This Woman Threw The Most Amazing ‘Divorce Party’ In Order To Celebrate The End Of Her Marriage
Marriage can be a wonderful thing; the joining of two hearts, two souls, two families… and not to mention most of the time you get to throw a huge fancy, and hella expensive party to celebrate it. Yep, it can be a pretty beautiful moment in a couple’s life. But as with everything that is beautiful in life, it can also have its ugly side. What exactly is the ugly side of marriage, you may be wondering? Divorce, of course.
Well, it was until now, that is.
Reportedly there is a US woman who has spent YEARS trying to divorce her husband and has now thrown herself a divorce party in order to celebrate the fact, after all this time, she has finally reached the end of her marriage. Ahhhh, who says anti-romance is dead, eh?
The ecstatic divorcee in question is called Catherine Navarro. Navarro hails from New Jersey and is only a mere 34 years old… she married her now ex-husband Marc when she had just turned 20 back in the May of 2005… on Friday the 13th, of all freakin’ dates.
Even their family and friends were in on it! They all pulled together in order to get the extremely ‘last minute’ nuptials organized before they were wed at City Hall in New York City. So far so good, right? All sounds pretty sweet!
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Alas, like most good things, it came to an end. It just wasn’t meant to be for the pair, and it was Catherine herself who filed for divorce back in 2012 in hope of her escaping the ‘toxic’ marriage she’d now found herself in. However – Marc refused. He then disappeared and Catherine had to prove to the court that she had searched high and low for her husband before they would grant her the divorce she was desperate for in his absence. (Men, am I right ladies?)
Catherine’s luck finally changed on the 18th March of this year when she received the news that she was granted the divorce, and to help her celebrate this momentous occasion, she decided to throw a ‘divorce party’ with the help of all her supportive pals.
“Marc and I decided to get married at my cousin’s reception a week prior,” said Catherine.
“Honestly, I thought he was joking at first because we’d been drinking and were on a dance floor in that moment, but a few days later he followed up about my dress and flowers
“I immediately called my best friends – who all attended my divorce party – before heading straight to the shopping centre with my mum, where I found a stunning white silk dress for just £80
“I ordered a two-tier white cake with lilies on the side. As I’m always multitasking, I ordered it while getting my nails done and instructing my best friend to pick up lights and decorations that would ultimately set the mood for a reception in my parents’ living room.
“On the day, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect, it was an absolutely gorgeous day for a ceremony at City Hall in New York City. Witnesses included my best friends, my bridesmaids, and of course, my mum.
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“I realized not long into the marriage that I didn’t know him at all and there were too many secrets. The first divorce proceeding started approximately seven years ago, and lawyers were involved, but he refused to agree to the terms.
“So, it goes in blind love, I eventually gave up on the idea and instead vowed to continue working on our marriage. Ultimately, we separated and during that time, which spanned nearly a decade, I tried to file for divorce multiple times, but he refused to sign the papers.
“When things fell apart again, the road to the final divorce was quite the journey. Marc vanished off the face of the planet and I didn’t hear from him or have any idea where he was.
“When this sort of thing happens, when you can’t find your husband anywhere, and desperately want to cut legal ties, there’s an option to file for divorce in their absence – but you have to prove you’ve looked everywhere.”
Once she was able to prove that she had indeed tried to track down her Houdini of a husband – and failed to do so in the process – she was finally granted that glorious divorce.
And to celebrate the occasion, Catherine invited around 30 people to potentially one of the most fabulous parties I’ve ever heard about (but please, don’t tell Walt I said that). Guests would tuck into cupcakes covered in frosting that spelled out ‘boy, bye’ as well as a larger cake with the incredible phrase ‘straight outta marriage’ written across it.
“It had been years in the making, but the day I finally got divorced, my closest friends, who’d seen me through this whole journey, and I decided it was time to manifest the occasion with an incredible party that would celebrate my new beginning,” said Catherine.
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“I was so excited to finally have my maiden name back and be rid of him. It made me so happy. As soon as it was finalized I felt like I was 20 again and had a new chance at love.
“Party highlights included a decadent cake which had ‘straight out of marriage’ written on it, surrounded by happy photos of me when I was single. We had cupcakes with custom made toppers that had cheeky phrases on them, such as ‘boy, bye’.
“The balloons said, ‘happily divorced’ and there was a cinematic ‘finally divorced’ sign which served as the photo backdrop. Of course, we also had loads of festive props, and my favorite was a sign which read ‘we didn’t like him anyway’, because my friends didn’t.
“Party food was simple, composing of light bites, a meat and cheese platter, fruit and chicken wings. We ate, laughed and danced the night away. It was fantastic.
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“I’d definitely recommend a divorce party to anyone else if it’s a happy occasion which brings joy, rather than drudging up old memories.
“Everything happens for a reason, and for me in the end it all happened for the best. Don’t dwell on the past and instead accept the lessons that every experience provides.
“Life is too short to be in a relationship which doesn’t make you happy – lawfully or not.”
Couldn’t have really said it better myself in all honesty, could you!? Here’s to Catherine’s new life as a single lady and here’s to her finding the love she truly deserves one day. For now, though, you keep doing you boo!
Have any of you ever attended a ‘Divorce Party’ before, or know anybody who has? Or maybe you’ve even thrown one yourself!? If so and you feel like sharing all the wonderful details, let me know in the comments! And don’t forget to share this with your friends and family too! AAx
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