Size Matters

I'm so excited about our 3-day autumn wedding, I wish we could share the celebration with 500 people! If we could invite everyone, I'd have my first babysitter attending, college professors, our travel companions from Costa Rica and Mexico, our new friends from our new jobs, every one of Brenda's Frisbee teammates, and the list goes on and on.

But such is life. We're supposed to keep it down to 64 folks due to space limitations. This brings a new level of intimacy to the weekend. Our wedding is not going to be a grand festival. It will be more like a family vacation. Or a reunion. Or a sleep-away camp, I suppose.

I like that we're celebrating our union this way - focusing on what matters most and re-uniting with our community of loved ones across 4 generations. We'll be outdoors, dancing and hiking and enjoying a barbecue. We'll sit around the campfire at night, telling stories to the tune of its crackling. There will be games of pool, and drinking games, and freeze tag.

We may have fewer people, but I already feel the love in more abundance.

I love that being with Brenda allows me to share in this. She's perfect for me.

About Face

Lots doing and havent had but a moment to spare.

First things first -- big changes for some major details:


#1 we are now getting hitched at the beautiful Inn at Stone Ridge



#2 we moved the date to the one we wanted Sunday, October 12, 2008!


Its amazing when things just come together -- fate guiding the way perhaps it was meant to be.

Chris and I wanted to get married outside in outdoor surroundings with a fire going. Check.

We also wanted to get hitched on Columbus Day weekend at a place where our friends/family can stay on Saturday and Sunday night. Check.

Peak foliage is the following weekend -- allowing for breathtaking natural views. Check.

My family embraced Chris/my nuptials yesterday asking questions, getting excited, at my mom's 60th surprise birthday party. It felt real good and the way it should be. Makes me feel even more amped because its important they share in our joy.

Happy with where things are headed.....