Is fluther an appropriate medium for proposing marriage?

AAAAWWWWWWW!!!

(Waits impatiently for sccrowell’s response…)

Aaawwwwwwwwww this is so sweet!!!! Thanks for sharing the moment :D

Yippieeeeeeee!

Waiting for response! How wonderful!

Best. Question. Ever. Congrats!

what would really be great is if they could say their I DO’s on fluther…

It would be REALLY awkward if she said no

I approve. Hope the best for you two. If you do the wedding over Fluther too I’ll be in awe.

(Nudge) Shut up Zack.

will do allie

Awe aweeee! Sccrowell, come respond!

Breathe Sccrowell, breathe :)

Ah, lurve. <3

In your situation and with all the details you’ve given stating this is a proposal and not a question for the collective, then sure why not.

:D

I volunteer Bendrew to officiate the Fluther wedding.

[squeeeeeeeee!]

I’m so excited/gushy for you both!

Has there ever been so many
people waiting in anticipation
for a marriage proposal?

Oh Wow!!! This is soooo sweet!! :)

Can Andrew perform weddings? If not, how do we hook that up?

He can take classes online. I think. Can’t he? Then he gets a print out certificate. Haha. Seriously, I think that’s possible.

This is so moving. Knowing a little about your circumstances makes it all the moreso.

L’chaim! Mazel tov!

@Allie It varies with county.
Reverend Andrew has a nice ring to it.

Bridesmaid Ben.

holding my breath HHP

I am so glad lefteh linked me to this question. It totally made my night. Thank you wtf, for sharing this moment with us. I wish you and sccrowell best wishes for your current and future life together.

Now, sccrowell, quit playing with all of us and give us your answer ;)

She’s crafting a response!

She is!

(GASP) Here it comes!

OMG!

oh wow!

YESSSSSSSSSS…... You had better no be kidding me…. Everyone…. I’m crying

ZOMG!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Fluther Love!!!!!!

WIN!

Awwwwwwww. And it’s official! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

HAPPY TEARS!! HOW WONDERFUL!!!

Best night on Fluther ever.

Ahhhhhhhjjyssfuijgfrduuuredhhgcff!
Congrats to you both!

w0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ttttttt

this even beats Vegas, ha! To both of you:

May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face. And may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.

Thank you, both of you for sharing this wonderful moment with all of us. This is truly a special moment! Thank you for sharing! I’m so happy for both of you!

You two really know how to make a comeback! :D

This is amazing.

Wow! All I can say is…whoa!
I’m speechless. That’s gotta be a first!

Pancakes for everyone!

<3 Congratulations!

Let’s raise a glass of cheer to the happy couple!

Congratulations to both of you! Andrew and I are and smiling ear to ear. Mazel Tov!

Where can we send the cake?

Damn, she gave her answer while I was still reading. Congratulations to both of you, @whatthefluther and @sccrowell

When and where will the reception be held?

Phew ( sigh of relief). I promise I’ll bring you guys to the ceremony. Thanks everyone.

Congratulations! Yay, love scores another one!

How many tiers of pancakes are appropriate for a wedding cake?

This is a first, right? No one has done this here before, I mean.
Wow! Congratulations, you two.

Congratulations you two. That’s… pretty spectacular. 4chan, eat your heart out (if you have one).

Hey, I’m ordained in the Universal Life church. I’ll marry you crazy kids.

Bet nothing like this has never happened on wis.dm!

@AstroChuck You’d lose that bet! Two of their people met there and got married. :)

@AstroChuck Ooh, touche. @augustlan, I don’t believe he proposed online, though.

@AstroChuck and @augustlan And they had a baby.

Though, to be fair, I don’t know if the proposal was made online.

@Allie Oooh, that’s right! I forgot about that part.

This is magnificent! It definitely calls for B A L L O O N S, as the very best events do.

This is soo awesome…. We have our WHOLE FAMILY here,,, Everyone i have grown to love and admire have back.. Gosh, everyone, I don’t know what to say to you all!! Thank you seems soo inadequate… You are all the greatest & I love you all… I believe I this calls for a group hug

@augustlan @ astrochuck met, married and just had a baby. You’re the one that brought up the W word. :)

! Huggles !

{hugs}

[group smoosh]

Somebody call asmonet and wake her ass up. She should be here for this!

Oh, good. Here come the wedding burritos!

@Nimis I love that! Group smosh! (((hugs!!)))

@AstroChuck Someone say burritos?

Check out this just asked question ;)

TaoSan plays Barry White: Can’t get enough of your love baby LOL

I definitely heard burritos too. My brain just knew. Can we all drive somewhere and meet up right now for some burritos? and pancakes? At times like these, Fluther seems like a big family sitting in one room.

Richardhenry, now WE can really say, WE’VE been through a lot together!!!!

Mmmm…burritos and pancakes…:P

This really is amazing. Congratulations guys.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Me thinks JP has fallen asleep on his keyboard again.

Fallen asleep or passed out?

This is absolutely A M A Z I N G ! ! ! ! Congratulations!!!!

Seriously, this could not have happened to two nicer people. I wish you every happiness.

jp…wake up! one too many PBRs!

@augustlan- I was being nice.

Wow.

You know me. Meany McMean ;)

I linked him to the thread and then all of a sudden he said “Fuck, gotta go.” I guess he forgot to stop composing and is now just taunting people when he isn’t even at his computer.

@sccrowell Did this pop up in your “Questions for you?”, cuz, that would be sweet.

Congrats.. This actually makes my day.

And remember when I asked about getting into classical music? And you sent me a bunch of CD’s. I bought gifts for both of you and you vanished before I could send them. I still have them (they are in Eugene in am in Portland now) and they would make a good wedding gift. I lost the paper with your address in the move.

Hi Shilolo, YES IT DID…. I honestly didn’t have a clue…
Dang wish I or we had a party line

jp…I’ll PM the address to you (otherwise I think we’ll be inundated with cake, pancakes, burritos, balloons, and Ben and Andrew!).

I have NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY BEFORE!!! Having ALL OF YOU share this incredible moment with me / us…

Deal.

@whatthefluther: jp sends good gifts. But I bet the rest of us do too…......!

Or a webcam shot of your reaction as you’re going:
1. Should I eat before I exercise?—-> Skip
2. Organizing PHP code? —> Skip
3. Is Fluther an appropriate medium for proposing marriage?——> WTF @whatthefluther!

Augustlan, can you believe this? I keep pinching myself, thinking okay, I’m dreaming and will wake up…

@Astrochuck…I thought of you and gave jp my NINE digit zip code

Ha..

!!!!!! WoW !!!!! This is one night I will never forget!!! So, Gary, when’s the big date? You can choose…. And I do not want a long engagement….

I have a big backyard if you want to make it official in Oregon. Lots of trees.

ASAP…I already printed out the license application which we can actually complete on-line

WOW!!! This is the most awesome fluther moment ever!

CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!

A champaign toast!

“May your lives be rich and your days long and joyful!”

I just broke a wine glass in your honor. Ok, I lied. I broke it washing dishes, but, I was thinking of you, so there.

My virtual wedding present to you.

JP, how far are you from Garberville, CA OR HUMBOLT COUNTY? Sorry about the caps?

@sccrowell Believe it girly… it’s one great night, for sure! :D

@whatthefluther Your unique and romantic proposal made my night!

Augustlan, since i am in bed because of a headache i no longer have, plus ive been typing on my iphone, Gary’s going to check it out..

Dog, mine too…..

I’m glad your headache is gone. Amazing what happiness can do, huh?

@sccrowell – So I am curious. Did he just tell you to go check Fluther? Or did he have a pre-checking Fluther speech too? How did it all happen??? WE WANT DETAILS!

Yeah, I agree.

Oh, for the record, no we don’t live in garberville or humbolt, my brother does… I know he’s a hour from the CA/OR border

Anxiously awaiting official word on date of nuptials.

This totally rocks!

No, he said, wow! There’s a question the had all ready gotten 11 great questions, but be didn’t say who or what the question asked. He knows me oh so well because he knew I’d check. But I had a headache and was lying(sp) down. Anyway, I went to fluther and in my Questions I saw WTF had asked soMething but didn’t really read it. And to be totally honest which I always am. It didn’t dawn on me he was asking me until I wasmore than halfway… You have to understand, cont

Because of his illness (ALS) and it being terminal… He said he didn’t want to remarry… He didn’t want me to hurt me more. And so, I agreed… We would love as much as we could and as long as we could until he could no longer endure…

@Augustlan…Very sweet…thanks. I had to download Java and switch from Safari to IE, but I got it and printed it out for Sherry to see. Thanks again and many thanks to everyone.

ÜBER, you made it!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I can’t believe this! This made my week. Wow. I’m crying. Congratulations!! Sending you all my love!!
COME TO AUSTRALIA FOR YOUR HONEYMOON!!!!!

So this came as a COMPLETE shock….

Congraulations guys!
sorry i wasnt here earlier i missed alll the funs :(

this is question why fluther is fucking awesome.

@uberbatman Damn Right!

CONGRATULATIONS! :D :D :D

I have never given so many GAs in such a short amount of time…

Now if this isn’t cause for a Fluther party, then I don’t know what is. I think everyone should come to Australia :D

I don’t really know you folks but how can I help but be caught up in the joy, so add my congrats to the collective! May you have the best and happiest!

I asked Gary where you were. I can’t believe you’re awake!! Yeah!!! I love this website… IT IS THE BEST… As ALL OF YOU ARE!!! This night these friends who are no longer friends but have now become OUR EXTENDED FAMILY!!! THANK YOU BEN & ANDREW ahhh heck with it. BENDREW! YOUR FLUTHER OUR FLUTHER has brought me the most AWESOME night in my life, besides the birth of my daughters and that of my grandchildren.

You have all spread the love, I sure as heck can spread the lurve and have!!!

I am a short drive.. Maybe 6 hours. My sister loves weddings. If you want something small and personal we could rock that out.

Congratulations again and i wish you guys nothing but the best. :)

im glad i decided to check fluther one last time before i went to bed :) Good night all.

Again, many thanks to everyone, but I’m exhausted and overwhelmed and must head to bed. I promise to catch up with you and all who PMd me tomorrow. I’ll listen to Sherry reading your responses as I drift to sleep. See you. Much love…wtf

Okay, I think it time for me to go to bed. I want to thank you all again for sharing this very special occasion with me… BenDrew, thank you both for making it posible!!! Now everyone, it’s time to go night night…. XOXOXOXO

I smile, imagining your joy at going to bed together on this special night. Congratulations!

I can’t believe how many times I have read and reread this thread. It just doesn’t get old.

I agree… I asked WTF to print it. To keep this always! Thank you PnL =)

http://www.pillowpersuasion.com/pics/awww.png

Just saying.

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Phew. That took ages. Fluther was all like “would you like that to be small?” and I was like “no I’m making pictures!”

The ad at the end of that is kinda fucked up.

@johnpowell Sort of screws with the mood, doesn’t it.

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That’s what I’m talkin’ about.

Edit: NOW WITH NAMES

I feel like a little girl this happens too often

holey moley I almost missed this thread! Wow congrats guys! What a great fluther moment!

Congratulations!!! :D :D :D

A big congrats, folks! That’s so nice to see. Cheers!

What a great thread to wake up to. Congrats!

Hands down, the sweetest thing I’ve ever read. I wish you both many years of happiness and the same kind of joy you felt today!

I’m awfully late to this party (story of my life) but I want to add a big “MAZEL TOV” to all the other congratulations.

Great news and a wonderful Fluther occurrence!

wow I’m just now waking up to all this fun I missed last night :) arg! of all nights to be on an east coast schedule… anyhow, congratulations to both of you !!

Damn, I went to bed just before the answer! Congratulations you two! Webcam us in at the wedding :)

Congratulations!

Aw, I had to be asleep and I missed this! Congrats! I’m sure you crazy kids’ll have a great life together!

This is just the sweetest thing to wake up to. Congratulations! :D

This by far is the coolest thread in the history of fluther. Frizzer? What’s that? CIA? Let them watch. Pancakes? I’ll take an extra large stack!

Congratulations WTF and sccrowell and thank you for sharing this moment with Fluther!

Thanks Augustlan for linking this thread!!

Can we favorite a thread? Can we add it to the memes?

The first thing I thought of this morning was how awesome it was being a part of such a really beautiful and touching event as it unfolded.

So when is the date- or are you eloping today?

OMFG HOW DID I MISS THIS YAY.

oh gawd, I just noticed that this the first time EVER that I witnessed someone propose!

HA! You guys enriched my life :))))

@asmonet

You missed it ‘because you ignored my GET UP GET UP GET UP txt LOL

I am shamed.

I fell asleep on time for once!

GOOD MORNING asmonet!!! You made it!! Thank you!! Can you believe this?? I’m so happy =)

@asmonet you might have noticed earlier if you had not broken fluther (again) ;)

Great Site

@Dog: damn it!

@sccrowell: Congratulations! I am sending you hugs and champagne via internets. :)

Welcome TO THE VERY BEST SITE ON THE INTERNET!! my home away from home! Thanks everyone!!!!!

@tanay2035 Welcome to the Rocking Fluther of Love! Yes- it is a great site.

We are now Cupid’s Domain!

@tanay2035

Good morning and welcome to Fluther!

awwww!!! I didn’t see this last night, I’m glad Fluther is back up (did this question break fluther?!) so I could read it!

Congratulations! I wish you two the best <3

@sccrowell: pm me an address where I can send one of my prints as a modest wedding gift. Your choice!

Aw I missed all the festivities while sleeping.

Anywho…CONGRATUALTIONS!!!!!!!!

I lurve weddings

Congratulations!!!!

@cash: The pure awesomeness of this question so totally broke Fluther.

CONGO-RATS!!!!!!!!!

@andrew PERFECT WEDDING GIFT.

:snort::

Are Congo Rats on the Wedding registry? Are they the ones from the Congo or the ones that dance in a line?

Awww, this is so sweet! Congratulations!! :)

Oh my Gosh Dave, that is soooo awesome… You pick, I saw them and I think they’re all great.. are you serious? No going back back, now!

This will go down in Fluther history. <3
Congrats again you two!

Dead serious. :) I’ll pick one if you don’t have a preference.

This is definitely a momentous occasion, and therefore must be added to Nimis’s Fluther Timeline.

Congratulations!!! Sorry I missed all the fun last night!

@Dog You’re thinking Conga rats.

I’m soo glad we were able to share this moment with our extended family. Andrew, awww when do you start agh that new course Allie mentioned<grin> Now, really LATE TO WORK, but I’ll check back throughout the day!! EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY, I know I will. XOXOXO

@whatthefluther & @sccrowell

Seriously you two, it’s been a privilege to be part of this moment! I’m very grateful!

<333

This thread has me grinning from ear to ear with all the awesomeness!

*CONGRATULATIONS!!!! *

I hadn’t seen this until now

Hope you’ll fill us in on your registry and web cam some of the ceremony, too!

This is quite a week. First sandystrachan finds out from Fluther that he is going to be a daddy again, and now a wedding proposal.

Well, congratulations to everyone.

My husband even smiled hearing about this, it’s just a really happy moment!

@Darwin

right right right!

Almost forgot that one!

@Darwin – I missed that. Link?

@PnL & @Darwin mee too

Congratulations, you crazy kids!

@PnL – Here it is

I thought about this throughout my day and work and smiled every time. This is just so great. Happiness and love throughout your lives together.

@Darwin Thank you

@Chyna—You and I both.

@augustlan thanks for linking!

Congrats to you both!!!!!! I tad late, but still, congrats!!!!!!

I can’t believe I missed this! Congratulations to you both – I’m so happy for you!!!

Oh Man.
This is so wonderful.
Fluther is awesome.
Whatthefluther is awesome.
Sccrowell is awesome.

CONGRATS YOU TWO!!!!!!!!!

Hey, has anyone actually answered the question yet?

I saw a few answers up there. @Haroot and @hungryhungryhortence did early on. I just said, “yes”, right now, too.

I guess I’ll have to flag all the other comments then.

Yeah, I dare you.

If that is Sherry’s picture in her avatar, she will be a beautiful bride.

Again, many thanks to everyone for the kind words. I’ve completed my part of the license app…Sherry’s is still pending (in her defense, she had to work today).
@chyna….That is indeed a photo of Sherry and she is quite beautiful.
@AstroChuck….Before you flag those comments, please consider my note above (that you may have missed) where I state that I thought of you when giving jp our address and gave him our nine digit zip code.

Congratulations.

@AstroChuck – If you flag all the comments and clutter my email inbox with 200 new emails, I will hunt you down. And I won’t even need a nine digit zip code ;)

Twelve more Great Questions and this question will beat the number given to the infamous frizzer!

Oh…PnL! The fierce side of you is pretty damn fierce!

PnL is my hero.

Are we going to have the wedding here? The officiator posts a question: “Do you, Gary, take Sherry”—and we all sit and wait while you post the answer, and then there’s the question for Sherry, and the exchange of vows, and everything—we could do it all right here! and then retire to the chat room for toasts and champagne! and prepare music dancing videos in advance and link to them! This could be the fluther party of parties!

I can’t believe I saw this question and didn’t open it until now. I missed the party! Congratulations you two. Many blessings for an amazing and wonderful life together.

Can there be Fluther bachelor and bachelorette party threads?

In answer to the original question:

Well, it worked, didn’t it? She said yes, so it certainly didn’t bother her. And isn’t that what counts?

So apparently Fluther is indeed an appropriate medium by which to propose marriage.

Whoo Hooo!
Can we get Tao to dance at the Bachelorette party?

Seriously though- a virtual vows (even if just symbolic after wedding) would be incredible.

How do you think the tossing of the bouquet will work?
That would be fun to watch.

I bet @JohnPowell could write a random script to simulate the bouquet toss!

I hear you @PnL, but just know you blew it. I was going to ask you to marry me. Now you can forget it.

Wow, I missed the best question ever! Congratulations!

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@fireside: very nice.

Silly ChuckieDuckie… 6 year olds can’t get married!

lol4rl @augustlan But I don’t care what the law says, the answer would have been a resounding yes! As long as I am allowed to read other people’s mail once in a while.

I now propose that you conference call/skype this whole ceremony via chatroom for your fellow flutherites. Also…congratulations! okay i’m a bit late, I’ve been a bit behind schedule on my fluthering these days).

oh my gosh! this is the cutest thing ever, i seriously teared up as i was scrolling down trying to find the response. congratulations, this is so awesome. i’m so happy for both of you!!

officially the most epic thread on fluther

@Astro? Do you wear shorts and have sexy legs?

Only two GQs away from topping the frizzer, which currently stands at 60…

You have my word, if there’s a way, you all will be at our wedding! Now THAT WILL BE THE COOLEST WEDDING, dontcha think?

LOL Jeruba? Not to sound like an idiot, but what is fizzer & if I spelled it wrong it’s because I’m not wearing my reading glasses and Im on my iPhone…

AWESOME! We are officially invited!
Now to figure out what to wear.;)

@ Dog, come casual, be comfortable… So long as you make it!!!! That’s what really counts!

@ Dog?

@sccrowell Without further adieu, I present The Frizzer.

@sccrowell ? :)

60 GQs. Neck and neck with the Frizzer question. Someone PM someone, and get them to give this a GQ. And then it’s officially the greatest question ever. I mean, it is anyway, but we might aswell reinforce that numerically.

I will. I’m PMing Harp.

@richardhenry ~I 62’d it ;)

@mcbealer Good job! Official best question ever!

Hey now the answer wasn’t too shabby either, eh?

@sccrowell I guess it was okay.

:p

46 great answers (for your ‘yes’) is pretty damn good too. :D

OMG LOL!! I laughed soo hard at some of those answers. Of course I had to spread the lurve,,, some great ones. Thanks again!!

@sccrowell Oh yeah… the frizzer is a classic. And now, so is this thread!

Without a doubt the best Q ever! Loads of continued happiness to the two of you! sccrowell has also smashed the previous GA record, I might add

WTF beat the frizzer!! WAHOO!!! (Now there is a sentence that only makes sense on Fluther!)

I’m telling everyone this fluther proposal story. Ive told like 6 people. First they say WTF is a fluther? They don’t seem to understand how cool it is. I don’t even know you guys and I’m still excited.

I liked Augustlan’s virtual present so much that I made another Proposal thread Wordle now that this has become the best question with the best answer.

I´m so excited for the happy couple! This has to be one of the most original mediums for a porposal ever… and involving the whole community certainlly gives fluther a big family feel.

I wish i had my computer when this thread started… i couldn´t answer on my phone for some reason and i´m sad that i couldn´t contribute before.

To the happy couple:
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. I have no doubt that you will have an amazing life together and wish you all the best.

So i´ll be the last one to participate in the group hug but i wish you all many many many moments that take your breath away…. and a ginormous stack of pancakes :)

@Dr_C you may be a tad late to the question but I am sure you are not the last by a long shot.

Awesome that this Q takes it’s rightful place in Fluther legend!

My huge congratulations as well. I am a little late to the party but wish you both joy and some delirious moments together. Love conquers or mitigates many things.

Gary, why did you change your mind?

This thread, the happy couple, Fluther, the jellies… all of it makes me all twitterpated inside :) God, I love this place!!

It occurred to me that you two might have missed another important question that’s been referenced many times in this thread: Pancake

I wish you many pancakes!

this is wonderful, congratulations
@augustlan there was no proposal, we both agreed to the marriage but it wasn’t on wis.dm, though we did meet on wis.dm and have a wis.baby

I hope you have triplets so you can name them Pancake, Frizzer, and Bendrew.

Sherry and Gary: Many congratulations and much joy to you both. I loved wtf’s proposal. What could be sweeter?

So glad to be able to share this with you both and the fluther community.

@fireside….Thanks for the gift….very cool!

@gailcalled…Greetings my dear friend. It’s difficult to answer your question without casting a shadow on this thread, but when I do pipe in on fluther, I’m never less than perfectly honest, so I will address the question directly but spare some detail.

My previous marriage ended in tragedy when my still relatively newlywed bride, who was also Sherry’s best friend, committed suicide. I had already been diagnosed with familial ALS when I met her. My rare genetic mutation, simultaneously discovered in me and one other patient halfway around the world, would put me, as it has Professor Stephen Hawking, in the 5% of ALS patients to survive ten or more years (I am approaching that goal, though my grandmother, the only other known victim in the family only survived eight years, but that side of my family had several early in life tragic deaths of other potential victims). (Aside: I believe this is the third time in fluther history that the names wtf and Stephen Hawking have been mentioned together…I am so not worthy). I misread my late wife. I thought she had the strength to see me through my illness. She did not. She was also on on a lifelong quest for an unattainable goal that was destined for failure. Following her death I put my fate in the hands of a then dear friend who betrayed me in a yet to be explained heartless fashion which I rightly or wrongly attributed to my worsening hopeless condition.

With two “innocent” victims, I vowed to myself that I would not allow my condition to take anyone else out with me. But I failed in keeping that vow. I opened my heart to Sherry and fell madly in love with her. Over the last five years I have not only given her opportunity to leave but every reason to want to leave but I can’t seem to shake her. She has not only proven that she has the strength, understanding, and love to see me through this thing but she has in fact been my strength and inspiration as my body continues to weaken and fail. Besides, I had already given her a rather nice ring, turned my cheek when she inaccurately referred to me as her fiance and felt it was time to make her an honest woman considering the many pets we had together gathered around us. And lastly, as I mentioned previously, she had recently begun to practically propose marriage to me which just kept sounding better and better. So I caved, although I’m still scared to death how the remainder of our journey will affect her. But I know she will be lovingly at my side for the duration and what more can I ask for. I must also point out that had I been healthy there is no question in my mind that I would have proposed to Sherry long ago. So by not doing so when I knew that was what she wanted, was a cautious yet selfish decision on my part, which took some time to sink into this thick skull of mine. I hope I answered your question, Gail and pray I made the right decision for Sherry’s sake.

@Augustlan…Thanks for the frizzer and pancake links…they are both hilarious (if I had to choose,make mine pancakes with lots of whipped creamy butter and hot sticky maple syrup. And hell, a big dollop of fresh whipped cream on top might be fun. That would suit me just fine, as long as I get to share it all with Sherry, of course)!

@whatthefluther It’s such a trite saying, but this time, truly, thank you for sharing. And may you both have as much happy and loving time together as possible.

@whatthefluther Beautiful, beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it. My eyes welled up a little reading it… I wish you both a happy, loving life together.

{hugs}

Sherry sounds like a wonderful human being to spend the rest of your life with. You are both so lucky to have found one another! May your time together be full of blessings, as the both of you have surely blessed us. Love and lurve to both of you. <3

@whatthefluther It makes this thread all the more special.

I understand tragic and senseless death of a lover and the rebirth of love from ashes when all hope was long dismissed.

May this new chapter of your lives be the best years.

OMG !!!!! I’m bawling now < tears are pouring(sp) >. Would someone please tell me how to turn off these tears… And for the record, I learned of this just minutes before you, my new fluther brother’s and sister’s…
Gosh, now you will understand just why I love “whatthefluther” so very much!!!!

I’m speechless.

@sccrowell Do not forget to drink lots of water. :)

we love him too

Bless you both, from the bottom of my heart.

@aprilsimnel- And not the heart of your bottom.

@AstroChuck? Have you answered my question yet?

Wow, just… wow.

aaaaaah my substitute family! :)))))))))

I’m still feeding off this!

I really love this thread! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :D

@Tao- is that new dashing avatar your formal wedding attire avitar? :)

@whatthefluther: Your description of your journey to love with Sherry is more beautiful than any soliloquy ever disclosed. Honest, raw, full of love and not always perfect; it’s just real life with real love. No matter the path you took to find each other, it will no doubt be strewn with both roses and thorns in the future. I have no doubts about your ability to care for each other along the way. Amazing.

Isn’t this the kind of inspirational story the New York Times covers on it “marriages” page? It’s real, it’s extraordinary, it’s touching, it shows love and humanity, and it’s great fun for many people who were made a part of this story.

This thread goes down in the Fluther memes, right? Oh, and I’m “Digging” this page.

@AstroChuck – Oh, good heavens, no!

Wow. That just made this all the more touching. Just when you think the story doesn’t get anymore touching and loving. A story of wonderful people, just what everyone needs to hear.

@Dog

Ha! No way, of course I’ll dig out a suit LOL

So has a date been set yet? It is not that I am putting pressure on the happy couple of course- but that if there is going to be a Fluther ceremony I do not want to miss it. Thus since I am heading to NY for a few days I need to know if I should pack the laptop or not.:)

@sccrowell and @whatthefluther May I sing at your wedding?

Ha.. I have been visiting this all day when I needed to be cheered up.

Milo here; Puttin’ on my top hat, puttin’ on my white tie, puttin on my tails. Oh, wait. I already have one. In any case, I am ready and take up less room (and don’t drink) than most of the flutherites. I have packed my suitcase, mouse jerky and catnip and am eager to see CA.

I think Milo’s presence at the wedding would just be great. He can be the Fluther representative! Such a party animal!

@gailcalled Milo should jump out of the cake.

We should all be watching the various wedding shows on cable to gear up for the big day.

@elijah, what are your favorites?

Well, Rooeytoo has designed a fetching little tutu and satin ballet slippers for Milo. Now he needs only a muzzle and I need gauntlets for dressing him.

@sccrowell- I wear shorts 365 days a year, and I have very sexy, muscular, tanned legs.
But I promise to wear regular dress slacks when I marry you two.

@elijah

Better hope he’s not shedding….lol
Don’t smoke!!!!

something about the image of a little boy describing his “very sexy, muscular, tanned legs” is just wrong on many levels.

Hiiiiii Ashley!!!!

Congratulations mom and Gary! I’m so happy for the two of you and I love you both so very much. Gary? Are you ready for a new daughter, grandchild (in the making…literally), and son-in-law??? :DDDDDD

Hi mom :) I fell asleep as soon as we got home from the beach and didn’t read it as I promised. So, I jumped on first thing this morning. It made me cry :*)

Thank you sweetheart!!! I’m still crying too… Well, there goes your anonymity, LOL

LOL

You are “Frizzer Killers” Yaaaaaaay!

Awesome! The family is starting to arrive!

@thetypicalusername Welcome to Fluther!

Wow, the family is getting here early for the wedding.

Bendrew will have to make up the spare bedrooms.

@cprevite Maybe they’ll be good hosts and actually make us all that guac they promised…

oh, and by the way, after 293 positive responses and the observed outcome, finally, an answer to the OQ:

Yes, Fluther is definitely an appropriate medium for proposing! ;)

Yay! Guac + Tao and Milo entertaining! This is great!

Hey, they need a band (at least virtually). Any musicians here in Fluther-ville?

I know about Jack79 – anyone else?

@aboywithboobs was in a band!

OK, so that’s two. What instrument does he play. I think Jack79 plays guitar.

Let’s build the Fluther wedding band!

Jack79: Guitar
aboywithboobs (is this name right?): ???

It’s Aboynamedboobs03, and he plays the guitar.

@Allie: There ya go…

OK, so the Fluther Wedding Band (working title) they’ll need a name when we’re done.

Jack79: Guitar
Aboynamedboobs03: Guitar

@cprevite: Refresh the page.

I’ll whip out the Lederhosen and sing German “Volksmusik” HAHA!

I’m a go on the triangle, the tambourine, the maracas, or any other instrument that requires little skill.

Jack79: Guitar
Aboynamedboobs03: Guitar
Allie: Percussion
TaoSan: Comic Relief

OK, who else?...

HOW DID I MISS THIS?????????????????????????

Congratulations, you young punks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question:

Do

You

Have

Enough

Room

In

Your

Garage

For a large wedding gift? just wondering

ps, it needs work…pm incoming…

@yetanotheruser said he’d sing!! Do you think we’ll need backup singers as well?
BTW, I never knew I could ever feel so many emotions, in such a short period of time…
I had a perpetual smile on my face, that is when I’m not bawling my eyes out because of something one of you have said that moved me to tears. WoW!

OK, update:

yetanotheruser: Lead Vocals
Jack79: Guitar
Aboynamedboobs03: Guitar
Allie: Percussion
TaoSan: Comic Relief

@sccrowell: You can never have too many back-up singers. Bring ‘em on.

and for Pete’s sake sister…stop crying. Your going to dehydrate. ;^)

I make mean brownies and carrot cake. I can do some desserts.

believe me, seeing me in Lederhosen is no relieve at all LOL

I can lipsynch but that’s about it.

Blondesjon plays guitar but it looks like you have enough guitar players. He does a great Frank Sinatra impression! My son also plays jazz flute. Will that work?

Oooh! I can play cowbell!

Nah, we can have one more guitar.

OK, the jonsblondesjon trio is in.

Milo plays the scratching post, but boy, does he have rhythym. He’s tuning it right now.

I play a mean…...................wait, I think I’m busy that day. Sorry.

@Knotmyday If you’re giving away cars, I’m getting married too!!

I offer my bartending skills, everyones going to need a drink after seeing @TaoSan in lederhosen.
My my, look at those sexy knees! Don’t smoke!

I play gutair, harmonica and limited violin. I refuse to sing.

So Dog is on harmonica (I think we have enough guitars).

@cprevite Agreed- Guitars are well represented.

When not needed in the band I will take photos but am suggesting that @DarkScribe be the main photographer.

Will there be an open bar? Not that that will be the place I’ll be hanging out or anything.

Edit: Oh who am I kidding? Yes it will be. My percussionist abilities may get increasingly better as the evening progresses. Or increasingly entertaining at least.

^^Hanging with Allie.

Someone check to be sure @sccrowell is not dehydrated.

Daloon is a musician as is tennesseejac (although he hasn’t been around for a while). I can’t sing, or play an instrument, or even dance for that matter, I am can give a very enthusiastic round of applause to the happy couple. I really like the idea of Milo jumping out of the cake.

@SuperMouse: Milo here; that’s fine with me.

Milo here; Check me out

@gailcalled Milo is beautiful! Love the beret.

@Allie: Well @elijah us tending bar. @Elijah is it open bar?

@daloon: What do you play? We could use a keyboard/piano player and a drummer.

@gailcalled- that Milo is a handsome fellow!

If we’re gonna do this, let’s do it right. Open bar! Top shelf!*

*for people wearing fluther T shirts.

ooompah here ooompah here, Tao and a gootes Beer!

@cprevite I believe @boots plays bass for a band. I can play the radio.

So we have:

yetabotherloser: lead vocals
Jack79: guitar
blondesjon: guitar & vocals
Aboynamedboobs03: guitar
boots: bass
Allie: percussion
jonsblond: cow bell
Dog: harmonica
jonsblondesjonson: flute
TaoSan: comic relief

We just need a drummer and maybe some keyboards and we’re ready to rock.

Also, we have elijah tending bar and janbb on pastry.

Anyone a chef?

@cprevite- I could play drums and percussion, but it might be a bit difficult if I’m performing the service.

@AstroChuck: s’okay, no need for drums during the ceremony. You’ll be free for the reception – so AstroChuck on drums.

Remember to ask the bride what she wants when you make these plans!

@Judi: No worries – we are simply presenting this to her for consideration.

besides, she’s too dehydrated to make decisions right now

I can do keyboards if there’s no one else!
You’d have to give me enough time to learn the music though.
And you’d have to fly me over there. Or hey, like I said, everyone come over here…!

I can sing, especially if you do any Broadway show tunes or any Christian rock. And I can sing tenor, alto, or soprano (and if I have a cold, bass).

I N T R O D U C I N G…
For Your Listening Pleasure
we hope
the Virtual Fluther Funk Band

yetanotheruser: lead vocals
Darwin: vocals
Jack79: guitar
blondesjon: guitar & vocals
Aboynamedboobs03: guitar
boots: bass
Allie: percussion
jonsblonde: cow bell
AstroChuck: drums
Dog: harmonica
jonsblondesjonson: flute
shrubbery: keyboards
TaoSan: comic relief

Uh! Hey! GetDownNow…

ok, I’m beat. @elijah and @janbb can take over food service.

oh, Christ! Who’s on flowers?

Congratulations you guys.

Love,

Riser

I think Daloon plays the trumpet… and he dances. Judi’s son has a band, too!

Just make sure the stage is very near the bar!

And a funk band can never have too many guitars!

to all….This is shaping up to be quite a party. We are tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 29th and hope to confirm by this Monday. This seems like a good date since many of you may already have plans for the long Memorial Day weekend (05/23–25), it’s a day Sherry may be able to realistically get off from work and being a Friday, it’ll give everyone an entire weekend to party (and maybe even recover). We’ll be in touch.

@Greenwriter…Riser!!! It is great to see you back. I have fond memories of some pretty wild threads on which we shared responses. What a wonderful idea for a webservice. I remember some years ago going to that photocopy business in Studio City (the one on Vineland or Lankershim with the dinosaur on their marquee board… they catered to the industry) to get my medical records copied and watched in awe as tree after tree wound up in stack after stack of screenplays/scripts/book drafts/stories/etc., most unfortunately destined for the landfills by recycling-unconscious producers/publishers/etc.. I wish you much success (and lots of saved trees) with your website. PM me your coffeehouse schedule for your mug give-away and I’ll do my best to catch up with you and buy you a cup of coffee! Again, welcome back…I look forward to your continuing active participation on fluther. See you around…wtf

I have no musical talents…outside of singing in the shower. I’ll not volunteer; however, I am great at being a wedding guest and love giving gifts! @sccrowell, I cry, too!

Hey, I used to be a wedding planner, but this one seems to be taking care of itself!

Oh myyyyy… I just wanted to leave a quick note to my wonderful family, I apologize for not having responded to each of you. I promise to catch up tomorrow, so please be patient.
Love you! Muah(bigkiss)

@Riser! WB!

Looks like we are all shaping up to an awesome celebration to honor one of the most romantic weddings I have witnessed.

@cprevite @casheroo ‘s hubby is a chef, maybe she can offer a little “incentive” to get him to participate.

There ya go…now we have a food team:

elijah: tending bar
janbb: pastry
caheroo-hubby: chef
casheroo: ::ahem:: moral support

and @mcbealer wants to handle the vegetarian fare.

gee, I hope the actual wedding plans are going as smoothly as these virtual ones ;^)

@cprevite lol moral support? what does that include?
I used to work at a banquet facility as a server for weddings. I’d prefer not to do any work like that though, because I’d rather be a guest. I’ll sit with all the children and entertain them. That’s a real job!
Hubby would gladly be a chef for a wedding, he could gather a team of other chefs quite easily :)

oh and flowers should be left up to the bride, I went all Martha Stewart on my flowers, it was so much fun.

@casheroo: You did your flowers from prison?!

@cprevite lol! no, I took my theme off the cover of a magazine of Marth Stewart Weddings

Hey…. for the fluther wedding band… i play guitar and sing…. can i join?

@Dr_C You would be most welcome to join. This band is going to be the best ever.

@Dr_C: Sure thing. As @Yetanotheruser said, “a funk band can never have too many guitars!”. And we should throw in @daloon on trumpet. Funk needs horns.

@chyna: Absolutely. Best wedding band ever.

@all; MIlo here;

Well, If I can’t be in the band, perhaps I could dance.

Costume (and red beret) courtesy of rooeytoo.

Milo en pointe.

Many many guitars, 6-part vocal harmonies, a symphonic horn section if need be, and a good solid rhythm section…what the funk!

Add some interpretive ballet by the one and only Milo!

Food fit for royalty

What a party!

@gailcalled is that Milo? hahaha

Hey, Milo! You’d make a great ringbearer!

@casheroo be thankful you were tapped for moral support, my offer of a round of applause was summarily ignored! Don’t forget, every band needs its groupies!

@SuperMouse: I was actually picturing you, augustlan, bythebay, and asmonet as back-up dancers. “The Flutherettes”

Milo doing and interpretive dance number sounds good too.

Ooh. Shake your jellies, girls!

@cprevite, you have redeemed yourself well Grasshopper, you ask me to dance at this amazing shindig, and dance I shall….

<——this gnome loves shindigs
in fact, all my friends thought I coined the phrase in the seventh grade, ha ha

I’m not much for singing
but I’m great at taking care of drunk people and making sure the wedding stays on course

@Simone_De_Beauvoir you are officially invited to join The Flutherettes.

@SuperMouse is that the band? or the wedding planners group, lol?

The Flutherettes are highly skilled group of dancers who will perform at the ceremony.

Cake? What about the cake? Who is making the cake?

@SuperMouse oh, you bet, I can dance for sure…did for over a decade…what kind of dancing are we talking? I can do the wedding belly dance or a nice argentine tango number that I can choreograph for the couple

@chyna heh, i don’t who’s making it but i’ll be in charge of eating it

@Simone_De_Beauvoir: I’ll join you in a wedding belly-dance. I believe there are a number of other belly-dancers about as well.

@EmpressPixie excellent, hot

@Simone_De_Beauvoir I am in for the belly dance. However, one thing cprevite didn’t ask before my recruitment was whether I can dance. I can’t. So hopefully you and EmpressPixie can teach me.

Ooh, @SuperMouse, that’s hot. If you can dance like that, I’m all yours!

Do the Flutherites need a pole? I could provide that.
This is shaping up to be one hell of a shindig!

I want to be one of the dancers!

@SuperMouse lol, you got it

I haven’t seen soapchef since she got a job. Maybe she’ll bake a cake!

Harp can make another amazing cake! I’d link a picture if I wasn’t on my iPod.

I’m thrilled to be a Flutherette; whatever shall our costumes be?

OK, add @chyna in as a Flutherette.

I’m thinking torquoise, iridescent dresses with a little tassle fringe (jelly-like) and y’all should wear little round, bookish glasses.

So with @Harp on cake, we’re good with food.

Still need flowers – anyone a florist?

@cprevite nice

@cpcrevite- Turquoise dresses? No, no, no. I’m thinking sequined g-strings and pasties with tassels.

@AstroChuck: Dude, it’s a wedding – not the bachelor party.

You can plan that though

We’ll need a couple of stationary cameras and a bunch of people to go into the crowd and record interviews, ceremony, band, etc… Then I’ll take all the footage and edit it together into a dvd.

The Fluther Funk Wedding Jam Featuring:

Gary and Sherry

The Virtual Fluther Funk Band
The Flutherettes

SPECIAL BONUS TRACK
Astrochuck’s Afterparty

I wonder how many people saw this question and thought “What the hell? NO!” before clicking and seeing exactly what was going on…

@fireside & @cprevite: Kudos for your creativity
@AstroChuck: Just Wow for your fashion choices! ;P

Are we Flutherettes just back-up dancers, or do we sing as well? I’ve also wanted to do back up on ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’. We could change the lyrics to ‘Midnight train to Fluther’.

@bythebay: Thanks for the kudos. This is too much fun.

And if ya got the pipes, we could always use back-up singers.

@cprevite: Pipes? I don’t know about pipes, but I can hold my own. Nobody runs screaming when I sing. Plus, we Flutherettes will harmonize quite beautifully, I’m sure!