Taking Care of Business

After 4 weeks of marriage we decided it was time to get around to some of those pesky business details involved with entering a legally binding contract, such as combining our auto insurance and getting renter's insurance to cover our possessions (I know, I know, we've been adults for how long and haven't had renter's insurance? I suck at being a grown up, what can I say?) At least I'm not changing my name, and we've had a joint checking account for the last 2 years so the effort involved in taking care of business is minimal.

There are some perks to this process, like the fact that even with adding renter's insurance we're saving over $100 compared to what we were paying for our individual car insurance policies. How is that even possible? Those Progressive commercials may be annoying but man, they are saving us a lot of money. I guess now that we're married we're theoretically more responsible drivers?

Next big thing to look in to: life insurance. I've got a small, term policy through my employer (which I need to update the beneficiary on) but am at a total loss about where to go from there. Recommendations are welcome!

Like Music to Our Ears

I've had a few people ask about or comment on our music choices for the ceremony and thought I'd post a little about it.

The playlists for all parts of the day were DH's big wedding task and I think he did an amazing job! (Including a great job of deflecting my control-freak tendencies ... "this is your task ... but I want it this way! when will it be done? ... but it's your task, really ...")

For the processional of the grandparents, parents, and bridesmaids we used the song Little Martha by the Allman Brothers Band. We liked that it was a slightly upbeat instrumental piece as we didn't want the processional to get bogged down. It also set a nice tone for the ceremony and the day as a whole. Plus it was easy to loop so we could let it play as long as necessary.

The second processional piece for my dad's and my entrance was Johnny Cash's version of the David Allan Coe song Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone). The words of this song are a request for a solemn vow and it really spoke to what DH and I feel a wedding is all about. (After all, I've already asked him to "go away to a far off land" with me and he accepted.)

We wanted the recessional to set the tone for the recession to follow so we went with Joey Ramone's version of Wonderful World. It's a song everyone knows in a style that really kicks off the party! This choice was also a little homage to Dorothy and her husband John (who introduced me to this song many years ago in Texas) who were unable to attend our nuptuals due to the imminent birth of their first child, Jackson, who arrived on June 22. Congrats!!

Stay tuned for more recaps and updates on married life!

Photos

If you haven't had the chance to look through them already, here's a direct link to the professional photo galleries. I recommend checking out the Highlights gallery first, it is pared down to some of the best images of the day. The full gallery is there as well (all 432 photos of it!) if the highlights leave you hungry for more!

The galleries

We should be getting a disc soon of all the photos in the full gallery, though the additional effects included in the Hightlights will not be on the disc.

Back by Popular Demand

We have returned from our honeymoon vacation, relaxed, rested, and having had lots of fun! I can't wait to tell you all about it but thought I should resume our recaps where we left off: the ceremony.

The final "reading" of our ceremony was the closing message, read by Drew. This message was something Bill found while looking through a box of sermons by his late grandfather, the Reverend Albert G. Schofer. The text, hand-written on the back of a church program, goes as follows:

Nothing is easier than to say words.

Nothing is harder than to live them, day after day.

What you promise today must be renewed and redecided tomorrow- and each day that stretches out before you.

At the end of this ceremony, you will legally be man and wife but still you must decide each day that you want to be married.

All of us know that you are in love. But beyond the excitement and romance, what is love really? - caring about the welfare of your partner- not possessive- makes burdens lighter- joys stronger because you share them. It makes you stronger because you can reach out and be involved in life in ways you dared not risk alone. May you meet the day by day living as married people gladly. May God go with you.

This Just In ...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog-cast to announce that pro photos are up on Scott Cleveland's site!

Since I am blogging on an iPod from our honeymoon you are just going to have to get to his site through the vendor link in the left-hand column and I will post a pretty link here when we get back.

Xoxo!
Jen (and Bill)