Well, the arbitrary RSVP deadline has arrived. To those who responded in the affirmative, we are looking forward to seeing you next month. To those who will not able to attend, we are truly saddened by your absence. To anyone with a wedding on the horizon, you should consider online invitations. And to those who have not responded to the invite, you need to check your email more often. Or at least look in your spam folder.

It has been a busy couple of weeks since we sent out invitations:

– I had my bachelor party. (Kay had her bachelorette party back in June. Ask her about her scar.)

– Kay had her wedding dress tailored.

– I got fitted for my tuxedo.

– We finalized the menu for the reception.

– I beat Kay’s cousin Ryan in the opening week of fantasy football.

– Breaking Bad got really crazy.

– This is hilarious

So now that we are closing in on the T-1 month mark, here are some things for you to start thinking about:

– Get a hotel room. Apparently Hotel Roanoke is currently booked due to two conferences being the same weekend as our wedding, but many of those rooms should be released around Sept. 19-20, so keep checking back. If Hotel Roanoke doesn’t pan out, there are plently of other good hotels in Roanoke. Just don’t stay at the Ramada on Franklin Rd., unless you want to contract cholera.

– Figure out how you are getting to Roanoke. Start looking at Google Map directions or buy your plane tickets. Keep in mind that Roanoke is right off of I-81, an interstate so over-populated with trucks that, after a few miles, even the most ardent trucking industry lobbyist will be rooting for freight.

– Dust off your dancing shoes. There will be a band, and no, “Wagonwheel” is not on the set-list. If you need some inspiration, here are some ideas to start with:

This is happening, guys. Five more weeks.

– Doug