This will be an ongoing story, designed to share all of the highs and lows leading to the wedding day of Jason Mevius and Jessica Wilson.
Jessica and I made it back from our honeymoon, totally relaxed and horrified by not spending our days on the beach.
Our wedding was a truly wonderful event and we are thrilled to be starting the next chapter in our lives. I know I need to thank all the wonderful people involved in helping us, but my mind is still a little slow adjusting.
In due time.
Of course, we’re furiously working on the upcoming wedding (five days!), but we needed to take care of business first.
Here’s us heading to the County Clerk to fill out paperwork.
$36 later…
And here’s our supplies for the reception itself. Looks like it will be a good time.
Apparently, there is some indecision about the shoes the Bridesmaids will wear at the wedding. I could see how hard it would be for all the ladies to agree on a single style that would flatter everyone.
So, I decided to try helping out.
What do you think?
We’ve sent out our invitations and the responses are rolling in at an amazing rate. It’s truly incredible to think about all of the people who will be coming in from out of town, out of state, or out of the country for our wedding.
Very nice and heartwarming. It’s also the first time since the ratio of legitimite mail to junk mail has been so high.
We’re working hard on the final preparations for the wedding and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone.
I can’t believe we are getting this close. It seems like yesterday I was saying we still have plenty of time. And when a vendor would ask me when the wedding was and I’d say Nov 20th. and they’d say oh you’re ahead of schedule well we have plenty of time. I think now I’m entering the frustrating time. We have been planning this wedding since last October. And I have had a lot of fun with it but at this point I’m so ready for it to be here. I feel like I’ve worked so hard for the past year so we wouldn’t be stressed about the minutia before the wedding and here I am still wondering about decor placement, door wreaths, and silver cake platters.
Continue Reading “38 Days and Counting” »
Sleeping hasn’t been that pleasurable for me lately. Unfortunately the Nightmares have begun. These are not Nightmares and worries of the commitment of marriage. No not at all that’s a walk in the park!! It’s the little details that get me every time. Well little to most but enormously valuable to me. Please enjoy and feel free to laugh at me as I tell you about my last night terror.
Continue Reading “Real Worries or the Signs of a Pathetic Bride-to-be!” »
I read in the paper today that Britney Spear’s on-again/off-again wedding has been rescheduled for November the 20th. Instantly, I thought of the ramifications:
The old adage is that you only need two things for a successful wedding — a cute flower girl and a radiant bride. The English would go so far as to demand an open bar (don’t worry, that’ll be covered), but that’s splitting hairs.
Most of you are thoroughly familiar with the radiant bride, but I thought I would share a story about the cute flower girl.
Continue Reading “The Cute Details” »
Jessica is sneaky. I’ve known that for some time, no surprises there. But, this time she snuck up on me. Today is her birthday, and in six months from yesterday, we’ll be married.
She managed to bookend our anniversary and her birthday exactly six months apart. Very sneaky. Previously, I’d joked that we scheduled our wedding in November because there aren’t any holidays in November when Jessica would receive a gift. Now I know the real reason.
In all seriousness, Happy Birthday, Darling.
This past Saturday I went to a Spring 2004 Watters and Watters Trunk Show. I’ve had my eye on a few of these gowns for some time now. They are all very elegant and classic looking. Watters and Watters is not the place to look if you are looking for something gaudy or over embellished.
I tried a few on and before I knew it I was walking out the door with wedding dress in hand plus an amazing tiara (better then the original I wanted) and a veil that mirrors my dress perfectly. Can you believe it! It was that simple. And oh yeah to top it all off I got a great deal.
I think this is the one thing Jason thought we would come incredibly over budget on but we actually came incredibly under budget on. I’m incredibly pleased with myself and now look forward to splurging on a rehearsal dinner dress.
We’ve stumbled for the first time with wedding stuff. Not really any forward progress happening. Other things have taken over. We’re still well ahead of schedule, but wanting to go ahead and regain the momentum we had earlier.
We’re moving forward, but not with the ferocity we previously displayed. Let’s call it one of those “Still water runs deep” things.
Continue Reading “Hit The First Lull” »
Jessica and I are actively working on our announcements and invitations. Dave and Jessica have come up with a wonderful theme and it’s my job to cost-optimize it.
Last night, we took a field trip to a stationary store and a store that specializes in unique presentations. I took notes in the form of sketches with dimensions.
Continue Reading “Paper Goods” »
Jessica and I are starting to get into the swing of things. It’s rapidly coming together. Our whole goal was to knock out the big things as fast as possible and then deal with the inevitable minutia as it arises.
We’re getting on the big ones fast. Even I’m impressed.
Continue Reading “Hitting Stride” »
It’s official. We’re both a little testy. This whole thing isn’t too much for us, it’s just more than we prefer. We’ve found that it’s a constant battle to keep things together.
We’ve never really fought in our relationship. Jessica and I talk issues through pretty well and usually come to an acceptable agreement on how things should be handled.
These theories are being tested now.
At the same time, the one sentence that can be used to justify:
Continue Reading “It’s One Day..” »
I’ve heard cautionary tales of couples who spent too much time in ‘engagement bliss’ that they had to rush around and stress out over the details of the wedding. My lady was having none of that.
We’re full steam ahead with preparations, but we’ve had to lay some ground rules.
Continue Reading “Seperation of Time” »
What’s wet, blue, and fuzzy all over??
My centerpieces are going to rock!!!!
So the groom might have won the seating arrangement debate. I’m just saving my cards for the good stuff. You know how it is ladies, you got to give the guy something. You have dreamed of this day your whole life. The groom thought about the day once you brought it to his attention that with an engagement there will now be a wedding. A fabulous Wedding. And then the details that you have created as “The Perfect Day” are quickly changed and rearranged in a matter of seconds.
Continue Reading “Centerpieces and Seating Arrangements: Part II” »
Jessica and I are having a hard time seeing eye-to-eye on some wedding-related issues.
This isn’t a plea for help or an invitation for you tell me that this is what married life is all about. This is a chance for you to make a difference. Make yourself be heard. Let’s settle this thing!
Continue Reading “Centerpieces and Seating Arrangements” »
So the when and the where have been pinned down. The official announcement as to these details will be revealed soon.
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How many is too many? If you invite everyone, you risk not having a relatively intimate ceremony. If you limit the number of guests, you risk seeming like a snob.
What the hell are you supposed to do? Where is the line to be drawn?
Continue Reading “Guidelines for Invitees?” »
Jessica and I are trying to make arrangements as fast as possible. We just have different ways of doing it.
My engineering background and intuition keeps stressing the importance of research and development time as a prelude to any large decisions like the ones we’re preparing to make.
Jessica, however, has a hard time allowing me to not make any visible progress. We’re working on it, however. We’ve found a few locations that would suit us, now we’re just trying to tack down arrangements.
Continue Reading “Stacking Bricks Onto Jello” »
This weekend Jessica is flying to Little Rock to help me move back to Dallas. We’ve been living apart for almost exactly a year now. It’s been really hard, but it’s almost over.
I have some regrets about how the situation was handled with leaving my job, but I can’t look back on things that are beyond my control. I start my new job on Monday, but there are lots of things that have to be done first.
Continue Reading “Leaving Little Rock” »
I can already feel the pressure of planning this type of an event. The first challenge would be planning a wedding with an Engineer.
Continue Reading “Planning a Wedding With an Engineer” »
Maggie Berry wrote a great three-part series on weddings that I thought was good.
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