Why?To all of our Moms, Dads, Dear relatives & Friends:
Our goal is to be as thoughtful about getting married as we are about other major choices in our lives, like work and cohabitation. We're interested in starting our life together in a way that is meaningful to us. So, we're thinking critically about all aspects of starting our new life and wanted to take this opportunity to explain a bit about what we're doing and why.
Our intentions in getting married
Why get hitched at all? For starters...
- We share the same values and principles, and we work, play, and learn well together.
- We believe that a marriage will create a stable, more
secure environment in which to raise Kabuki(Our Dog)!
- We want to grow together as a family.
- We want to celebrate our love for one another with our family and dear friends.
- We want to team up together to face life's journey.
Our vision for the party
It's important to us that we celebrate the beginning of our new life in a fun way. We want everyone to have a great time and help us begin our lives together with those that are most important to us. Life is hard enough and we should all take the time to let our hair down once in a while and have fun!! That's why we're having a ceremony and why we didn't elope (even though Laura reeeeaaally wanted to.)
We want to enjoy one of the most important days in our lives and appreciate the company of those who have come to celebrate with us. So, we're keeping it simple, and more importantly, fun. What's more fun than a hoe down at a chicken farm? We'll eat some great food, play some music, visit with friends, maybe play a few games, and have a little ceremony — not necessarily in that order. And we're having the Rev. Tom Brown (Brian's Dad) officiate!
If you have any questions about our big event, please don't hesitate to contact us. Thank you for being a part of our lives. We hope to see you at the party!
Much love,
Brian and Laura
P.S. If you're not really happy with how we're doing all this, well... Just think, it could be worse — we could've gotten married in Vegas or with the "Hee Haw" or "Love Boat" theme that Brian had planned. Just be excited you don't have to dress in overalls or cruise wear (although we would get a kick out of it if you did)!