http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net Official Blog of the Holden-McGraw Wedding Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:12:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't believe that we have been married for 4 weeks already. We are so excited for the opportunity to celebrate with all of our West Coast folks in September. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life! What could be more exciting to celebrate? We ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/07/13/one-month-already/ 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 ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/06/10/were-in-florida/ 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. ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/05/18/herecomesthebride/ So, a lot of people have started to ask if I am getting nervous. I have to say, I'm not. Maybe some of you think I should be, but I am still just overjoyed to be coming closer, day-by-day, to this wild, wonderous, weird wedding thing. There are several little ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/03/20/3-months-and-counting/ I just want to take a second and tell all of you, our loyal readers, how awesome my sweetie is. She has been working so hard on this wedding. In what can only be described as the pinnacle of spousal devotion, she has fearlessly taken on most of ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/03/11/my-wife-to-be-is-the-best-ev-er/ Greetings Blog Readers! I haven't posted much here besides technical blog info.  I am taking this opportunity to write a short note about how I'm feeling and what's going on with me as the wedding approaches. For the most part, I am ecstatic!  I am so madly in love with Shanny and ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/01/28/from-the-groom/ Hello all, You may notice the site is a little different today. There is a good reason for this! I initially set this site up as a blog at wordpress.com and forwarded the "ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net" address to it. I did this because of several technical reasons which I won't ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/01/21/site-redesign/ So, here we are - just under 5 months to the wedding! It really didn't seem like there would be that much to do, until we actually had to start doing it! There are invites and flowers, ceremony and reception locations, ministers and music, dresses and addresses, bands and cakes! ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/01/16/so-many-decisions-so-little-time/ Wow! So, I just got back from the first "Bridal Salon" I have ever been to in my life. It was a bit traumatic. I had a few moments where I thought of running from the store screaming "What the heck is a bodice and why do I want it ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/01/13/boohoo-boutique/ 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 ... http://ourwildwedding.thestrangeland.net/2009/01/11/the-facebook-group-and-the-wedding-parts-i-and-ii/