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Yesterday Jen and I crossed a big and momentous item off our wedding to do list: We purchased our wedding rings. We returned to the same shop in the Castro where we had purchased her engagement ring last year — Brand X Antiques in the Castro. Moments after walking into the store, we saw the […]

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Yesterday Jen and I received our first batch of RSVPs for the wedding. We also received a gift from our registry (salt and pepper shakers) from one of Jen’s coworkers. It was really exciting to come home to a handful of reply cards. It’s a great feeling to see some results, so to speak, of […]

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On Sunday night I had my first wedding-related dream. It was the day of the service and nothing was going as planned. My groomsmen and my family were nowhere to be found. The minister wasn’t around. There was general chaos in the air. The dream was caused by anxiety yet was somehow comforting. It also […]

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One of the big wedding-related accomplishments this weekend was the purchase of my tuxedo — a Hugo Boss 3-piece from Black Tie Tuxedo in San Francisco. I never thought I’d own my own tux, but soon I shall. I went through lots of different emotions while wearing the tux in the store — woah, this […]

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Jen just shared with me a brilliant article by Dave Barry, which helps put a lot of our recent planning in perspective: The Miami Herald | 03/02/2003 | It’s no wonder brides often turn into Frankenstein Here’s my favorite part: And don’t tell me that the groom can help. Please. The groom is useless. Statistically […]

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Wedding planning has moved into high gear as Jen and I spent the weekend working on the registry Friday and Saturday, and picking what we thought was going to be our final invitation design Sunday night. We had already been to Just for Fun Scribble Doodles in Noe Valley a handful of times and knew […]

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I wonder if Vassar has a clause against wild animals being present in the Chapel? If not, perhaps Jen and I should consider something like this for our wedding: The Sacramento Bee — sacbee.com — Tigers serve as best man, maid of honor at Indiana wedding (Thanks, Dad, for the link.)

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The wedding cake selection committee has entered the final rounds of deliberation and needs your input. Below is one of the top designs being considered for the cake. Cast your vote now! (Hmm…I’m not quite sure if that looks enough like me, though.)

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One of the many wedding-related accomplishments of the past week was the final selection of bridesmaid dresses. I’ve probably been to the bridal shop more than any other guy in history.

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Traditionally, the groom is not supposed to know anything about his bride’s wedding dress, let alone see it before the day of the wedding. Jen and I are anything but traditional. Although I’ve decided that I don’t want to see her in the dress until our wedding day, I have agreed to give her my […]

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