#NerdsUnite: I'm 23 and in less than a year - I'm getting married (Meet the Miss)
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Jack. We met on the twitter not too long ago, and the dude has a lot going on. First up, like many of us - he works in social media, but in less than a year he's going to get married. Oh and did I mention that he's only 23? And his bride to be is only ... ::gasp:: 22? Holy crapsicles Batman, this is going to be good ... I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT JACK! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @JackMEB
Oh, the holidays: where family drama knows no bounds. I hope everyone had the Merriest Christmas possible with the fam bams, because I know how that can go.
Last week I gave bullet points on my life and my upcoming wedding. Our ages were the gasp-inducer then (I’m 23, she’s 22), but I’ll drop the next bit of ridiculousness now: we want to do this shindig for $5,000 or less. Sounds like a lot, but the average wedding runs around $24,000 these days. We’ll get into that a bit more next week though, because I believe another introduction is in order.
Meet Ashley, my beautiful fiancée ...
A little background on her (I’ll try not to brag, but I’m proud): Like me, she graduated last spring from HIU, though she took home the Business Excellence award, given to the most accomplished student in the department (meanwhile, the dean who presented the award often mentioned my greatest accomplishment was landing her). While earning her accounting degree from HIU and Cal State Fullerton, she played four years as a scholarship volleyball player, worked nearly full-time at a local tax/financial planning firm, and dealt with my shenanigans. At 22, she just became an Enrolled Agent (EA), meaning she can prepare your taxes and is enrolled with the IRS to represent you.
Probably the most fun aspect of our relationship to the outside world is our height. At 6’5”, I’m tall enough to get noticed on my own, but when I’ve got my arm on the shoulder of my 6’2” fiancée, we’re impossible to miss, especially amongst the skinny-jeaned scenester crowd we endure at all the shows I attend for MEB. Couple that with my clumsiness (size 14’s, man. Size 14’s) and her goofiness, and we’re a sight to be seen.
So yeah, that’s who I’m marrying, and I couldn’t be happier. With my schedule and tax season rapidly approaching, we’re mentally preparing to see very little of each other from now until April 16, which means wedding planning (and interacting) will most likely be through Facebook chat during lunch.
Next week we’ll start talking numbers, and our strategy to keep costs under 5k (who’s ready for our fantastically fun backyard wedding?!?!). Later, friends!