I don't know if you saw
my tweet last night, but, with 78 days to go until we start life as husband and wife, Jon and I have finally entered into the Dear God When Will This End phase of wedding planning. The things is, though, that even when we don't specifically have wedding things to discuss, there's always bureaucracy in the back of our minds. After filing my marriage visa application online early last week and then having my biometrics appointment on Friday,
I submitted my full application to the consulate in New York on Monday. (
Remember, we can't legally get married in the UK if we're not granted this visa for whatever reason.) I have a consultation with an immigration lawyer here in DC this morning about Jon's visa to expatriate to the States. And since we can't even apply for that until we're officially married and the process then takes approximately nine months... well, we'll be dealing with this plus
the strain of communicating long-distance for quite some time to come.
Please don't think I'm complaining, dear readers; this is just the way it is right now and I know it will all be worth it in the end. (By the way, do you know
the difference between complaining and moaning in British and American English?) But, to help me cope with the stress in a slightly more light-hearted way, I've come up with five alternate vows that Jon and I could promise each other on our wedding day as we head into more long-distance and the final visa hurdle. What vows would you add from your own experiences? Leave me - and all my transatlantic readers - your suggestions in the comments!
