REAL STORY

We were really nervous on the day, and we had had a lot of emotions going into our wedding, so we were both very emotional and crying, and before we knew it, it was over.

For about a year before we got married, my husband was on business trips to the Kanto area, so we hardly saw each other. In the midst of all that, we decided to hold a wedding ceremony as a way to mark the end of our marriage, and we both felt lonely during that time, so we remembered those times. Also, we told our parents how grateful we were to them, as they had caused us a lot of trouble.
Originally, the theme of our wedding was "We are the main characters, but we also wanted to have a wedding that expresses our gratitude to our guests and that they can enjoy."
When we were planning our wedding, the planner asked us, "Why are you having a wedding?" and gave us plenty of opportunities to think carefully about "Who are you having it for?" and "Why have a wedding, for whom, and what are you doing?" In that sense, we had a chance to talk properly together, and I feel like we came up with that theme. It wasn't just a wedding filled with things we wanted to do, but I think it was good that we were able to talk properly about "why are we doing this?"​

During the meeting, we participated in a workshop called "How to Create the Best Wedding," and there was a scene where we wrote each other letters. We decided to keep these letters until the wedding. We spoke to​ ​each other for the first time at that (first meeting on the day of the wedding) meeting. I think we wrote about what each of us means to each other, and what kind of life we want to live from now on, and things like that.
It was embarrassing (laughs). I was embarrassed, and also I was shocked to find out that he had been thinking that way, and I started crying again.

Everyone is irreplaceable. But mainly, we wanted to express our gratitude to the people who helped us in our lives, especially when it came to getting married, for allowing us to get married. 13 people helped us out during the ceremony. It was a surprise, and we kept it a secret until the day itself. By expressing my feelings to each person in letters that I had prepared in advance, it made me realize how many people love me, and how much they have helped me to get to where I am.

I thought they were really digging deep (laughs). They were asking me about that. When I heard the stories from people around me, I felt that they were really valuing the way their family was, even though they were just having normal discussions and moving forward.

When I started thinking about my mother and answering her questions, I felt embarrassed because I never said it out loud. I felt embarrassed. I started to think that I was raised with great care by both my family and my partner's family.

Rather than a wedding that just went by, this was a wedding where we were able to convey our feelings of gratitude, so we became good friends with the guests who came on the day, even after the ceremony. Through the preparations for the wedding, I was able to think about "what I am to my partner," so I think it was good that I was able to think about that by having a wedding.
We had a good discussion with the planner during the meeting, and for each guest, he asked us some deep questions like, "What kind of person is this person? Why did you think that?" We thought a lot and said, "Hmmmm." I think the planner's presence was a big factor. If it had been just us, I don't think we would have come up with any ideas.
I think that most planners probably focus on what the bride and groom want, and often don't tell us what they really think, but our planner was very clear about our wedding theme and told us things like "I think you should stop doing that" or "That's not right." We thought, "Oh, so that's not right." Also, we were young at the time and hadn't been to many other people's weddings, so we were really grateful that he told us so clearly and honestly.

If we hadn't had a wedding, we would have seemed to know each other, but we probably would have spent our time without really understanding each other. We wouldn't have had much time to think about the guests who came, so I think it was really good that we had a wedding, even though it cost a lot of money, in terms of getting to know each other. The meetings were also an important period.

If we hadn't had a wedding, I don't think we would have been able to talk so honestly about it. There were things we had to talk about when we were planning to have a wedding, and we even ended up thinking, "What do I want to do? No, that's not right."

First of all, I thought that this place really values the idea of a family. After the wedding ceremony, there is a workshop called "How to create the best family," and there are also other events like Christmas parties, but I think that this is something that will be with us throughout our long lives.
They also hold events at other stores in the Plan-Do-See group, so even if we were to move away from Osaka, they would hold various fun events in other locations, so I think all of them are really good wedding venues. This place is what made us the couple we are today, and because of Plan-Do-See, we're now able to be honest with each other here. I think it's a place where if something happens, we can come here, have a meal, and have fun with our children. Every time I come to the store, I feel nostalgic, thinking, "I'm back home," and "This is where we did it."

After the wedding, we had a workshop called "How to Create the Best Family," and we had time to think about what we wanted to be like in five or ten years, and we talked about how we wanted to be like this in five years. It's now been four years since our wedding, and we're moving forward with our life plan exactly as we planned, so I hope to attend any events like that in the future.