The good life, friends.
How We Roll
Had a little bike adventure this weekend on the Gateway State Trail (Saint Paul to Stillwater and back). Happily out-biked the rain and treated ourselves to a post-bike ride Dairy Queen Blizzard.
The good life, friends.
The good life, friends.
Tuesday Thoughts
Dear Internet,
The wedding blog (wedlog, weblog, weddblog?) has been vacant recently, and seeing as our guest author is still recovering from the exhaustion of his trip to Apple Valley rec league softball last week, I figured it couldn't hurt to throw some stuff up and see if it sticks.
I'd characterize what wedding preparations there are as going smoothly, although really, I would imagine Kate and I are two of the most apathetic wedding planners ever. Not to say we do not care about the outcome of October 5, 2013, as that would certainly not be the case. Rather, I think we are both a little wary/disdainful of the monolith that is the American Wedding Industry, and the pressure said industry places on bright eyed brides and grooms to be to fill their wedding day with unnecessary baubles. I think a good visual representation of my thoughts in this regard is as follows (note that in this metaphor, I am Jeff Goldblum):
I remain shocked by the amount of glossy paged ink that is spilled upon crafting the MOST PERFECT DAY EVER, and the willingness of people to go along with the suggestion of a Wedding Expert, as an addition to your photography package, to certainly pick up the bedazzled "Bride" t-shirts. Apologies in advance folks, but if you were expecting to see me in an ill-fitting rented tux with a pre-tied bowtie come fall, you are going to be crestfallen.
I think our goal in planning our wedding is to force it to conform to who we are as individuals, rather than what the Wedding Industry expects, and honestly, that is a hard line to walk at times. I've had more than one person say to me, "you're going to wear WHAT kind of shoes to your wedding?" as a look of horror crosses their face. Please be aware that there is, in fact, a purpose behind these facially odd decisions. The idea is to have you, our guests, understand that this is a shared event, and hopefully, you will experience it as something we intentionally planned, rather than a show that was put on by someone else. If these decisions and the resulting experience strike you as odd, well then, consider who made them.
Looking forward to seeing you all in a few months.
A. Nyquist
The wedding blog (wedlog, weblog, weddblog?) has been vacant recently, and seeing as our guest author is still recovering from the exhaustion of his trip to Apple Valley rec league softball last week, I figured it couldn't hurt to throw some stuff up and see if it sticks.
I'd characterize what wedding preparations there are as going smoothly, although really, I would imagine Kate and I are two of the most apathetic wedding planners ever. Not to say we do not care about the outcome of October 5, 2013, as that would certainly not be the case. Rather, I think we are both a little wary/disdainful of the monolith that is the American Wedding Industry, and the pressure said industry places on bright eyed brides and grooms to be to fill their wedding day with unnecessary baubles. I think a good visual representation of my thoughts in this regard is as follows (note that in this metaphor, I am Jeff Goldblum):
I remain shocked by the amount of glossy paged ink that is spilled upon crafting the MOST PERFECT DAY EVER, and the willingness of people to go along with the suggestion of a Wedding Expert, as an addition to your photography package, to certainly pick up the bedazzled "Bride" t-shirts. Apologies in advance folks, but if you were expecting to see me in an ill-fitting rented tux with a pre-tied bowtie come fall, you are going to be crestfallen.
I think our goal in planning our wedding is to force it to conform to who we are as individuals, rather than what the Wedding Industry expects, and honestly, that is a hard line to walk at times. I've had more than one person say to me, "you're going to wear WHAT kind of shoes to your wedding?" as a look of horror crosses their face. Please be aware that there is, in fact, a purpose behind these facially odd decisions. The idea is to have you, our guests, understand that this is a shared event, and hopefully, you will experience it as something we intentionally planned, rather than a show that was put on by someone else. If these decisions and the resulting experience strike you as odd, well then, consider who made them.
Looking forward to seeing you all in a few months.
A. Nyquist