Weeks before we became engaged, Corey and I sat on our second-hand couch talking about what kind of wedding we'd want. We agreed it would have to be outside, taking communion with Nature, with the wind and birds and fresh air. We agreed on something small; we are intimate people who form close bonds with our cherished ones. And perhaps the thing we wanted most was to involve our loved ones in our wedding, so that every single person felt important and necessary to the success of our day. And? We decided we would have to rock the absolute face off of the tradition of weddings, to create something that really made a statement about who we are as a couple. (Don't worry, there will still be the traditional dessert and alcohol.)
So here we are, and you are our MOST LOVED people!!! We want you to be a part of our special day, because we are ALL sharing our special day! It is as much yours (we're talking to you, family and friends!) because before Corey and I were, well, CoreyandMorgan (one word), we were just us. All of you nudged and guided us along our journey toward each other. Isn't that AWESOME???!!
You are the people we have hand-selected to be a part of our wedding (whether that means you'll be sitting around us as we say our vows to love, cherish and watch college football with each other forever, or with us on a metaphysical level, like how Counselor Troi does things in Star Trek) exactly because you guys are the ones who have had a hand in our relationship as it's grown. We welcome your input, ideas, well-wishes, love, humor, playlists, poetry, interpretive dancing.... We love it all! So help us create a wedding that is about all the love in our lives as we march toward our wedding day with grateful hearts and a completely joyous spirit of thanks.
Here are some things you might find useful:
Following the Blog
Doing this is not a requirement, of course. It's kind of a pain to become a "member" if you aren't already, but doing so will allow you to make comments on our updates and get instant notification if we add a post late at night after our ice cream regimen. If you want to become a follower, just click the link to the right that asks you if you want to "Follow." Then follow the directions and BAM! you are totally hooked up.
This is also a good way for our guests to get to know each other! Sharing is caring, people!
The tabs at the Top
Here, you'll find really helpful information about us and our day. By clicking around, you'll find our humorous bios, the story of how we met and our totally memorable engagement, and TONS of pictures. (Oh hell yes. We loves us some pictures.) And we've had so many incredible adventures together, we have had no choice but to document them all for your enjoyment. Also, as things get going, you'll find awesome and helpful tips about our venue, directions and lodging, RSVP and registry information, and probably a cure for an obscure disease or two. You'll want to keep checking those for updates, because sometimes things change and we'll want you to have only the very best information.
Blog Archive
To the right hand side (under the links for Blog Following), you'll start to see posts pile up by the month about our planning, ideas, questions and reflections on our process. Please, click around and let yourself into this journey, read about our joys and struggles and upcoming wedded bliss! Become a Follower and leave comments. Tell us what you think and offer suggestions. We hope you'll find this blog to be an awesome way to be in the loop about something that is so incredibly special to us, especially because you guys are all a part of it.
On that note, what's with the blog title?
Our lives have been doubled over in happiness and joy since falling into each other's arms and hearts; we also know that happiness is not about singular moments of bliss that define a relationship... Happiness is a process, stretched out like a dog napping in the sunshine. We are looking forward to a long and happy marriage, full of lots of taco nights, bagels, gummy bears and dangerous amounts of coffee.... We are also expecting our lives together to have its ups and downs (the Ducks won't always win, after all, even if they're owning the very souls of their opponents this year), and we embrace those as much as we embrace our future happiness. So, the ", etc." is our reminder to ourselves that we expect our lives together to be blissed-out, but that there will also be other times as well.
For that reason, we ask for the support of our friends and family throughout our lives together, not just on the day we jump the official wedding broom.
Someone who knew a thing or two about wine asked me once, "How do you know if a bottle of wine is good?"
"How?" I asked.
He said, "You get to the end of the bottle, and you say to yourself, 'That was good wine.'"
We think about happiness like that. And we are cracking open the bottle, so to speak. Let's get drunk!
- Us
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