David Sanborne's Page

Relationship Status:

Engaged

Hometown:

Davenport, IA

Wedding Date:

01/30/2010

About Me:

I am a graduate student in Library and Information Science in Chicago. People always tell me that I'm an 80 year old man stuck in a 12 year old's body. My hobbies are all over the place, I have played saxophone professionally, taught martial arts, and made chainmail clothing/jewelry. I love to travel, my fiancée and I met in China and have traveled to Japan and France together as well.

Share a couple of offbeat details from your wedding:

I am getting married at a lodge built from reclaimed limestone and oak on a state park. The officiant will be my close friend/college adviser who was with my fiancée and I in China when we met. Our wedding will be flowerless, instead of bouquets the bridesmaids will be carrying books.

What is one idea for your wedding you've been the most afraid to suggest to your fiance?

I made her promise that I would be allowed to wear a sword at our wedding when we first started dating. . . and once we got engaged I was somewhat nervous to bring it up again.

What one thing do you want to have at the wedding more than anything else?

I want the groomsmen to be an imposing wall of suits and knives, to call on the original purpose of groomsmen - to prevent anyone from kidnapping the bride.

What wedding tradition do you dislike most?

All the games that guests play to force the couple to act out for their amusement. The glass-clinking-kissing games, encouraging the couple to smear cake on each other . . . I'd like my wedding to be classier than that.