Editor’s note: The writer submitted a draft version of this story that may have passed the muster of the editor, but not that of his fiancee, who must come first and foremost. As such, he left us only with this apology letter to her.
Dear Amanda,
I’d like to say, outright, that I’m sorry about an earlier draft of this story. You’re right, it did cast a negative light on our wedding planning experience.
For the most part it has been very positive, but as I said on the phone just moments ago, the recent changes to our plans for an extended cocktail hour seamlessly transforming into a full-blown wedding reception have left me somewhat dismayed. The earlier version describing the details of how that occurred as we dined with my parents — my nose running wet from the swine flu — was overblown and boiled down to the point that it made it seem as though our wedding was an overall negative in my mind.
I want to assure you that this is not the case. I can’t wait to marry you, and I’m quite certain our wedding, with or without our cocktail-party-with-organized-seating-and-dancing idea, will be a wonderful event that we will remember with joy for the rest of our lives.
I’m very pleased with all of our decisions thus far. I like the idea of the navy blue for the groomsmen and bridesmaids. I’m not sure that when I agreed to that via text message from a rooftop party in Brooklyn that I was aware that the color change from red to navy blue also included the napkins. But I think that will look beautiful.
Now, to the flowers. I really like the pictures of the flowers floating in water with the leaves wrapped around the interior of the vase. I hope that the color change mentioned above doesn’t change the color of the flowers. I love that we decided to change our wedding from fall to spring after I brought home tulips matching the colors we’d imagined for a fall wedding. I’d personally like to keep those colors — the orange and off-red — intact. For me it’s a representation of how we’re quick with our conclusions and act decisively. I mean, we decided to get married after knowing each other for three months. I proposed two months after that, and I think those flowers represent that whole process and us. So if we could keep them, I’d be very happy.
I love you.
Your fiance, Freeman
