First comes Love, Then comes Marriage...
Well, I owe an apology to all of you who attend my blog... I've been so inattentive to posting in the past weeks. Like they say, the amount of one's posting about life can sometimes be inversely proportional to how busy one's life has become. I can only offer one excuse: I'm getting married on August 9th.
I took Pipes' parents to dinner about five weeks ago, and asked for their blessing. It wasn't the least awkward of situations, since we had been living together for a year by then, and her family is very strongly Mormon. However, they were very graceful in their support. If anything, they seemed impressed that I would approach the matter in so head-on a fashion. Since then, it has been a whirlwind of preparation, so that we can have the wedding before Pipes' brother leaves on a mission. (He is a very important person in her life, and will in fact be a groomsman at the wedding, taking the place which might otherwise have been occupied by her Maid of Honor.)
Random preparations: We have the rings picked out, with photos to come later if I can get some decent ones. We took photos with Sunshine and Shade at Memory Grove a few days ago. Tuxedos. Wedding dress. Yadda-yadda. The colors are deep orange (of the near burnt variety... some call the color "cognac"), gold and an emerald green. The motif for the wedding and reception will be Japanese, complete with kokeshi dolls on the tables, lanterns crossing from tree to tree, and other nice touches.
It'll be a garden ceremony and reception, at her parents' place. And yes, we'll be outdoors in the August heat. One boon will be that Pipes' parents' place is on the side of a mountain. Another is that it's not too far-removed from the Salt Lake. And third, they're having a waterfall put in where the ceremony is to be held. But still, I am acquiring one of these so that I can survive the heat intact, beneath my tuxedo.
So! I plan to provide more updates in the near future, now that I've adjusted to the dull roar of life's current tempo.
In the mean-time, if you would like an invitation then please comment with your real-life names and addresses below.... I've turned on screening, so that none of you (but yourselves, and myself) will be able to see each others' comments. And, if at all possible, please specify whether you'd like the invitation simply for fun, or because there is a chance you might actually be able to attend. My future Mother-in-Law is attempting to tally the body-count right now, and really wants me to get a solid list of friends who would like to come.
Thanks in advance, my friends! Please accept my apology for my dysjournaling. ;-)
I took Pipes' parents to dinner about five weeks ago, and asked for their blessing. It wasn't the least awkward of situations, since we had been living together for a year by then, and her family is very strongly Mormon. However, they were very graceful in their support. If anything, they seemed impressed that I would approach the matter in so head-on a fashion. Since then, it has been a whirlwind of preparation, so that we can have the wedding before Pipes' brother leaves on a mission. (He is a very important person in her life, and will in fact be a groomsman at the wedding, taking the place which might otherwise have been occupied by her Maid of Honor.)
Random preparations: We have the rings picked out, with photos to come later if I can get some decent ones. We took photos with Sunshine and Shade at Memory Grove a few days ago. Tuxedos. Wedding dress. Yadda-yadda. The colors are deep orange (of the near burnt variety... some call the color "cognac"), gold and an emerald green. The motif for the wedding and reception will be Japanese, complete with kokeshi dolls on the tables, lanterns crossing from tree to tree, and other nice touches.
It'll be a garden ceremony and reception, at her parents' place. And yes, we'll be outdoors in the August heat. One boon will be that Pipes' parents' place is on the side of a mountain. Another is that it's not too far-removed from the Salt Lake. And third, they're having a waterfall put in where the ceremony is to be held. But still, I am acquiring one of these so that I can survive the heat intact, beneath my tuxedo.
So! I plan to provide more updates in the near future, now that I've adjusted to the dull roar of life's current tempo.
In the mean-time, if you would like an invitation then please comment with your real-life names and addresses below.... I've turned on screening, so that none of you (but yourselves, and myself) will be able to see each others' comments. And, if at all possible, please specify whether you'd like the invitation simply for fun, or because there is a chance you might actually be able to attend. My future Mother-in-Law is attempting to tally the body-count right now, and really wants me to get a solid list of friends who would like to come.
Thanks in advance, my friends! Please accept my apology for my dysjournaling. ;-)