Wedding FAQ's

Below you will find a list of answers to frequently asked questions. We have provided these for your benefit so that all the info you need is organized in one location for you to easily find an answer to any question you might have.

How'd y'all meet?
Kaela & Robert Back in the DayUhmmmm... errrr.... ok, interesting story. Well, not really.

Kaela was in high school and Robert was in college. Ok, the part everyone used to freak out about is over.

Robert's mom was one of Kaela's teachers, but more specifically, one of her theatre directors. Robert often came home to help his mom with the plays. This is how they met, during a play called David & Lisa, but not when they started dating.

It wasn't until the summer community musical, Pippin, came around and both Robert and Kaela were both involved - That's when things really first clicked.
How'd he propose?
Robert proposing to KaelaIt was a total surprise! My maid of honor flew in from N.C. to spend the 4th of July with me (and the whole time she knew what was going on, as did everyone else in attendance). It was July 3rd, 2008 at the Red, White, & BOOM fireworks show in Columbus, Ohio. Robert had constructed this massive box to supposedly hold everything we needed for the day, when really he needed something to hold the Television and generator to help in his proposal. About an hour and a half before the fireworks were to begin, I was under the impression we were going to play some more guitar hero when all of a sudden a video of Robert and I showed up on the T.V. The video, I guess, was supposed to ask me, but the generator gave out before it could finish, so Robert gets down on one knee, with all of our family and friends around, and asks me if I will marry him. My eyes watered and I, of course, said YES!
How about that ring?
Kaela's Engagement RingWOW! What a ring! Well, that's not exactly what she said. But you know those commercials... "Every kiss begins with Kay". Well, that's bull crap. Our kiss was a Diamond Cellar kiss! I went to a number of jewelers and it just didn't feel right.

Nothing against anyone who bought jewelery at a shopping mall, I just wanted to go somewhere that I didn't have to feel worried about 1) getting a good deal, and 2) getting good quality.

Diamond Cellar is amazing and I won't go anywhere else - they really helped me create a unique and special engagement ring for Kaela.
Who's changing their name?
Though not much discussion has gone into this, Robert and Kaela have both probably assumed that Kaela will be legally changing her last name to Vance. It is however, yet to be decided and furthermore, it's hard to tell whether Kaela will be trying to work her former last name into her formal name in some other way - say "Kaela Jennings Vance? Isn't very catchy is it? Even less so would be adding Jennings to Kaela's already lengthy formal name - Kaela Rae Deborah Jennings Vance. Ummmm, yeah. We'll keep you posted!
Where's that engagement video?
Here's the engagement video that Robert made for Kaela and played in front of all their family, friends, and hundreds of strangers at the Red, White, and BOOM! fireworks...



Here's the engagement video with live video of Kaela's reaction and Robert's proposal.
Who's in the wedding party?
Good question - Some of our closest friends of course!

While we would have liked to have invited all of our friends to join the wedding party, we had to be fiscally responsible and impose a cap at a wedding party of ten. We put lots of time and thought into with whom we wanted to share the most intimate portions of our day.

Maid of Honor - Kristen Potter
Best Man - Peter Schillig
Bridesmaid - Kelsey Jennings
Groomsman - Joshua Vance
Bridesmaid - Maura Weisenbach
Groomsman - Stephen Kemp
Bridesmaid - Courtney Thomas
Groomsman - Thomas Ioia
Where's the rehearsal dinner shindig?
We haven't yet finalized the location of the rehearsal dinner. But as soon as we know, we'll share the good news here!
What should I wear?
Well, the theme is going to be based around the beach, so if you want to come dressed as an authentic beach bum... don't bother showing up. While that'd be cool, we'd really appreciate it if you made an effort to make every photo a picture perfect moment for our once-in-a-lifetime day. We'd like to ask that for this one special event you avoid attending attired in jeans and a t-shirt.

For further clearification, anything from smart casual to semi-formal would be perfectly acceptable.
What reception music will you play?

Kaela and Robert love a variety of music. We'll definitely have the traditional wedding music, the trite wedding music, and the awesome wedding dance music. We love pop, r&b, country, oldies-but-goodies, etc. We'd even like to do some karaokeing at the wedding reception!

Where's the honeymoon?
Sandal's ResortThe honeymoon's at a Caribbean Sandal's Resort.... on our first anniversary. As far as the few days after the wedding, we're planning to hit the Atlantic Coast on some nice beachfront property and bum around. We just thought this would be the best plan for us since we're hoping to be making a large purchase around the time we get married - our own home. Not getting too extravagant the first week we're married will help with that cause.
Where can we get you gifts?

Well, a few months after we became engaged, we jokingly went to Target with a couple friends and signed up for Club Wedd - though we mainly just went around scanning funny things, like the entire aisle of maxipads and tampons. So, for further registry information, check out the most up-to-date information on our website's Gift Registry page.

Do you have a theme?
SeashellsWe'd absolutely love a beach wedding!

Being realistic, however, we understand that this would make it difficult for the family, and even more so for our friends, to attend.

But you can bet that wherever the wedding is, there will be some aspects of the wedding that will tie into such a theme.
What are your colors?
Since we're theming around Caribbean ocean / beach, our colors will reflect this. The two official colors are Mermaid and Clover. For those geeks out there that's #009C9A for the Mermaid and #619A6C for the Clover. If you prefer RGB, it's "0,156,154" and "97,154,108".

Or for those who are more visual:
Mermaid Blue Color  Clover Green Color
When's the wedding?
We haven't yet determined the date because we're still working with the venue on a contract. We can guarantee that it will be in late June or Early July. Ideally we're shooting for 3 July 2010!
Where's the wedding?
Dubline Recreation CenterWe're still ironing out the details with the venue we've selected, so we're not saying officially where it will be.

However, unofficially, we'll be holding our wedding ceremony in a Dublin park and the reception will be at the Dublin Recreation Center's Community Hall.
Who's invited?

Lots of people. We're inviting family and friends from all over - from eleven different states to be exact. We have sent out engagement announcements to tons of people, but have yet to finalize the guest list for the wedding itself. We anticipate sending out our save-the-date postcards by the new year.

Can we crash at your place?
There's tons of great hotels to stay at while you're in town. Unless you prefer to camp out at a relative's place - errr, ummm, whatever you'd prefer. In any event, here's some good local, close-to-the-activity, in various-price-range places to stay if you'd rather the more plush, comfortable, relaxing alternative:

Marriott Northwest - (614) 791-1000 - $125-$200/night
Hampton Inn & Suites - (614) 334-1800‎ - $100-$125/night
Comfort Suites - (614) 529-8118 - $75-$100/night
Motel 6 - (614) 771-1500 - $35-$75/night
(based on two guests)
Where do we get nurishment?
Below we'll suggest some of our favorite places to eat out. There's a variety of places to eat within and around Hilliard with a selection of genres and prices, it's just figuring out how to get to where you want to go. Here's some good food!

Click on the links to view more info including menus, rating, pricing, and maps from Google.

Closest to the action - Chipotle [insanely tasty] Mexican Grill, TGI Friday's, Spageddies Italian Kitchen, Carrabba's [spectacular] Italian Grill, Panera Bread, Home Town Buffet, Bob Evans, Max & Erma's, Cheeseburger In [freaking awesome] Paradise, Noodles & Co, Romano's Macaroni Grill, PF Chang's China Bistro, House of Japan, Enrico's [amazing] Pizza & Restaurant, Bonefish Grill, Iacono's [outstanding] Pizza & Restaurant, Hooters, Texas [best-ever] Roadhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steakhouse, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill - Furtherst from the action.

And there's many more!
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I never got the engagement announcement?
If for some reason you never received our engagement announcement...
First, we're sorry... Second, here it is:

Engagement Announcement FrontEngagement Announcement Back
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