Our Special Day

Jill Says

Harcourt and I are putting together this web page now that the honeymoon's over… whoops! Poor choice of words. What I mean to say is that we finally have some time to breathe and get back to our relatively “normal” lives. We've just been so busy these past nine months (and longer!) that now that everything's behind us, it is truly a bittersweet moment.

To commemorate our special day and maybe just to get some perspective, H. and I will be working on these web pages together. We're planning to post some more pictures of the Big Day (and to me, it will always be in capital letters… just like that!), and maybe some ideas for friends of ours who might soon be taking the plunge. Soon, I'll be posting bits and pieces of the journal I kept during this past year. I think it will be interesting to share with others some of my thoughts, joys, and yes, even fears, that led up to the Big Day. Harcourt will be sharing some of his, as well. We think it will be charming to look back on these past months while also storing some memories here for posterity. But here to share a little more is my—drum-roll please—HUSBAND!

Harcourt Says

– Well, as usual, Jill's said all the good stuff. I guess I'd just like to add that we sure are happy to be taking a little time off these days. Even with both of us going back to work, it seems as if we didn't have enough time in the day recently—especially those last few months. There were moments when we were picking out fabrics for our new home, or signing up for the registry at the Super*Mart, or just sitting and licking envelopes, that it seemed as though the beautiful girl sitting next to me was simply this stranger I'd met and decided to plan a wedding with. But guys—in case you were wondering—being involved with all that planning was DEFINITELY worth it. It meant so much to me on Jill's Big Day (I picked up those capital letters from her) to know what we went through… together… to decide on just the right arrangement for the tables. And to know how we laughed at some of the caterers we interviewed for the reception. I felt somehow closer to Jill, even after it had been so hectic leading up to the wedding, than I would have if I hadn't taken part in the planning at all. I guess I'm thankful that I was there, through all of it, and not just for the spectacular finish.