"The Plunge"

We’ve been in the sunshine state since Monday morning and it has been nothing but beautiful weather, warm ocean and great fun with family and friends. Shannon was out this morning with her mom picking up a few last minute items. Matt and Ethan have been swimming in the pool and searching for shells on the beach! Photos soon!

Blessings,
Matt

It is getting so close so quickly! I have to say we have been touched by all the words of love and support that we have received from so many of you.

I can’t believe that just one month from now I will have the blessing of becoming Mrs. Shannon McGraw. We are really looking forward to our Florida Ceremony with all of our extended family – and trust me, this is one large, extended family!

And we are going to be starting the work on our Wedding Celebration back here in California. It won’t feel like it is complete until we have the chance to share our joy and celebrate with all of our friends and those closest to us.

So, as this exciting journey is about to begin, we want you all to know how much your thoughts and prayers, help and support have meant (and will continue to mean) to us.

All Our Love,
Shannon (and Matt)

Hi!

For those of you on Facebook who got to this blog from somewhere other than Facebook, here is the link to our Facebook group: It’s Official… Matty and Shanny are getting hitched!

I have just created an event in the Facebook group called “The Wedding… Part I”.  Here’s the deal with the wedding.

We have decided to do a small, family and “friends so close they might as well be family” ceremony in Florida on June 13, 2009.  We want to keep this small and we chose this location because Shannon and Matty have most of their family East of the Mississippi… and because, who doesn’t want to get married on a beach, right?

However, all is not lost!  “The Wedding… Part II” will be a no-holds barred, all-day ceremony and party somewhere in the SF Bay area sometime later in Summer 09!  We are going to be inviting EVERYBODY we can think of, so stay tuned for more details on that event.

I also wanted to say a word or two about the purpose of this blog.  I foresee not only using it to communicate news and information about us and the wedding and dates and stuff like that, but also an opportunity for Shanny and I to share our excitement and our fears and our “i’m-going-absolutely-bonkers”.   

Thanks for coming on this journey with us and please leave comments when you can!  I know there are people reading and I would love to have commenters… not lurkers!

Grace and Peace,
Matty