I now pronounce you....

The great thing about breaks and wedding planning, is that you can get a lot of things done!  Lots of checks off of the list!  So, I am about 80% done with addressing the invitations at this point, which is awesome.  I will be sending them out at the end of the month - Emily told me that if you mail them out too early, people might put off responding for a long time.  So, I don't want that!  They are already addressed and stamped, so just pop 'em in the mail, people!

Our officiant - Brian (center)

Last night we also started working on writing or outlining our wedding ceremony.  Because it is a non-religious ceremony, and because we want this wedding to be unique to us, we knew that we wanted a friend to marry us and that we wanted to write the ceremony ourselves.  I think that we will mostly put together a strong outline, so that our officiant (and wonderful friend Brian) can fill in the blanks.  We don't want to be too intimately familiar with the words that will be said, otherwise they won't seem as special!  Here are some words that are serving as inspiration so far...



Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!


You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.


Oh! The Places You’ll Go!


You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. 
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. 


Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best. 
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.


You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. 
You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. 
So be sure when you step. 
Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. 
And never mix up your right foot with your left.


And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)


Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!