Est. 1970

The Website

The Bride and Groom wish to extend special thanks to our Bridesmaid, Alice Stoddard, whose technical know-how and, more than anything, infinite patience (particularly with the Bride) are the entire force behind this amazing, fun, and beautiful website!  Without her, this site would not exist, period.

We would also like to thank “Blue Angel Chris,” of the Blue Angels Public Affairs Office, whose personal copy of Dreamweaver and deep knowledge of Flash Player and JavaScript are the whole reason parts of this site play like a little movie!

Special thanks is due to Michael B. Justice, a high school buddy of the Bride, who was kind enough to host this site on his server and – this no small task – for talking the bride up through the launching and down off her ledges from time to time.

Thank you also to everyone who provided pictures, stories, details and time where the Bride’s own blonde mind couldn’t fill the gaps.

The Planning

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.” -Richard Bach

"Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship."
- Cicero

When people truly care for each other, they give not of their possessions, but of their time, of themselves.  We have been so blessed in this life to have such dear family and friends, who have gone above and beyond the ties of blood and friendship to truly make our wedding, and our lives, beautiful in every possible way.  The following peoples’ generosity, on all levels, have lent our engagement, our upcoming wedding, and the marriage that follows, the intricate and meaningful personal touches that couldn’t be bought with all the money in the world; you’ve made our lives better than our wildest dreams, and we can never thank you enough:

Our Parents: for lending their ears; opening their hearts; ravaging their bank accounts; devoting their time; nodding approvingly at color swatches; traipsing around town in several cities looking for the perfect shade of ribbon; providing all things old, new, borrowed and blue; and oh yes, bestowing upon us these incredible gifts of life and, more recently, of each other.

Our Bridal Party – Bridesmaids, Groomsmen, Ushers and Readers, for errand-running; opinion-giving; sound-boarding; cross-country traveling; spending hard-earned money on clothes they’ll never wear again; and for their ability to smile and nod through it all and assure us that everything will work out perfectly, even as the rafters fall around us.

Our “Webmasters” – Alice Stoddard, “Blue Angel Chris,” and Michael B. Justice:  I don’t know how they did it, but they gave us this unique and enduring gift that we’ll cherish forever (or at least as long as there’s an internet).

Our Unofficial Wedding Planners – Angela, one of our Bridesmaids: Her professional expertise have married with her longtime friendship with the Bride to create and implement a beautiful vision for our wedding day… even if it means climbing ladders and hiding the salt and pepper shakers; and Thekla Wilkinson, originally the Bride’s floral advisor, who has become such a close friend of the Bride, and who has offered to help with the implementation before, during and after the wedding day.  From teaching floral arrangement classes, to dishing at Sonic, to scamming for the Bride the occasional secret entry into the underground world of vendor-only floral wholesalers, we’d have a very plain, disorganized and un-fragrant wedding without her!

The Organist and Choir at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church: These lovely people, with whom the Bride has been singing on Wednesdays and Sundays since October 2007, will perform at our wedding ceremony.  Thank you for bringing our day to life with the gift of your voices singing God’s music!

Dr. and Mrs. Chip Campbell: For their sponsorship, as Members, of our wedding at the Pensacola Country Club.  We promise not to burn down the curtains or stain the rug.

The United States Marines: To these Marines from MATSG-21 who will kindly and shrewdly provide their “patriotic services” following our wedding ceremony: thank you, and Semper Fi!

Mr. William Fletcher: Thank you to this coworker of the Bride’s, who will be providing the music outside of the Church following our wedding ceremony!

REVERB: The all-male a cappella group from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL that has offered their performance at our cocktail hour, as a gift from them and our Bridesmaid, Alice Stoddard.

The many newlyweds and Brides-to-be I’ve met at various showcases and events, including the NAS Pensacola Wedding Expo, and the Southern Wedding Style Magazine launch party; as well as those I’ve met on various websites, including Brides.com, GetMarried.com, TheKnot.com, MarthaStewart.com/weddings, WeddingBee.com, and WeddingChannel.com, among others (yes, there are others left on the web, even after this seemingly exhaustive list!).  These ladies have offered priceless advice, tips and tricks, an occasional Really Great Deal, and a wealth of knowledge and supportive sympathy borne of experience in wedding planning trenches of their own.  Friendships strike in the strangest places!

Our Vendors: We seriously have the best, most easy-going and talented vendors working with us to put together the kind of wedding that’ll keep our guests reminiscing about it for a long time to come.  Now, if only they did pro-bono work….

Everyone who has offered their time, assistance, expertise and, occasionally, lent an ear or provided a shoulder to cry on:  You are the most wonderful people, and have selflessly offered help with everything from arranging flowers to simply letting the Bride vent at all hours of the day and night (and occasionally getting the Groom out of the Bride’s warpath…).  Every big and little thing you do means more to us than you could ever imagine.

All of our family and friends: You’re traveling from far and wide (from as near across the street; from as far as South Africa!) to celebrate not just our wedding, but our marriage.  Your presence at our wedding, as in our lives, makes it truly special.  (Without you, we’d probably just elope.)  ;)

Each other: What better words could be said here than, “I love you”?

(Oh, right: “MORE.”)