Point of Clarification

We've gotten a couple of questions about how much it costs to get into Elitch Gardens, the place we're doing our wedding thing. So, to clarify, all-day admission to the park and dinner on 7/25 will be provided by us.

Also, to address a question from the first blog: We are both keeping our respective last names. Audra thinks her name is cool and James thinks his name is cool, too. We thought about picking a neutral, third-party last name but decided that would not be cool.

Save the Date

After much hemming and hawing, we have finally decided on a date: Saturday, July 25, 2009. We hope you will be able to join us! Official invitations are forthcoming, but in the meantime please drop us a line letting us know if you think you'll be able to attend so we can get a rough headcount.

We're going to have our marriage celebration at Elitch Gardens. For those of you who don't know, Elitch's is an amusement park. That's right: amusement park--roller coasters, a water park, people laughing, people screaming, funnel cake, etc.

Anyone who wants to celebrate with us will get admission to the park (including the water park) all day and dinner in the pavillion area. James and I will have some sort of exchange of vows (or something) to articulate our commitment to each other, but please note that in Colorado we don't need a minister or Justice of the Peace to marry us. Colorado is a DIY state when it comes to marriage. Don't believe me? I challenge you to read the law: Section 14-2-109(1) C.R.S. (1993). If you're not in the mood to look up the statute, just check out this information from the City and County of Denver. (Now do you believe me, mom?)

If you read our first post you'll remember that one of our guiding principles was that whatever we end up doing should be fun. This should be fun!


p.s. Summertime in Denver is fantastic...no humidity!

Wedding Planning

Maybe we should get married. After all, we've been dating for nearly seven years, we bought a house together, and all of our money is commingled. We get along most of the time, we enjoy each other's company, and we're not getting any younger. Why not file one tax return instead of two? Why not share the same health insurance plan? And why not spend the rest of your life with your best friend?

James asked Audra to marry him in San Francisco on December 19, 2008. Audra cried and said yes.

There was a ring...and a mini doughnut.









Then people started asking questions about a wedding. We have very few answers right now but hope this blog will encourage us to make some plans and communicate those plans to our friends and family.

Below are the guiding principles to our wedding planning:

1. It will be low-key.
2. It will take place in Colorado.*
3. It will be inexpensive.
4. It will be fun.**

*We think. Other possible locations include Missouri, Texas, the Internet, and the moon.
**James and Audra in no way guarantee your enjoyment.

We are targeting summer 2009 for whatever we end up doing. Check back soon for an actual date if you care to know.

Sincerely,
Audra and James.