Friday, 1 May, 2009
Wedding at 12 O'clock noon
Adult reception to follow
Crown Plaza Metro-Detroit
8000 Merriman Road
Romulus, MI 48174
(map)
We have registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond (because, apparently, it *MUST* be done) and at
Amazon.com (because it is very convenient).
Amazon.com
Bed, Bath & Beyond
(Unlike Katie, Ger loves Delft. Just sayin')
4 Jun 09 - Our photographers have posted a blog entry about the wedding and included a slide show. Check out a sneak-peek of our wedding shots!. I cannot wait to get these pics, they look AWESOME so far.
6 May 09 - Not to be outdone, Ger has posted her thoughts about the wedding. As well... -jkl
5 May 09 - Today, I took a moment to jot down some thoughts about the wedding. Enjoy... -jkl
There is so little room on the front of an invitation. That's what ultimately caused us to create this small page for our wedding; the simple fact that we could not put all of the information that we wanted to distribute on the front of an invitation without having to put it on a blueprint-sized paper (which I found to be cool, but Ger will not let me do). So that brings us here, where you can find information about the wedding, maps, registries, links, and "stuff".
I still think that blueprint invites would have been cooler. I'm just saying.
When this whole process began, we wanted to have a huge wedding where all of our friends and family could come and share this important time with us. Then we found out what that costs. I decided that we should have a four person wedding and eat at Taco Bell, but Ger overruled me and requested firmly that Taco Bell not be part of the process.
In all seriousness, we would prefer to have everyone that wants to come there, but with us having to manage this financially (and really, to have the wedding you want, you have to finance it yourself) it just is not feasible. So we arrived at what we hope is a clever plan: we have the wedding at the same hotel as Penguicon on opening day before it starts with a private ceremony and reception, then open the reception up to everybody after the initial food and festivities. Our glee was only magnified by the ability to have a convention that is very important to us (it is, after all, where we first met) as part of our special day.
In short, we think it will work out for the best this way. That or it will all end in catastrophe. Definitely one of the two, though.
Ger and I want to thank each and every one of you that came out and shared our special day with us. It was fantastic, and we enjoyed every minute of it; we hope that you did too. As soon as life gives us a bit of breathing room, look for thank you cards, photos, and more updates.
