Wedding Dinner at DENNY'S on the way home! haha Two days later we raised the roof off of the club house, near our apartment, when our Arizona friends gathered for our "first" wedding reception. Now we are DETERMINED to do something up here, even if we can't get a minister!!! We may just have to DO IT OURSELVES, because DARNIT, I am going to have that fabulous RED wedding dress made that I have ALWAYS dreamed of wearing, and Walker and I are going to say our vows INFRONT OF THE PEOPLE WE LOVE....even if that means getting my parents together in the same room!! Hey, it worked for my sister's wedding, why can't it work for me? IT WILL WORK FOR ME! It will work for US!! It will work for Walker and I, and I encourage you and Jeremy to have that "wedding" anyway, if you also want to do it infront of your WHOLE FAMILY. You now have the paperwork done, so you don't have the pressure of finding a minister, and no one can tell you what to do.
I'm proud of you and Jeremy for basically doing what Walker and I did, for some different and some of the SAME reasons.
BRAVO MRS. SCERCY!!
Dale~ Now these three remain, faith hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. You are so right. Love is not always easy, but it is always a must.
Leah~ Jeremy and I decided it didn't really matter what anyone else thought. I was marrying him and he was marrying me. No one else was involved. So, since everyone wanted to give us such a hard time then they didn't need to be around us on our special day. We aren't going to have any other kind of anything, so I won't get to wear my platinum dress. We have talked about doing maybe a vow renewal in a few years so if we do I will have that dress then. We have decided to have a get together here and not back home. We are going to do that the weekend of October 20 and have some of our closest friends here with us. Kind of a fall whatever you want to call it at the beach. So, that will be when we celebrate with our friends.
I learned a long time ago that there are things one JUST DOESN'T TELL their families ahead of time, if they want to keep their sanity!
Happiness and blessings in a plenty - S.
Leah~ Yes she does.
Thank you, Sue.