ONE WEEK!

I think that usually the bride and groom have all of their wedding details figured out months and months before the actual wedding itself- officiant, location, number of guests, time of day, etc. Until about a week ago I suppose Jon and I did as well. As most of you know, the whole court wedding thing kind of fell apart on us. I didn't want to not know if we could get married in Tuscaloosa County until the day of, and if not I didn't want to drive hours around Alabama on my wedding day just to find a place that would marry us.

Thanks to our friend Carrie, we found an officiant to do our wedding on the 29th! An awesome one too! So yes, we are getting married Friday
the 29th, and we are having a real ceremony.





Capitol Park is the place that we've chosen to have our short and totally awesome ceremony. It's old, crumbling, a Tuscaloosa landmark, and best of all, it's free! I think it fits the mood of our wedding and reception pretty well.

The wedding is going to be at 5pm sharp on Friday, October 29th. There's not going to be any music, any big entrances, or anything like that. It's going to be a simple, personal, come-as-you-are type wedding. Wear whatever you like, though I do think wearing heels would be a bad idea as the area is pretty grassy and there's a gravel walkway that leads up the building. What you wear isn't important to us; you being there is the most important thing. Also, everyone will be standing. The ceremony is going to be short (5-10 minutes tops), but if you need a chair then please let me know and we'll bring you one!


So yes. If you're in town that Friday, please come. We'll probably organize some carpools because there's not a whole lot of parking. And afterwards, we're all going to my parents house to grill out, eat pizza and have a beer. And of course the Halloween reception Saturday night is still on! I expect to see lots of awesome costumes, so don't let me down!



I'm starting to get excited, and I'm really looking forward to seeing you guys next week! I have a lot on my plate right now (lots of papers and tests next week!) so I may not be very much fun if you get here early. I think we've got most of the stuff done that needs to get done, aside from the cake and food. I'm making the cake myself, and I will most definitely need a few kitchen bitches to help me assemble and cook some of the other food that we're going to have!


See you soon!