So for the dual purpose of keeping our guests informed on what is going on in the planning process of the gala event, and for me to have a reason to play on the Internet, we decided to create a Website. We could have done this on one of those "wedding" sites like Weddingchannel.com or Cyndi's favorite (I think she is going to get carpul tunnel syndrome from surfing too much) The Knot. While these sites had perfectly good templates, I decided to make ours more personal, creative, and not so "cookie cutter." Hence, we have Our Wedding Website.

I will be providing the editorial for Gettin' Hitched every month. I will try to keep it as relevant as possible with a good mix of humor, links, and of course, the vital information.

So what has been going on in the life of Fred and Cyndi with the plans?? Tons! We seem to be doing stuff every weekend. We have the church, the reception hall, the DJ, the dress, and "Save The Date" cards all ready to go! We are close to booking a photographer and the florist. Whew! I'm exhausted just writing all of that. We have roughly 9 months to go and counting, so I think we are in good shape.

What to expect from this update and the Website
I plan to make enhancements to the site as the months ware on, time permits from my busy work schedule, and I think of new things to upload. First on my list, finish the pages that already exist before we put any new ones. So here is the plan...
Finalize:

• The Wedding Party page (pictures will be updated in the empty slots)
  
• the Church page (I just need to get some directions on there)
  
• and start putting info on this little guy on the e-newsletter page.

I plan on enhancing the site with:

• a photo gallery (submissions are always welcome, email them to me at fred@faulkneriv.com)
  
• a free advice submission form (because we know we are going to get it from everyone!)
• online RSVP (after the invitations go out, to make life easier for everyone)
• and a couple of other ideas along the way

Gettin' Hitched will go out roughly on a monthly basis. It might hit your inbox more frequently as the date approaches as a forewarning. When we get registered, I'll put up links to their online stores, the wedding registries themselves, and possibly a list of "other items" that can be found at other stores...like Home Depot. Many women wonder why I would want to register at Home Depot, including Cyndi, but the guys know what I'm talking about...power tools! Arh Arh Arh (in my best Tim Allen voice). Another feature that will provide a little fun for this update will be a section called Wanted Wanted Wanted (it's a working title). This will be the part where I solicit to our guests for things, ideas, advice, etc. I'll start Wanted Wanted Wanted in the next issue of Gettin' Hitched.

Dear Tech Support:

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0
and noticed that the new program began making unexpected changes to the accounting modules, limiting access to flower and jewelry applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.9 but installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0 and NBA 3.0. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.
I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

---- Desperate

Dear Desperate,

Keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try to enter the command: C:/ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and install Tears 6.2. Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications: Guilty 3.0 and Flowers 7.0. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to GrumpySilence 2.5, Happyhour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will create "Snoring Loudly" wave files. DO NOT install Mother-In-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. Consider buying additional software to improve performance.
I personally recommend HotFood 3.0 and Lingerie 5.3.

Also, running Nagging 5.3 too often can sometimes cause Husband 1.0 to secretly install Mistress 1.0, which would then require you to run PrivateInvestigator 7.5 and possibly even Attorney 9.0, which could lead to a system wide failure and the need to reboot Husband 1.0.

--- Tech support.

Until Next Month, Cheers!

Questions? Comments? Send me an email! fred@faulkneriv.com