Thanks for visiting your home for the who, what, when, and where of Michelle and Peter's wedding

Our year of postponement is coming to a close and we've gotten the go ahead from our venue that everything is returning back to normal. There are still mask mandates that may be in effect when not sitting and eating but i think we all are accustomed to masks now. So we are on for our renewal. We understand if some of you are still not comfortable in larger crowds and understand if you make the decision not to celebrate with us . You will still be in our hearts. But for now. we are one. Please bear with us as we get our renewed invitations out. And feel free to use the RSVP function hear on the website. Love to you all.

It all began with an internet message, a meeting 6 hours from home, and a first date that included a cast of thousands. It was Wednesday of peace week at the great Pennsic War and there was a dinner at Beast and Boar, a broken foot, a well tied dress. It would be a lovely war full of late nights, stolen moments, and random inflatable monkeys invading a tent. It was a first date that lasted 9 days

After a triumphant takeover of the local ice cream shop they took their time learning more about each other. Favorite flavors, toppings, and preferred places to get disco fries, were all building blocks as they found commonality and serenity among the daily bustle of life.

People are always in a rush. Can’t miss the bus, need to make an appointment, the store closes in a few minutes.... so someone asked him “well are you going to marry her?” The answer was short and curt. "We've only been dating a short time, I have no plans to marry anyone and if I do decide to, every time someone asks, I'll add 6 months onto the date I intend to ask...." Oh fate how we should not offer to arm wrestle you. A year later he had a ring in a lock box under his desk at work... and the plotting had begun.

So life carried on, jobs were worked. Social events rolled by. People were added to the social circle and family became too many to number. Then the planning of a Disney trip hit and months were spent making sure everything was exactly what we wanted. It was just then a precocious young lad, in front of a room full of people asked “ Uncle Peter you really love Aunt Michelle.. why don’t you marry...” and time froze. Several adults in the room turned in horror... how many days was it until Operation P? Had this kid thrown a monkey wrench? “Come here bud” I let roll out of my mouth. “ I don’t know that I’ll ever marry anyone even your Aunt Michelle, and we shouldn’t ask questions like that because like, love and marry are all very different things” this would have been a simple chat, had Michelle not been 3 feet behind me. Conspirators were grabbed, chats to distract were orchestrated and a spawns mother and I quickly counted days on a calendar. We were good, the date for Operation P would still be ok.

It was well before dawn and the invasion of Normandy had had less hours put into it's planning. Our flight departed Newark about 7:30 a.m. and nerves were setting in. “Why is Peter afraid to fly? Why is he clutching his denim jacket? Why is he watching Live PD on the plane and suggesting officer Zendejas would be a great wife for some guy???” The plane landed a little after 9 a.m. and our adventurers trod thru the airport. He pulled out his pin trading gear and she looked at him like he had a third arm. Pin trading happened in line waiting for the Magical Express before it whisked them away, where they discovered they would be the last stop of their bus.

There were dates, and events and meeting of friends. Scadians, college friends and high school friends. There were long nights and learning more and more about each other. Then there was the night. The night he said it first. Where she had been afraid to say it for fear of scaring him away. It was after an event. Friends were gathered in post revel in a hotel lobby. He pulled her aside alone and whispered in her ear. "I love you" She pulled back blinking as tears sprung to her eyes. "I love you too"

It’s nearly 11 a.m. as the bus pulls down to the Contemporary's Bay Lake Tower. The DVC reservation is set as they drag themselves into the lobby. A perky lady in a brown jacket gives them a vivacious “welcome home” her name was Kelsey and she was the lynch pin. In a crowded lobby her job was to direct the couple to the counter, check them in, and ask Peter a question that would change their lives. “I see your reservation, and your room is almost ready, have you stayed here before? Oh, are you celebrating anything?” “Thanks so much, no we have not, hey Boop are we celebrating anything?” Michelle turns and with a smile says we are celebrating being away.. and then came the blind side. In front of 20+ people the trap was sprung... “Michelle, Can we celebrate being happy? How about 3 great years together? Hey, how about you let me celebrate that after making me happy for three years you might do that for the rest of my life?” Then the gravity of the moment hit and Peter was pulled down to a knee, the staff were waiting and every mom shushed their kids as Michelle asked exactly what he was doing... then she asked if he was serious... and what seemed like 30 hours later she said “yes”... And an entire check-in staff cried with them.... (If you can believe it, they still made their fast pass and dinner reservation after all that.)