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Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding

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Posted on July 12, 2016 at 13:12:36
Prisoners
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 Since meeting at a record store in 1992 music has always been a very important part of our lives. We dated for several months back then and with me being active duty Navy and her going to school abroad we lost touch for nearly twenty years. We reconnected a few years ago and got married on July 9th. Now why is this audio related?
Well we had a brief ceremony at Ravinia (A beautiful outdoor concert venue for you non Chicagoans) moments before a Duran Duran concert. Our vows contained song titles from our favorite artists (her's Depeche Mode, mine Judas Priest), and our hands were bound using a short run of Cardas speaker wire.
Our cake was decorated with the stylized rose from Depeche Mode's 'Violator' album and topped with a white chocolate razor blade representing Judas Priest's 'British Steel' LP.
Here's the most amazing part: Our invitations "borrowed" heavily from Duran Duran's 'Rio' album cover and unbeknownst to me my cousin is friend's with the band's PR director. He forwarded the invitation and the band loved it and what we were planning. They surprised us with a personalized card and a magnum of champagne!
We had over 80 guests who all bought lawn seats and joined us in the ceremony. The venue staff were very accommodating and total strangers who were also in attendance helped us with setup and cheered us on. The whole event turned out even better than I could've dreamed of.

 

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RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 12, 2016 at 13:41:52
samac
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 Congratulations, Prisoners! Here's to many happy years together for you and your bride!

Cheers,

Scott

 

Best Vibes to You and Your Bride!, posted on July 12, 2016 at 14:18:28
Steelhead Mike
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 NT

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 12, 2016 at 16:30:29
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 Congrats and best wishes as you look into the future together!

Sounds like a good time was had by all ...


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but are responding based on your thoughts or feelings about what ought to be,
then you are apt to collide with what is really going on.

 

Congratulations Sounds like you had a fun wedding., posted on July 12, 2016 at 16:34:11
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 Keep the music flowing.

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 12, 2016 at 17:24:40
mraudio
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 That's really cool! Many happy years...

 

Congrats, posted on July 12, 2016 at 18:20:13
G Squared
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 Love Ravinia
Gsquared

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 12, 2016 at 18:45:26
fantja
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 Very nice story- Prisoners. Thank You, for your service to our Country from a fellow Veteran.

 

That is awesome!!! Congrats! nt, posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:12:44
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 nt

Dman
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Pics of the cake and invitations:, posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:17:26
Prisoners
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The bakery really outdid our expectations!

 

cake:, posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:18:48
Prisoners
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Delicious too!

 

And Don't Forget Arcadia, posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:25:23
Luminator
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 In 1985, John and Andy Taylor formed Powerstation. LeBon and Rhodes did Arcadia.

 

'Bout Time..., posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:39:25
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...an audiophile had awesome music at his/her wedding.

As for Judas Priest, back in summer '93, KJ (my future wife) and I formed a scratch doubles bowling team. We named ourselves "One Shot At Glory." We came in dead last (5-43, baby!), but KJ won girls' high scratch series.

Are you doing a wedding video? We were asked to pick two songs, so we went with Europe's "The Final Countdown" and Nelson's "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection." All brides need to enter to the opening, "Here she comes, ooh just like an angel."

 

Thanks!, posted on July 12, 2016 at 19:44:21
Prisoners
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 Our vows were constructed of our favorite band's song titles. Maybe I'll publish them here.

 

Awesome!, posted on July 12, 2016 at 20:22:16
mark111
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 Congratulations. Sounds like it was worth waiting for.
enjoy,
mark

 

Congratulations!^, posted on July 12, 2016 at 20:55:01
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RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 12, 2016 at 21:14:36
RGA
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 Congrats - that sounds like an awesome wedding!

 

Felicitations on a harmonious union! Sounds like you two know how to have FUN!... N/T..., posted on July 12, 2016 at 21:53:39
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A HEARTY Congrats!!!!, posted on July 13, 2016 at 03:24:06
Quint
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 Here's wishing you and your new wife a VERY rockin' (in a good way) marriage. :)

My wife and I got married back in '03, and we curated our own pop/rock playlist. We wouldn't have done it any other way. Though I was limited to only two Badfinger songs, much to my general chagrin (being a huuuuuuge Badfinger fan)!
This is a public service announcement . . . WITH GUITARS!!!

 

Congrats!, posted on July 13, 2016 at 09:45:42
FenderLover
 Many years of good tunes, together!

 

So I have to know......why Cardas wire?, posted on July 13, 2016 at 09:56:58
Justlisten2
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 You would have gotten better resolution with Nordost wire. ;^)

Congratulations!!!!

 

Congratulations! (nt), posted on July 13, 2016 at 09:58:02
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 nt


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Congrats!! Great Lakes?, posted on July 13, 2016 at 10:03:26
AbeCollins
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 Congrats on the over the top wedding! Cardas speaker wire? That's just too much! I would have probably gone with Mogami or DH Labs. ;-)

Just curious, were you ever at Great Lakes / Waukegan?. I was there in the early 1980's, then Orlando NTC.




 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 13, 2016 at 10:03:40
tomservo
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 Congratulations!
Ravinia is a very nice place and have seen many concerts there including iron butterfly in the way old days but moved out of HP last year.

 

Good one!, posted on July 13, 2016 at 10:09:01
Prisoners
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 (it was a fairly short leftover piece I had in the 'spare cables box' that we all have)

 

Naval Air Station Glenview, posted on July 13, 2016 at 10:10:55
Prisoners
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 Now defunct and even then it was so small that unless you were in the P-3 community you may not have ever heard of it.

 

RE: That's so cool, posted on July 13, 2016 at 12:23:21
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 First, congratulations and I wish you the best. An audio/music themed wedding sounds so cool. My wife loves music as much as I do and has over the years developed a taste for good audio after listening to my system so much. It's always better when both have a taste for the same things.

Best regards, Ralph

 

Spare cables box?, posted on July 13, 2016 at 13:18:58
grantv
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 How about spare cables bin? :)
Congrats, sounds like a fun wedding.

 

I used to work right next to it., posted on July 13, 2016 at 16:10:03
Todd A.
 Saw a B-1 take off one day while watching from up on the landfill. It shook the ground all the way up to where I was standing. Halfway down the runway it was airborne, then it was gone. Quite a sight.

 

RE: I used to work right next to it., posted on July 13, 2016 at 17:47:43
JURB
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 I just noticed this nick was created on the 12th which was Wednesday.

Hmmm...

 

We made the news:, posted on July 14, 2016 at 08:11:47
Prisoners
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 One last bit of self-aggrandizing..

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 14, 2016 at 08:46:18
Inmate51
 You got married at Ravinia? Seriously? That is too cool.

How long do you think you'll stay married before it's time to move on?

I've been dating my first wife for over 30 years. That's the longest I've ever dated the same girl.

Congrats!!

:)

 

Hell Yeah!, posted on July 14, 2016 at 17:50:27
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 Again, that is too awesome!

You know what? All these years, I've been racking my brain about an incident my college dorm did, some time in February or March 1991. Instead of a car wash, Heather, who was kind of a leader, suggested we do a "naked student body wash." On one of those typically warm weekends, she wanted to gather as many of us students as possible, and have them march into the first floor bathroom. There, a team of five would spray and wash the long line of students.

Yes, someone supplied a small boombox. One of the CDs played was Depeche Mode's Violator.

One of these days, I'm going to have to piece together the above event, and blog about it.

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 14, 2016 at 18:42:51
Irishaudioboy
 BEST WEDDING EVER!! Great story, glad you found each other again. Looks like you had good weather and Ravinia is a really romantic place.
Nice Job Prisoners!

The best to you and your lovely bride

 

Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 18, 2016 at 23:02:54
andrei_nz@yahoo.com
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 Well now I've heard everything! Well done and congrats

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 18, 2016 at 23:43:51
JURB
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 "Well now I've heard everything! Well done and congrats "

Never say that. The world will always outdo itself. Like

I hope his plug fits her socket good. That he can live on her cooking. That any political differences don't cause a problem.

But never say you've seen it all or heard it all. The world has never failed to outdo itself.

 

RE: Got married last Saturday..audio themed wedding, posted on July 21, 2016 at 22:54:32
RichardAudio1
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 Congratulations!!!
Thanks for sharing your story, very cool.

 

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