What to Expect, an introduction

We are excited to tell you about some decisions we've made as we plan our wedding!

Our goal is to let three themes guide us as we plan for the big day: delight, simple, and important. We plan to explain some details about those as time goes on, but we'll make opening comments here.

"Delight" is our way of talking about the fun and playful tone that we want to set. We are thrilled to make our way to April 4, 2009, and we are excited to make that the first of our days together. We want our guests to relax and enjoy celebrating with us!

"Simple" refers to the details of the event. We will strive to keep the planning simple with a "less-is-more" attitude and a commitment to spend money in a way that we will be happy about later.

The event marks an "important" day in our lives, where two paths merge. But, there are other "important" components to our wedding day: the words we hear and speak, the people who join us on the first day of our journey, and the work we do to prepare ourselves for the months and years after our wedding.

You'll find that some of our decisions are less than "traditional," but we are committed to putting our fingerprints on the plans of the day. We hope to reduce expenses in ways that add value to the experience for us and for you--it's not that we can't afford to spend money for the day, but we choose not to do it because it's not necessary. We want the elements of our wedding to be powerful symbols for us and for you as you learn our story, so watch and listen for the meaning behind the symbols. This will not be a cookie-cutter wedding; we hope you walk away thinking and celebrating!

Finally, a word about those who are present at the ceremony: we are hoping to invite people who will be participants, not merely spectators. We want to begin our marriage in a community of folks who love us and will challenge us to love each other. We are products of our separate communities, which are merging more and more each day, and we cannot continue on without the support we've always received from those people.

There will be more details about what to expect in future posts.