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title: "Wedding Day is Today"
date: 2006-06-09T12:22:51-04:00
url: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2006/06/09/wedding-day-is-today/
author: Les Orchard
---

# Wedding Day is Today

 <p>Just about a year ago, <a href="http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/06/17/were-engaged">I asked Alexandra to marry me</a>.  Luckily she said "Yes," so today's the day.  Finally here, <a href="http://deus-x.livejournal.com/224670.html">oh god</a>.  And then, the day after tomorrow,  we're off to <a href="http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/04/25/a-honeymoon-in-san-francisco">a Honeymoon in San Francisco</a> and surrounding areas.  (And here's a great big <b>thank you</b> for everyone who responded with advice, well wishes, and help for the honeymoon!)</p>
 <p>Also, here's hoping everything goes off without a hitch, and that the CD of ceremony music I burned this morning doesn't skip like the one we tried using in the rehearsal last night.  Otherwise, ritual suicide will be the only option, and this will be my last post to this blog - unless, of course, XML-RPC works from beyond the grave.</p>

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                <a href="#comment-221082560" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-09T17:58:41">2006-06-09T17:58:41</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Congrats and good luck!</p></div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221082562" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-09T19:23:31">2006-06-09T19:23:31</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Congratulations, best wishes, honey happymoon, and all good things.</p></div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221082563" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-09T19:41:28">2006-06-09T19:41:28</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Congrats to both of you.  And good luck in your lives together..</p></div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221082564" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-09T20:21:52">2006-06-09T20:21:52</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>What, you're relying on 20-year-old technology?  iPods are totally the future, dude.</p>

<p>Congrats. :)</p></div>
            
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            <div class="content"><p>w00t! Conga Rats Les!</p>

<p>I'll raise one to ya tonight.</p></div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221082567" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-09T21:38:07">2006-06-09T21:38:07</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><blockquote>
  <p>unless, of course, XML-RPC works from beyond the grave</p>
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<p>No, you have to use (eternal) REST. ;)</p>

<p>Congratulations and Best Wishes!</p></div>
            
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            <div class="content"><p>Congratulations, Les! Post pictures as soon as you return from Honeymoon.</p></div>
            
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                <a href="#comment-221082571" class="permalink"><time datetime="2006-06-10T06:58:23">2006-06-10T06:58:23</time></a>
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            <div class="content"><p>Les, thanks for your comments on aggregators a couple days ago.  I'm recently married myself (5 months ago) so don't have any advice for you yet.  But best wishes for your future together!</p></div>
            
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            <div class="content"><p>Wow, congratulations Les! Enjoy your honeymoon, your marriage and some cheesy jokes about Web Services. ;-&gt;</p></div>
            
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            <div class="content"><p>Wow congrats.</p></div>
            
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            <div class="content"><p>Wonderful, Les!  All the best. :)</p></div>
            
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