I cannot live without books. - TJ

And we cannot have a wedding without readers!  (Ok, to be honest, I bet we could...but go with it cause it ties in my TJ quote, alright?)  Javier and I are truly blessed with amazing people that love and support us.  And we were happy to have the opportunity to ask some of those people to help us out on our big day.  We have already introduced you to our bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers, so today we'll share a bit about the special people that we've asked to read at the wedding!

Tia Honore

Javier has asked his Aunt Honore (pictured here with all of the Dugan siblings at Mame's wedding) to be one of our readers and she has kindly agreed!  Many of Mrs. Cabezas siblings still live in Milwaukee, but a few have scattered about the US (none landing in MD, DC or VA).  We knew as we planned the wedding in Charlottesville that not all would be able to attend, so it means a lot  that Tia Honore has promised to leave the warm glow of the Midwest, venture across 4 states (ok it kind of depends on how you go, but at least 4), and be there in person to articulate our selected words on October 13th.  Since all of Javier's aunts and uncles will not be able to attend, we are really excited to have a representative participating in the wedding in such a special way!  I am particularly excited that it is Honore that will be reading since I have had the chance to get to know her a bit on some of her trips to DC and during my pioneer excursion to the Great Lakes states.  In addition to kindly hosting us several times during our Milwaukee visit, she shares an interest in theater with Javier and I which has always made her someone that was easy to talk to! Don't worry, we, of course, checked her resume prior to delivering the offer and thought her experience as an English teacher and time spent on school and community productions just qualified her for the job :) Maybe we can find a more dramatic reading for her to do at the wedding...

Uncle Marty
My Uncle Marty , also my godfather, was the member of my family that we asked to also read at the wedding.  He and I have always shared an appreciation for good country music and fine pick up trucks that connected us from the beginning.  I think he was surprised when I carried my pick up truck off to UVA (instead of VA Tech), but proved the love for his nieces out weighed (if only ever so slightly) his love for Tech when he sported this orange and blue tie to Kels and Scottee's wedding. Maybe we can ask him to bring it out for a reprise come October? And I think Javier and he bonded over their mutual love for cheesy nerdy punny jokes.  I will always remember my Uncle convincing me to try carrots (a vegetable I claimed not to like when I was younger).  'Well carrots are good for your eyes, they'll help you see better,' my Uncle insisted.  And my four year old self (or whatever age I was) played into his hands perfectly with a, 'how do you know they'll help my eyes?' To which I received, 'Well have you ever seen a bunny wearing glasses?'  And I hadn't.  (And haven't.) So try them I did.

We are really excited to have both aunt and uncle sharing in our marriage ceremony.  Now we should figure out what they're going to read....