Wedding Dates??

I can feel it....we are getting closer to knowing when, where and with who we are going to marry......

Hmmmm.....

The trick, of course, is that this is a multi-cultural, multi-continental, and multi-opinionated affair. Thank god we are both mellow and appreciate good food, good fun and a relaxing time, so the wedding process, which always has the potential to be mentally tiring, should (I hate that word, though) be a rather easy process....

Or - I admit - I could just be a guy, with the average guy mentality of the whole thing (which mostly involves making sure there is enough alcohol at the reception and that someone takes care of the rings while I say a 'few words'....)

However, Jo and I both have the same feeling - the wedding and reception are important - BUT the lifelong commitment is 1000 times more important, so while we want to have fun, we don't to have a "Hollywood" wedding.

So, what are we thinking?

Basically become 'official' very soon, and then have parties on 2 continents to celebrate in early February of 2007.

We will have a simple court wedding here in Taiwan soon (as soon as the end of Sept or Oct) to help facilitate her getting accepted for a US visa when we return to the States in December (since it is a PAIN to get a visa these days....)

Then we will return for Xmas, spend time with the relatives, eat lots of food (Oh, I mean exercise...), search around for places to hold a small ceremony and reception and then return home here at the beginning of January.

Then have a Taiwanese reception in the beginning of Feb 2007 and then fly BACK to the US for another reception the next week (or convenient time).

Now, this is the initial thought and there are lots of logistics that need to be ironed out, but I have a good feeling about it and hope that it is not conflicting with to many of your schedules (but hey, I am not getting married to accomodate YOU....haha). Anyway, this is a First Draft, as we say in the teaching world.

Oops, I am a businessman now. Ok, this is the Initial Contractual Agreement.....

So, things MAY change. Thankfully, as there is lots to plan, this gives us a 'tiny bit' more time than having a December wedding.....

And yes, it is right around Groundhog's day. Go see the movie!

Later,

Jeff & Jo!