The Story of UsYou, me & our life together

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Table of Contentsp.4 Before We Met

When We Met

Commitment

Home

Family

Adventures & Journeys

Yesterday & Today

Memories

The Meaning of “Us”

Wisdom

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photos from before “us”

Before We Met

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About You & Me

birthplace

Given names

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birthday

U.S. President that year

the latest technology

major news events

nickname

What was happening then

parents

grandparents

siblings

other family

name name

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About Us

hair color

eye color

height

ethnicity/heritage

personality

What makes us unique

name name

interests & hobbies

hopes & dreams

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More thoughts about “us”

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photo from when we met

When We Met

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Our Storydate & place we met

At the time, we were each doing our own thing

name name

the story we tell everyone

the “real” story

There’s more to our story

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Firsts

other

date

kiss

More firsts to come

impressions of each other

name name

big decision together

big disagreement

adventure

It isn’ t always easy

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More thoughts on firsts

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photo from the day

Commitment

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Before the Eventthe proposal story

planning & preparation

But there can be drama

parties & celebrations

how family & friends helped

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Our Day

place

type of event (civil ceremony, elopement, destination, etc.)

weather that day

what we wore

date & time

The details

who officiated

our song

food & drink

the wedding party

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some of our favorite memories

what we would do differently

a funny story or disaster

We learned a lot

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The Honeymoonwhere we went & why

highlights

We had an incredible time

what that time together meant to us

what it means to us now

We still think about it

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More thoughts about our day

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photo of our home

Home

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Our Homesfirst home

type of house

when we lived there

why we moved

neighbors & friends we made

memories from our time in this home

where

type of house

when we lived there

why we moved

neighbors & friends we made

memories from our time in this home

Since then

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Living Togetherlifestyle adjustments we made

household responsibilities & division of labor

We had some ground rules

changes over time

what has stayed the same

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More thoughts on our homes

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photo of our family

Family

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Childrennames & birthdays

favorite memories & proud moments

What they’ve taught us

Petsnames, personalities & funny stories

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Grandchildrennames & birthdays

best thing about being a grandparent

They bring happiness

Friendsclose friends & how we know them

favorite memories & fun times

Good times start with great friends

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Celebrations

holiday traditions

birthdays

anniversaries

And we celebrate us

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More thoughts on family

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photo from our travels

Adventures & Journeys

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Travels

favorite memory

new experience

where

where

when

when

Every trip’s a new adventure

funny story

exciting event

where

where

when

when

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fun we’ve had over the years

a story about travel challenges

And traveling can have surprises

where to next?

Future Adventures

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More thoughts on our travels & adventures

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photo from our favorite time

Yesterday & Today

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Then & Now

how we complement each other

our relationship priorities

how we express love

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(now)date

our hopes & dreams

our biggest worries

things we enjoy

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Shared Favoritesmusic

movies

books

(now)(then)

activities & pastimes

places

food & drink

guilty pleasures

(now)(then)

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More thoughts on then & now

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photo from a memorable event

Memories

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The Two of Usbest times together

proud moments

We are a team

dumbest things we’ve done

craziest things we’ve done

scariest things we’ve doneSample View

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best times together

how we compromise & come to agreements

Because of You problems we’ve overcome together

lessons we’ve learned along the way

We stick together

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More thoughts on our times together

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photo that is “us”

The Meaning of “Us”

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Partnership

shared values

nice things we do for each other

how we help each other

We take care of each other

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what makes our relationship successful

how we maintain our individuality

But we still do our own thing

what our partnership means to us

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More thoughts on our partnership

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photo representingour happiness

Wisdom

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Reflections

keeping the romance alive

how love changes & grows

Commitment is worth it

the most important thing in a relationship is...

what is different from what we expected

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More reflections & advice

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