The Wedding Schedule

Janel and I are planners. Seriously, we have calendars all over the place. We even have multiple Google Calenders... just so we can keep our calendars up to date.

We've been talking about a wedding for some time. Not lots of details, but just getting married and what that might be like. With the engagement out of the way, we now have to plan our wedding. And when it came to it, we didn't want to do the 'traditional' wedding.

A few notes about this:
1). We aren't doing something different to simply do something different. Try as we might, we just aren't hipsters.
2). There is NOTHING wrong with doing things in the 'traditional' way. It just isn't something we want to do. We don't want to spend the money, we aren't 'spotlight' people, we don't want to exchange vows in front of lots of people, and we don't want to have a whirlwind of a reception.
3). We are making no statements. This isn't to shun the wedding industry or anything, we just wanted to do something that fit us.

The result is the schedule we have figured out for our wedding weekend. We hope to see you there!

Friday, July 25
Private Wedding Ceremony
Parents and siblings at the Kalamazoo Court House

As stated above, we don't like being in the spotlight. A short and sweet ceremony with private vows in front of our immediate families is enough for us. We'll celebrate with some dinner and call it a wedding!

Saturday, July 26
Brunch at FoodDance 10 AM
Family

All grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and distant relatives are invited to attend! Basically, we wanted brunch at FoodDance and the space had some constraints. On top of it all, we have some time to meet up with our grandparents and family members who are able to come. We can chat with them, laugh with them, talk with them about fun things and hopefully have people mingling with one another while enjoying a delicious breakfast and CUPCAKES! YESSSS!

Amazing Race 3PM
Friends

The ONE show that Janel and I watch on live TV is the Amazing Race. One day you will see us on it (or at least be able to watch our audition tapes). We thought about a scavenger hunt from the onset because we both love to do them (we have already competed in the Hillsdale County Treasure Hunt) and want to put one on for our friends. Rather than sitting around trying to talk to everyone, we're going to send everyone on a footrace around Kalamazoo, searching for and solving clues Amazing Race style that are mostly about their two friends who have tied the knot. There may be some challenges and some puzzles, but there will mostly be fun.

Dinner 6 PM
Friends

After we race our friends around town, we'll have some time to clean up and then head out to dinner. We want some tasty food and some drinks to celebrate with our friends, most of whom have made some kind of lengthly journey to see us.

After-Dinner Drinks

For those who can stay, we're going out on the town. We want to celebrate Kalamazoo style, which means Bells and beers from around downtown while sharing laughs and crazy antics. Its a great way to end the night.

We hope you're excited because we can't wait to see you there!

Wedding Day

July 26, 2014
Get ready its going to be great!

Janel and I are planning on doing a private ceremony on July 25 and then celebrating with all the people we love on July 26 in Kalamazoo!

Downtown Kalamazoooo!

The morning is going to be filled with family time, entertaining our parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and that random guy who says he's our uncle but neither of us know who he is.

The afternoon we're kickin' it with our friends who are coming from all corners of the country (and some from other countries) as we enjoy a day of food, fun, and beer!


If you need a hotel, check out the Radisson in downtown Kalamazoo. We have a block of rooms at a discounted rate. If you're a Bronco Alum, just let the staff know and you can get the same rate if you need multiple nights.

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It's true! Janel and David are engaged!

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