David and I go a long ways back. I was lucky enough to grow up from kindergarten thru high school graduation with him. The story of us dates all the way back to 3rd grade. We were in the same class and he had a little crush on me. All throughout the year David would bring me presents to school and ask me to be his girlfriend. Everytime I turned him down! As we grew up we always stayed friends and we were always a part of the same big group of friends. We played in band together for the same 8 years- both of us played the clarinet in middle school for a short time! :) In high school the table turned and I started to like David. He on the other hand was interested in someone else. After graduation I moved off to college but we never lost touch. During my freshmen year of college a flower delivery man brought to my dorm room a beautiful bouquet of flowers (including 1/2 dozen red roses), on Valentine's Day of course- from David! Myself being the nieve girl I was, never got the hint from David. Now I think back and say "Duh!" Life went on after that. I had my daughter, David married & had his son. We ended up loosing touch for a few years. Little to my knowledge did David carry around my high school picture still in his wallet & talking to people about me...after all these years. After his marriage had eneded and I had just gotten out of a serious relationship I recieved a call out of nowhere from David. We met up the next time I was visiting at home, to catch up on old times. We started hanging out every time I was home visiting and after a little over a year we started dating. Now a couple years later, here we are! The rest is still to come...
The wedding ceremony is set for Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 4:30pm. The ceremony is being held at Tremont City United Methodist Churst in Tremont City, which is right outside of Springfield, Ohio. The address for the church is: 98 N. Mulberry St., Tremont City, Ohio 45372. The church is located right on the corner of Mulberry and Upper Valley Pike. The church is located in small little town. There is not much of parking lot for the church so parking will mostly have to be done on the street. The ceremony itself will not be all that long, immediate family please stay after for pictures. Then, let the party begin!! :)
The reception is being held at the Holiday Inn Hotel immediately following the wedding ceremony. Dinner should be served around 6:00pm followed by dancing and a good time. There will be a cash bar for anyone who would like to have a few drinks as well. There will be a D.J. so I hope everyone is ready to dance and have a good time!! Please R.S.V.P. so that everyone will have their meal! There is a side/back entrance to easily access the banquet room that the reception is being held in. The side/back entrance is also handicap accessible. For any of you who are traveling from out of town or are just not wanting to drive home that night, the hotel is offering a discounted rate on any room rented that weekend. The price is $72 plus 13% tax, a night, as long as the hotel knows you are staying due to the Funderburg/Cottrell wedding reception. The rooms are only reserved until November 21, 2008. The number to call for the hotel to reserve a room is: 937-323-5389. The address for the hotel is: 383 E. Leffel Lane, Springfield, Ohio 45505.
The drive from Cuyahoga Falls to Springfield is approx. 3 hours & 15 min.
The drive from the church to the reception is only about 15-20 minutes.
I want to say a quick thanks to those who have checked out our wedding website. I hope you have enjoyed it and was able to get something from it! David and I have been talking about going on a cruise every since he proposed, but many times we've questioned the possibility. If you have been gracious enough or able to donate towards our honeymoon, then we both send many thanks to you!!! Hope to see you in December!
