GET HUBBIED

Arriving to interview Emily Nettie Meredith (archivist) and Jeremiah James Lewis (writer and web/graphic designer) I was Tif-less, and the camera turned into a foreign object in my hands - Tif usually mans the machine. I finally got things working and we had tea while we talked. They easy to be around and completely at ease as a couple.

Here is a notable exerpt from their application form where they answer the question, "What about Get Hubbied appeals to you?":

“There is, of course, the superficial, obvious, and maybe most pertinent elephant in the room, and that's the benefit of having a wedding, its planning and execution, and all the myriad details taken care of and run by talented, inspired, brilliant people who aren't... us. Then there's the art itself. Marriage has always been a bit of spectacle, kind of like Jacques Brel on the streets of Paris dancing with soldiers on leave, or Dadaist theatre for the masses; weddings are the most public act of what is a rather intimate and private union. What better way to encapsulate the spirit of that boisterous openness by presenting it as an artistic endeavor? After all, a lifetime together generates not just love but also friction, and friction, heat, and heat, in some cases, can help forge artistic, pathways down unknown roads. Marriage is as much a matter of public opinion and interaction today as it is a thing between two people, God, and a silent, watching crowd.”

and a quote from their interview about Jeremy’s proposal:

“It was definitely unplanned. I did not have a ring. I didn’t expect to be proposing that evening, but being true children of our modern instantaneous communications age, I put the word out on twitter that I’d asked her to marry me - and that of course set off a flurry of activity in the twitter world and on facebook. What I found so interesting, was that as soon as I asked her, and as soon as she said yes, all of my previous doubts and wondering and questioning - it was all gone. It was like I had changed inside, and I know that sounds kind of cheesy, but literally, I felt different. I felt like I’ve made this decision - the hard part’s over. Now I just have to make it work, and that’s just a matter of waking up every day and saying, ok, this is me, making it work.”