Website “our story”

I just went with a little bio for each of us and then our story of how we started and where we are headed. Here it is if you want to read it.

Who would have thought that when this journey started that Teresa would be the one to break all the rules? OK stop laughing, we all know she's the rule breaker.

Does she regret it? Heck NO!

Teresa was born in California and raised all over the States with her wonderful parents, Peter and Renee Niaves; who have fallen in love with their soon to be son-in-law Willie (AKA Tig). She attended Northeastern Junior College and received her AA in Psychology. She has 2 older sisters Dawn and Michelle. Teresa brings her 3 children into this family to be; while they might not all live at home anymore the kids are always on Teresa and Tig's mind.

Together they have 3 beautiful four legged daughters Lucy, Maggie, and Mable. Our beloved Suki will be there in spirt with us.

Willie was born and raised in Colorado. He went to UTI in Arizona for his associates degree and has since added welding and fabrication to his mechanics background. He has 2 sets of wonderful parents, Dave & Mary Gilchrest and Rob & Melissa Ginn; they are all beyond excited for this union of partners in crime. Tig's brothers Darren and Tommy Rotzin, will be watching from Heaven as Teresa and Tig take the next big step in their relationship.

When Teresa and Tig met it wasn't an open and shut case. They liked each other yes, but neither one would say anything to the other about the attraction. One day it came about that they were both single and were willing to give the attraction between them the attention it was commanding from them both. From that first ice cream at a Dairy Queen in Arvada CO (according to Tig) or the 88 Ave Drive in (according to Teresa) they have known what they wanted but, Teresa's determination to be a scorned/man hating woman was scaring Tig into keeping his feelings on lockdown.

Long story short, Teresa did everything she could to scare Tig off and have him running for the hills. As you can see she failed in her mission by breaking all the rules she set from the get go . Tig is without a doubt the winner of the "who can be the most stubborn". Thankfully, they have made something that was "just right" into something that will stand the tests of time and last for life.

They both have the same mindset when it comes to work, play, and relationships. If it ain't broke don't fix it. If it's broke, fix it right the first time. Never give up until the broken parts are fully repaired. They both work hard so they can play harder and longer.

I included how we met and how he proposed on our website. One of my friends did how they meet from his prospective and her prospective. It is totally up to you want you want to include.

I put in how we met, who introduced us, what we do and how he proposed. And that’s already a paragraph long. I don’t want people to get bored reading, so I just make it short and straight to the point.

Dear god YES!

I have written down some basic Q&A and cannot get fiancé on board to write answers. Sigh and grrrrrrr.

I am working on other parts of the website- TONS of photos, a few quizzes, a few “Harry Potter” quiz links, “Dumbledore’s Army”( bridal party) photos and story, hotel booking are up.

Working on registry too- he says we don’t need anything, as he and I are over 40 and he has owned his home for over 15yrs.... I’m like “Yeah we do! People like to shop for gifts & I don’t want just charity donations in our name.” This is my first wedding- don’t scare me outta the fun parts( he already did w/engagement shoot and party!)

So google the Intro and About Us and they have some basic info that’s totally helpful!

This is my current struggle. I have worked on our website tediously for the past 9 months, tweaking things every couple of days, until I thought it was perfect. Along with other areas being more streamlined, Our Story went from being 5 long paragraphs to 3 short ones. I was feeling very accomplished...

Fast-forward to tonight and this guy... THIS GUY!!... this guy I love who has not helped at all with anything in the past 9 months... tells me he does not like half of what's on the site and wants to make his own adjustments. I can't even... 😒

Anyway, ours is about when we met, when we moved in together, the things we both like doing together for fun, and how thrilled we are to be sharing our upcoming nuptials with our closest family and friends... at least, that's what it's about for now. 😂

I like the idea someone else mentioned about doing a bio of each person as well. This way each other's families can kind of get a run down on you if they haven't met you yet.

My best advice would be to get your partner's input early on, to at least save yourself from going bald from all the hair pulling you will do.

DH and I each wrote a version and then he blended them (one of his many hats is writing).

We do happen to have a meet-cute, so we wrote a slightly elaborate version of that. We then included a bit about the proposal, as well.

My advice is to just write down what you tell people when they ask how you met.