Welcome to the Gauntlet?

It has happened.  My beloved Dog Park Boy has asked me to be his wife.  I, of course, said "YES!"  We waited to post on Facebook until we had told his family since we were going to see them that weekend, but once we posted, the comment melee began. 

There was one comment from a friend who said something like, "Welcome to the Gauntlet."  But it doesn't have to be...right? 

I plan on journaling about this process not only to be able to look back on the fun and stress we had when planning, but also to hopefully provide some ideas for some others going through the same happy time.  I know that none of what I'm doing is radical, but I love writing, so really...this is just an excuse to write.

As an aside, I feel lucky to be able to marry the person I love.  Not all of my friends are legally "allowed" to do that, and while I'm certainly happy I have that right, it kills me that not everyone has that same right.  Hopefully my children won't have that same bittersweet feeling.  Fingers crossed.