The Couple, in Brief

Hey ya'll,

I figure we'll slowly fill you guys in on who we are. We'll do it in little bits, so it's not overwhelming. It may give some of you out there an idea of our style and tastes, too.

Also a cool update on offerings for the wedding: we have started receiving offers and we're so super excited! We'll be posting about this very soon, and also about some of the things we've figured out for the wedding (ie. colour scheme).

Without further ado, the first installation of the 'About the Couple' entries...written in the third person, because it's plenty awkward enough to write about oneself, so I'm writing it like a biography.

The Couple, in Brief:

Brian and Jordan are a twenty-something couple based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Brian manages a tea store, and Jordan is a freelance artist who also works a couple different jobs in the social services field. They have a pug dog named Mr Darcy, and a cat named Tabu of which they are both allergic.

Brian is a self-proclaimed collector of hobbies. Currently, he rides a unicycle, juggles fire, is learning guitar, slack-lines, does card tricks, and has his second-degree blackbelt in karate. He also rides a longboard, which was a huge factor in Jordan’s initial attraction to him. The deal-sealer was his motorcycle, which he rebuilt by hand and rides religiously until the snow falls.

Jordan has never proclaimed herself a collector of hobbies, but she is. Jordan went to college for social service work, and does work in her field; she also, however, has a successful freelance art business. She has created artwork for businesses, public service campaigns, private homes, and musicians. She works in any and all media, but really loves working on creative surfaces rather than paper and canvas. She loves craft media and participates regularly in craft swapping.

Jordan and Brian are both members of the Capital City Derby Dolls (aka Devils) roller derby league. Jordan started playing derby in the fall of ’09 in a fit of temporary insanity; Brian began reffing around Christmas that year and is now head referee with CCDD. Brian loves that he’s collected a new hobby, and Jordan loves that she’s found a new outlet for her art: she custom-paints helmets for derby girls and referees.

Aside from derby, this couple likes to spend time with family, find new things to do in the city, visit the neighbouring village of Wakefield, take trips to Gatineau Park, and attend all sorts of craft and garage sales. Their biggest project to date, aside from this crazy wedding, would be their ongoing attempts to interior decorate their apartment on the tightest budget ever.