Laura: April 2008 Archives
Things are progressing at a rapid rate. The wedding is in less than three weeks. There are many things that we hope to document, but if time does not allow for such luxuries, there is something that we would like you to know. And that is the origin of the name of this website and, one might go as far to say, "theme" of the wedding.
"We belong to each other" is a phrase coined by Laura during Existential Media's journey to compete for the coveted title of "The Ultimate Blogger." Given the challenge to create a blog about piracy, our group contemplated how all human ideas belong to time itself and are perhaps part in parcel of the collective human consciousness. We decided to use the phrase, "we belong to each other" as a mantra to embody the role we play in each other's sense of self. This was also the concept behind Laura's senior art show about human contact as articulated in the title CONTACT((how are you not my self)). It is an important idea for us and we wanted to bring it into the ceremony of our union.
So when you come to our wedding, we want you to know that we see you as a part of our "self" and that the phrase includes you. You are a part of us. Thank you.
You may or may not know that when we were engaged in Portland, OR last summer, we began using the term beyoncé as a replacement for the more traditional term fiancé. I am sure you can follow the phonetical progression.
Well, good news! The singer (and muse) Beyoncé just wed to her long-time boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z. Whoa, she really was a beyoncé. And now we can still be each other's beyoncé's even after the wedding. Deep.
Just thought you would like to know. It's important.
(Perhaps we will recreate this picture at the wedding? One could only hope.)
Last weekend we drove up with (most of) our families to San Jose. My Aunt Stacie and Uncle Michael welcomed us into their wonderful home and we visited with several generations of my family and family friends who live up north. We were greeted with love, enjoyed sushi and fruit, opened lovely gifts, and were filled with tenderness.
This was our first event, the inauguration of the wedding festivities, which appropriately included a stellar battle of hula hooping skills (shout out to Bridget), wii, and double dutch.
There are few words that justly portray the utter gratitude and humility we feel for all who came and offered their support for our new journey together. Thus, we simply bow. We are honored to know you.
What a gift to spend time with people who have such a wealth of life! Cheers!
Don't forget to check out all the photos of the event on Flickr.
