I can only assume
that in most other guys' cases the guy's decision to marry his girl and be with
her for life is something that he's agonized over, deliberated, and discussed
with his myriad of friends.
For me, it wasn't. Marrying Sarah just made sense. I've been her friend,
room-mate, and love interest for seven full years, and in that time I've kinda
always known there would be no one else. So, it came to pass one night as we
were walking the mall that
we both mutually agreed that us getting married.
Now my friends, on the other hand, have never been quite as sure about Sarah's
and my future together. Its been quite a challenge to impress upon them that I'm
actually (for once!) serious about something, and this was *it*. However my three
friends-turned-groomsmen are are all supportive of the whole thing, and my
other friends are warmed up to the whole thing.
So, here I am,
making this whole marriage thing happen. First step: The Ring. Sarah's
been really insistent about me locating, ordering, and paying for a ring ASAP.
Well, I, in my limited understanding and TV/Movie-only observations, figured
that this meant me going out from store to store in the Mall and locate
something that I figured would fit her, both atheistically and physically. I was SO totally wrong.
Time passed as I searched around and finally I found what I was looking for. She
has her beautiful new engagement ring
now, but lemme share with you the details of my search over
here.
I'm going to be up in front of more than 100 people affirming a vow that I'll be one with this girl for the rest of our lives. While my soon-to-be spouse is there with me, I still would like my closest friends up there supporting me. Besides the fact that groomsmen are tradition, I also want the guys to throw me a fun bachelor party, do any odd-ball errands I'm going to run out of time for, and keep me oriented as the days count down.