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Welcome to our lives!
We are so excited that you have come to
our web page. It is our hope that we can
share some of our love with you while you
are here.
This page will give you an overview of our
current plans and people involved in our
wedding and some fun.
We are so excited that you have come to
our web page. It is our hope that we can
share some of our love with you while you
are here.
This page will give you an overview of our
current plans and people involved in our
wedding and some fun.
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| June 27, 2007 Wednesday 1:00 pm |
The night before, I made arrangements to meet Rita's parents
without her knowing. I prepared my plea and readied myself for
the dowry negotiation (just kidding, Rita)! After a much needed
drink, I popped the parent question! A tear or two flowed, and
they graciously offered their blessing and congratulations! (Deep
down, I think Rita's Dad was thinking, "it's about darn time")!
Now, I explored many ways to pop the big question to Rita - from
the extravagant to simple. Being under strict instructions to NOT
propose in public. I decided to tie this moment to a special place
to me, my church. Now, don't think for a moment that this
sentimental play will ever be used, say, at Christmas in order to
get Rita to my nephew's Christmas concert! Yea! Our outing was
set to walk thorough my old neighbourhood and visit family and
friends. We departed on our "tour" in the 100 degree heat. I
prioritized key sights such as the my old school and my old house.
Our last tour stop was the 160-foot brick-clad Bell Tower -a recent
addition to my church. I handed my digital camera to a man
standing admiring the tower waiting for it to sound and nervously
proclaimed, "I'm going to give her the rock so snap away." Joining
Rita under the tower, I reached for her hands (details become a
bit sketchy about now). By this time, she realized what was
unfolding, mostly given that I had become speechless (this is a
rare occurrence for me). Admittedly, between tears I mustered a
few choice romantic words and made my request. She quickly said
YES (of course!) and I handed her the ring. Still shaking, she
asked me to unwrap the little pink gift box. I opened the box to her
gasp and slid the ring on her finger. Needless to say, Rita was
very excited as was I. With the makeshift photographer still
snapping away nearby, we turned for one final pose with a shiny
ring on her finger and mutual grins from ear-to-ear! This was our
day, June 3, 2006 - the day all the real planning started.
without her knowing. I prepared my plea and readied myself for
the dowry negotiation (just kidding, Rita)! After a much needed
drink, I popped the parent question! A tear or two flowed, and
they graciously offered their blessing and congratulations! (Deep
down, I think Rita's Dad was thinking, "it's about darn time")!
Now, I explored many ways to pop the big question to Rita - from
the extravagant to simple. Being under strict instructions to NOT
propose in public. I decided to tie this moment to a special place
to me, my church. Now, don't think for a moment that this
sentimental play will ever be used, say, at Christmas in order to
get Rita to my nephew's Christmas concert! Yea! Our outing was
set to walk thorough my old neighbourhood and visit family and
friends. We departed on our "tour" in the 100 degree heat. I
prioritized key sights such as the my old school and my old house.
Our last tour stop was the 160-foot brick-clad Bell Tower -a recent
addition to my church. I handed my digital camera to a man
standing admiring the tower waiting for it to sound and nervously
proclaimed, "I'm going to give her the rock so snap away." Joining
Rita under the tower, I reached for her hands (details become a
bit sketchy about now). By this time, she realized what was
unfolding, mostly given that I had become speechless (this is a
rare occurrence for me). Admittedly, between tears I mustered a
few choice romantic words and made my request. She quickly said
YES (of course!) and I handed her the ring. Still shaking, she
asked me to unwrap the little pink gift box. I opened the box to her
gasp and slid the ring on her finger. Needless to say, Rita was
very excited as was I. With the makeshift photographer still
snapping away nearby, we turned for one final pose with a shiny
ring on her finger and mutual grins from ear-to-ear! This was our
day, June 3, 2006 - the day all the real planning started.
| Please contact my sole sister Aunt Barb for more information at b.smith@hotmail.com |
| July 29, 2007 Saturday 4:00 pm |
| The Lutheran Historical Village Church 11 Queens Ave London, Ontario N1N 2N2 |
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| July 29, 2007 Saturday 6:00 pm |
| The Best London Hotel 1 Dundas Street London, Ontario N1N 2N2 |
| The Best London Hotel 1 Dundas Street London, Ontario N1N 2N2 |
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| The Next Best London Hotel 2 Dundas Street London, Ontario N1N 2N2 |
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| First and foremost is our wish for your safe arrival at our wedding. If you are looking for ideas, we have gift registries at the following stores: ~ We are registered as Rita and Michael ~ Our Favourite Store 1 Our Favourite Store 2 Our Favourite Store 3 We have chosen the following themes: Our Bathroom Marine Life in Blues Our Kitchen Manly Man in Earth Tones Our Living Room Way Out Seventies - in Light Green |
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