{Real Bride: Katie} An Officer AND A Gentleman
Mellow greetings fellow Broke-Ass Briders! As a longtime Broke-Ass reader, I am so excited to join Team Broke-Ass as the newest real bride blogger. This May I’m marrying an NYPD Officer at a wedding that has generated a lot of excitement among our families (seriously, one Aunt reportedly started dieting a year ago in preparation). Before we jump into all the glittery details though, a little plot exposition…..
Katie & Mr. Officer sharing a pool party joke!
My fiancé and I met through mutual friends a few years ago while I was dating another guy. (I know, scandalous). My future hubby had just moved to NY to begin the police academy when we found ourselves attending the same birthday pool party. Unbeknownst to me, my guy had his eye on me from the very beginning, but respected my relationship like a true gentleman.
When my relationship died a very dramatic but natural death, Mr. Officer was there with bells on to lend an ear during the seemingly endless complaining phase. Through all our girl-talk and margaritas, we discovered that we actually had a TON in common. He totally played it cool though and let me vent the old relationship out of my system…… until he had a dream that he was forever stuck in the “friend zone.” So, he hatched a plan to make his move by showing up for dinner with multiple bottles of wine and a copy of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The whole idea was to sweep me off my feet by asking me to dance while “Moon River” played over the closing credits. It was all very romantic, except that I’m completely clueless and immediately turned the movie off at the end so that I could ramble on about Andy Rooney or some equally asinine topic. Oops.
Halloween Role Reversal: Katie as Miss Officer, Mr. Officer as Jason Varitek
No worries though, everything worked out just fine… and two and half years later we found ourselves rewatching Breakfast at Tiffany’s on Valentine’s Day at a cute little B&B near Philadelphia. This time I knew better than to turn the movie off during the credits and I was rewarded for my decision when he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. To this day, I’m pretty sure that Mr. Officer has no idea what actually happens during Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Now we are planning our wedding while adjusting to our new life as suburban homeowners. We’ll be getting married in my childhood church with a shabby chic-tastic reception to follow in the barn of the B&B where we got engaged. Neither one of us have been to many weddings, so we’re kind of the blind leading the blind. We’re figuring it out though and starting to get really excited for the big day!
So now that you know a little bit about me, I’d love to hear more about you. Did anyone else have an awkward start to their relationship? Am I the only girl on the planet who is completely clueless when it comes to weddings and romance in general? Please don’t leave me hanging here!
PS – bonus points for the first movie nerd who can correctly identify the movie in which “Mellow Greetings” is the salutation of the future…..
-Katie
We started out as very good friends. We were in the "friend box" and he was scared to make a move, so I decided I was going to. On my birthday, we were sitting on his bed watching V for Vendetta and I was scratching his back. When I finished he turned around and kissed me on the cheek and thanked me. I looked at him and yelled "Who are we kidding!?" He looked at me confused and said "What?" and I said, "I'm in love with you." He kinda freaked and didn't know what to say, but we became official that night, Nov 11, 2007 and we're getting married in less than 3 months. I'd call that awkward
Demolition Man!!! Oh man, love that movie!
When my boyfriend and I first met 8 years ago he had a girlfriend and I had the hugest crush on him. We lost touch, they got married blah blah blah. Then three years ago he finds me on MySpace (huh?). Turns out he's now single and wants to hang out. The rest is history and proof that good things come to those who wait
Ding, ding ding, Demolition Man is correct! Such a weird movie, but so great. I'm glad I'm not the only one that had a weird relationship start. Although come to think of it, just about every wedding story in the NYTimes start out with "He/she was in a relationship and…." so I guess I'm in some good company!
Plz plz plz tell me one of you really IS a Sox fan. Because you'll be my new favorite BAB bestest.
Welcome, Katie!!! Cheers!
Me and my fiance both had significant others when we met as counsellors at a summer camp. We went to the zoo with a bunch of other work friends the first weekend after we met and managed to (accidentally I swear!) get lost and spent the whole day talking and walking around the zoo. We broke up with our respective significant others the next day and we got engaged at the same summer camp in December!
Awesome post. It’s wonderful to see how many businesses and brands are taking advantage of Facebook pages. But I agree, it has to be executed correctly to be effective. Great ideas here!
Yes it is true, Mr. Officer is a Sox fan. He grew up in New Hampshire and my brother-in-law to be actually got the Red Sox logo tattooed on his back when they won the World Series in 2004