If you are ever at Walt Disney World and have the opportunity to eat at the Hollywood Brown Derby at MGM Studios, take it. That place is amazing.
]]>And if you took a lot of pictures, you may consider actually buying a flickr account. It’s only $30 for a one year subscription, and you get to upload practically an unlimited number of pictures every month.
If you didn’t take pictures, head on over to the flickr photo pool anyway, because there will be shots there soon.
]]>I’ve published it as an iMix on the iTunes Music Store, so you can view and buy tracks you liked. The playlist, in its entirety, is reproduced below.
]]>Collectively,
you represent the families, friends, and
traditions that have brought AJ and Amanda
to this point in their lives.
Please affirm your support for this marriage
by responding “Yes, I do,”
to the following question:
As part of the community
that surrounds AJ and Amanda,
do you offer your love and support
to strengthen their marriage
and bless this family
created by their union?
EVERYBODY
Yes, I do.
DAN
AJ and Amanda
have asked that we take a moment
to honor the memory of those loved ones
who could only be here today in spirit.
pause
DAN
Pennsylvania was founded on the ideal
of complete religious freedom.
The oldest and most well-known practitioners
of this idea are the Quakers.
AJ and Amanda have chosen
a Quaker wedding license, which permits two people
to wed in whatever manner they prefer.
All that is required to make it legal
is the signatures of you, the witnesses.
In recognition of the traditions
of openness and tolerance
observed by the Quakers,
the floor is now open for your comments.
[open floor ends]
DAN
AJ and Amanda
please join hands
to share your Wedding Vows.
AJ, repeat after me:
I, AJ, choose you, Amanda, to be my wife.
AJ
I, AJ, choose you, Amanda, to be my wife.
DAN
From this day forward, I promise to love you,
AJ
From this day forward, I promise to love you,
DAN
to honor you, to respect you, and to support you,
AJ
to honor you, to respect you, and to support you,
DAN
as long as we both shall live.
AJ
as long as we both shall live.
DAN
Amanda, repeat after me:
DAN
I, Amanda, choose you, AJ, to be my husband.
AMANDA
I, Amanda, choose you, AJ, to be my husband.
DAN
From this day forward, I promise to love you,
AMANDA
From this day forward, I promise to love you,
DAN
to honor you, to respect you, and to support you,
AMANDA
to honor you, to respect you, and to support you,
DAN
as long as we both shall live.
AMANDA
as long as we both shall live.
DAN
May I have the rings, please? [AJ gives rings to DAN]
Wedding rings are enduring symbols
that remind us of the pledges
we have made to each other
and of our responsibility
to honor each other
by honoring our promises.
May these rings serve you
and those who see them upon your fingers
as reminders of the vows
you have made here today.
AJ, place this ring on Amanda’s finger and repeat after me:
With this ring,
AJ
With this ring,
DAN
I give you my promise to honor you,
AJ
I give you my promise to honor you,
DAN
to be faithful to you,
AJ
to be faithful to you,
DAN
and to share my love and my life with you in all ways, always.
AJ
and to share my love and my life with you in all ways, always.
DAN
Amanda, place this ring on AJ’s finger and repeat after me:
With this ring,
AMANDA
With this ring,
DAN
I give you my promise to honor you,
AMANDA
I give you my promise to honor you,
DAN
to be faithful to you,
AMANDA
to be faithful to you,
DAN
and to share my love and my life with you in all ways, always.
AMANDA
and to share my love and my life with you in all ways, always.
DAN
Now, because you have chosen one another
and pledged to love each other
for all the days of your lives,
before this loving community
of family and friends,
it gives me great joy
to pronounce you husband and wife.
You may now kiss!
]]>The tent is up.
The house is ready.
The flowers are fresh.
The cake is being baked.
See you at the party!
]]>Hopefully construction won’t be an issue, but it’s good information to know.
]]>As Quakers basically formed the religious basis for Pennsylvanian society, most counties in Pennsylvania still offer Quaker Marriage Licenses. These licenses permit the holders to marry in whatever way they choose. As there is traditionally no central figure (like a minister or priest) in a Quaker meeting, no such figure is necessary for a Quaker wedding. Because of our beliefs and feelings on what marriage is and represents, Amanda and I applied for a Quaker Marriage License and have designed our own ceremony.
In the spirit of the Quaker traditions of tolerance and openness, we’re building into the ceremony a section for you, our family and friends, to stand up and say…whatever you want to say. Quaker meetings do not have a set agenda—rather, participants stand up and speak as they feel moved to do so. We don’t want to put any sort of pressure on anyone to speak; we just want people to be aware that there will be a chance to do so during the ceremony.
If you want to speak, you don’t have to tell us or do anything to get on a “list”: there is no list. Since there is no wedding party, and dinner is an informal barbecue affair, consider this our toast. We invite you to be a part of it.
]]>If you’ve got a favorite board game or card game, bring it along. If you’ve got a favorite multiplayer GameCube game (I’m thinking along the lines of Mario Party here), bring it along. If we’ve got to put up with rain, we’ll make our own fun and have a good time anyway.
]]>So, here’s the itinerary for our honeymoon:
Yeah, we’re probably insane for doing so much driving on our honeymoon, but it’s a good way to save money and still make it to a family reunion which we were sure we were going to have to miss.
To all the Georgia Wilsons: if you can’t make it to the wedding, we’ll see you in July!
]]>I’ve gotten quite a few questions of “So what should we wear to the wedding?” I think the best thing for guys would be khakis or pants that are lightweight since the whole event is outside, and a shirt that is also comfortable for summer weather. Jeans would be too hot, I would think. For the ladies, sun dresses, shorts, etc. How people dressed at the wedding shower in NJ was the perfect thing. Dressing for comfort is really the thing, since we will be outside, and there will be games to play. Croquet, bocce ball, badmitton, bean bags, and probably horseshoes or quoits. Since the weather will also be a little cooler at night, and it’s also a little bit higher elevation, I’d bring something heavier for later in the evening.
Also, since we’ll be having fireworks at night, you may want to bring lawn chairs/blankets to sit on. It’s going to be so much fun!
]]>If you are the recipient of an invitation, you may RSVP online.
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