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At Least She’s Going to Look Like Scarlett
Jan 19, 2012 CATEGORIES: Football weddings, Gridiron Belles: A Guide to Saturdays in Dixie, SEC Football, Southern Belles, Southern Football, Southern Women
What do you do when your best friend gets engaged? You let out a girly scream, throw your hands to your face, jump up and down and pop open the bubbly!
The HUGE bottle of Korbel we used to celebrate the big day!
What do you do when said best friend calls to tell you that her wedding date is set for September 15th??? Let out a Gridiron Belle scream, throw your hands to your face in disbelief, stomp on the ground and open a bottle. (Bubbles not required for this one).
At least, I’m pretty sure that’s how it went down when the Belle-I’ve-called-my-best-friend-since-we-were-12 told me she picked the third week of football season to tie the knot…
Beautiful ring... but do you have to get married during football season???
Before she put the date in stone I was already booking my schedule for next fall. Having a sneaky suspicion that I wasn’t going to have my (wedding) cake and eat it too, I needed to triple check. Here is how the text conversation went down:
Christie Leigh: Did you pick a date yet? Trying to lock down my tour schedule for next season…And I’m willing to give you a football weekend, I’m just not sure which one I’m willing to give up…
Non-Football-Loving-Best-Friend: Haha, thanks, that’s awfully big of you. Yes, September 15th!!!!
Christie Leigh: And you are SURE????
NFLBF: Yep, pretty positive…
Christie Leigh: I love you more than football. I love you more than football. I love you more than football. I love you more than football.
NFLBF: Haha—be nice! What game is Sept 15th?
Christie Leigh: BAMA at Ark. (She has no idea about the upset possibilities of that game)
Christie Leigh: OMG, and the TX at Ole Miss game!!! (She probably thinks that is normal conference play…)
NFLBF: Ohhhh, u love me!
Christie Leigh: Yes, I do. But, I’m going to curse this date for a verrrrry long time. Know that whatever you hear me complain about, I still love you. And I think I’ll still come.
NFLBF: You’re crazy! Please don’t curse my date! Please…
(No response. I didn’t have the heart to make a promise I can’t keep.)
Three days later, this is the picture I receive from the NFLBF in LA trying on dresses.
A Southern Belle after all... looks like she's getting married at Tara
My response?
Christie Leigh: I may be peeved that you’re getting married during football season, but at least you’re going to look like Scarlett!
Xs and Os,
Christie Leigh
PS- If you’re a belle that is getting married during football season, please don’t take offense to this. My NFLBF knows how much football means to me. She also knows that I wouldn’t miss her wedding or actually damn her wedding date even if it was during another LSU v BAMA match up. But, she WILL be implementing the suggestions from my book about how to make a fall wedding enjoyable for the football-loving and the football-loathing guests alike! Congratulations, Mars– can’t wait to stand by your side as you marry the gent of your dreams!
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