wedding wednesday # 33: save the date!

save the dates are the perfect way to kick off your wedding celebration.  they set the tone, the style, & the formality of your day.  sure, you could say the same thing about the actual invitation, but these are up for 6 months, instead of just 6 weeks.  even better, my friends.

the wonderful & amazing m.press cards was the brilliant mind behind our save the dates.  they came up with the tri-fold idea, the "our story" idea, the old school picture idea.  & then made it all beyond my wildest dreams.

i adored our save the dates.  if just one thing summed up our entire wedding, this is it.

it reads:

kendall & blake's love story began at a piano recital as children.  their parents, however, claim they have known each other since birth.  as far as they can recall, sixth grade was the beginning of their relationship.  blake had a huge crush on kendall after first seeing her at longfellow middle school.  after a year of pining, kendall gave in and agreed to “go out with him.”  it was a serious relationship with monumental consequences: kendall’s first kiss was blake.  the magical moment happened during a birthday party held at the norman young life building.  after a few months of their long middle school courtship, they decided it was time to move on.

blake still had not gotten over kendall when they reached high school, but they maintained a close friendship within a great group of friends.  kendall attended blake’s soccer games; blake watched kendall dance with her pom squad. they continued as best friends even as other relationships came and went. after graduation, kendall remained in norman to attend the university of oklahoma, and blake decided to play soccer at depauw university in indiana. we now know the story does not end there.

throughout college, kendall & blake stayed in touch, but it was the holidays that drew them together.  during their senior year, the group of high school friends which had remained close, decided to take a road trip for blake’s final collegiate soccer game.  it was on this journey that kendall realized that her feelings for blake never faded.  finally at the annual thanksgiving celebration, their friends gave her the courage to reveal the crush that was hiding all these years.

after many moments of silence, blake admitted that he still had feelings for kendall, too.  a romantic, surprise proposal before the annual christmas caroling party started the newest step in their journey towards a life full of love together.  now, they want to share their love with you.

{senior prom circa 2002.

yes, i wore a white dress.

fabulous decision, 17 year old kendall.}

so we continue to share our love with you.

love love,

the porters.