The Wedding
Ten days ago, on April 3rd, Sharmin and I got married. It had been a little over a month from the day when we got engaged, and in this relatively short time we managed to organize a very nice and fun reception. I am not trying to brag or anything, but I think that we can be justifiably proud of the work that we did and the way that we worked with each other to make this event happen. It confirmed in my mind something what I had known all along, and that is that in addition to being emotionally and intellectually extremely well connected, Sharmin and I make a great team. I feel that this aspect of our relationship is a great asset to have and something that we can rely on in all of the adventures and challenges that lay ahead of us.
Our wedding reception was made easier to organize and execute thanks to wonderful, talented and professional businesses and individuals who provided many important services. The Walden Inn is a wonderful hotel on DePauw campus that provided the facilities and the catering for our Wedding. I've had chance to attend many fun events there over the years, and have always enjoyed those occasions. Our wedding cake was made by Christy Glass and she made an absolutely most delicious and beautiful cake. The flowers were provided by Eitel's Flowers and we couldn't have been happier with the beautiful flowers that we got. Our DJ, Mike Welsh, was a true professional and was able to work with the indecisiveness we had for the longest time in terms of songs that we wanted to play. In the end, the music was truly fantastic, and everyone had great time dancing and singing until the whole party was over. For the wedding photography we had so much fun working with The Roxy Studio from Terre Haute. Their contemporary and artistic photography impressed me from the first time I came across their website, and their charm, winning personality and friendly attitude made the whole process of preparing for the photographs and posing throughout the day a lot of fun. We are still waiting for our "official" wedding photos to arrive, and when they do we'll make sure we post many of them online.
Even before the wedding we knew that we could count on our friends to help us in many small and not so small ways, and we are very grateful for all of them who did so. We are also happy that they seem to have enjoyed themselves so much, which made the whole wedding that much more joyful. Not least of all the help we got are all the wonderful memories of that day that will stay with us forever.
Unfortunately since the wedding Sharmin and I were not able to spend all that much time together. I had to go back to Memphis, and aside from her regular teaching duties at DePauw Sharmin also had a conference that she needed to attend this past weekend. Our separate lives are not going to last for too much longer however. I'll make a few more trips to Greencastle before the semester is over, and in early May I am moving there permanently. We have a long summer to look forward to when we can make up for all these months of separation.
As for the date of our wedding, I've already found a useful mnemonic for remembering it. It turns out that April 3rd 2010 can be written out (with some coaxing) as 4-3-2-[0]-1-0. That ought to be easy to remember.