Wedding Invitations

A Surprise Christmas Wedding?!

Can you imagine having a surprise wedding? Some would ask, “How could you not know you were getting married? How can you have a surprise wedding?”

Back in 1942 an unsuspecting young lady went to spend Christmas with the love of her life who was awaiting orders in Texas to be shipped off to Europe during WW2. When she got there she was surprised with a Christmas Eve wedding that he had arranged for them. She wasn’t expecting to get married. She just thought she was going to visit.

Previous to this, she had apparently told him she wouldn’t marry him because she wanted a big wedding, but he didn’t have any money. The wedding was apparently big enough for her, because they were married that Christmas Eve.
He must have also been pretty confident she loved him and she’d say yes to go through all the wedding planning (especially after that conversation).  I’d imagine the pending orders to go to war was also a big motivating factor for him.

Now residing in senior living facility, 65 years later, with the help of the staff, her husband pulled it off again. On Christmas Eve she was surprised with yet another wedding where they renewed their vows in front of three generations of their family. 

Whoever said Christmas isn’t a magical time of year. I hope this story in our wedding etiquette blog has changed your mind.

Have a great day.