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The night Prince played our wedding at Paisley Park....
Writing this is letting me process and share in the happiness that my wife and I will always treasure.
OUR WEDDING at Paisley Park
So early last year when I proposed to my then finance, the first thing she said was, "can we have a Prince themed" wedding. Of course we were looking into purple cupcakes, wedding venues, etc, it was getting crazy as the Nov wedding date was looming just a few months away. Then word came out that he was having the CD release party for HitNRun at Paisley Park, I knew this was meant to be, so we decided to elope there!!!
Our Reverend (devoted Prince fan as well) agreed to hop on a flight and head to Paisley with us. Her good friend and co-worker of Prince ( I wont mention who, but Van Jones has been talking about her), informed Prince of our plans, our greatest moment was that SAT morning, Sep 5th we got a text, "Prince is sleeping but knows what you are doing ".
He had no issues as long as we kept it quiet and were asked to instead do it on Sun the 6th as the focus was on the CD release. Of course our only goal was to keep all this quiet and never make it grand. That night we enjoyed watching fDeluxe play, took the tour of his studio with Josh as our guide, Prince even called in on speakerphone joking with about 20 us in the room, Hanna, Ida, Donna were there as well as Damaris. That night LIV WARFIELD in all her glory performed, it was after midnight and Prince came out and played guitar for 90 seconds (last time I ever saw him play guitar).
The following morn on the 6th, my fiance and took pix at Lake Minnetonka, we went back to Paisley for the Sun night show, we found a nice couch by the large stage, the three of us sat there. We said our vows, exchanged our rings, and made it official. "7" and "Alphabet St" were the songs playing in the background. LIV came out again for another show so we said she was our singer for the night We told Josh and Hannah that we were newlyweds, we didn't even tell them what we did, just that we got married in Chanhassen.
Once the party ended, we left Paisley and celebrated by getting blueberry pancakes at the all night diner, PERKINS. We then headed home the next morn back to the Bay Area. So blessed and happy that we took the risk and did what we did. [Edited 4/28/16 13:11pm] [Edited 4/28/16 13:13pm] [Edited 4/28/16 18:25pm] "May U live 2 C the Dawn" | |
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What a wonderful story. We donβt mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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"May U live 2 C the Dawn" | |
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slvrhrt7 said:
Writing this is letting me process and share in the happiness that my wife and I will always treasure.
OUR WEDDING at Paisley Park
So early last year when I proposed to my then finance, the first thing she said was, "can we have a Prince themed" wedding. Of course we were looking into purple cupcakes, wedding venues, etc, it was getting crazy as the Nov wedding date was looming just a few months away. Then word came out that he was having the CD release party for HitNRun at Paisley Park, I knew this was meant to me, so we decided to elope there!!!
Our Reverend (devoted Prince fan as well) agreed to hop on a flight and head to Paisley with us. Her good friend and co-worker of Prince ( I wont mention who, but Van Jones has been talking about her), informed Prince of our plans, our greatest moment was that SAT morning, Sep 5th we got a text, "Prince is sleeping but knows what you are doing ".
He had no issues as long as we kept it quiet and were asked to instead do it on Sun the 6th as the focus was on the CD release. Of course our only goal was to keep all this quiet and never make it grand. That night we enjoyed watching fDeluxe play, took the tour of his studio with Josh as our guide, Prince even called in on speakerphone joking with about 20 us in the room, Hanna, Ida, Donna were there as well as Damaris. That night LIV WARFIELD in all her glory performed, it was after midnight and Prince came out and played guitar for 90 seconds (last time I ever saw him play guitar).
The following morn on the 6th, my fiance and took pix at Lake Minnetonka, we went back to Paisley for the Sun night show, we found a nice couch by the large stage, the three of us sat there. We said our vows, exchanged our rings, and made it official. "7" and "Alphabet St" were the songs playing in the background. LIV came out again for another show so we said she was our singer for the night We told Josh and Hannah that we were newlyweds, we didn't even tell them of what we did, just that we got married in Chanhassen.
Once the party ended, we left Paisley and celebrated by getting blueberry pancakes at the all night diner, PERKINS. We then headed home the next morn back to the Bay Area. So blessed and happy that we took the risk and did what we did. [Edited 4/28/16 13:11pm] [Edited 4/28/16 13:13pm] I know this sounds impersonal but do you have any wedding photos that you could share? I am sorry but i just love a good love story and yours is sooooo cute. Congrats! | |
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Awesome! | |
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This is awesome and the kind of experience and relationship connection I wish I could have with someone. Belated congrats to you and your wife. Loved reading your story; thank you for sharing it with us all.
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Awesome story! Especially since you're from the Bay, me too. Amazing that he knew as well. Congratulations From now on, 4 U I shall be wild π | |
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Beautiful π "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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Congrats!
The State of Minnesota should recognize skinny-dipping together in Lake Minnetonka as a legally-binding marriage contract. | |
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That is so very awesome! Congratulations and best wishes! I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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You took pictures of your other half at lake Minnetonka??? . | |
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"May U live 2 C the Dawn" | |
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What a lovely story and a lovely couple! Congratulations and thanks for making me smile. [Edited 4/28/16 16:04pm] | |
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. . Beautiful. You both are shining in this photo. | |
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What an awesome memory! Wish I had done that 6 years ago! --If a man is considered guilty for what goes on in his mind, then give me the electric chair for all my future crimes.-- Electric Chair/Batman/Prince | |
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This is the first thing I've read on here today that made me smile and lifted my spirits. What a wonderful story; thaks for sharing it. May your union be blessed with purple shades of pleasure for years to come. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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This story is so sweet....Much love! | |
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I was there that wknd at PP for the album release and liv's show - congratulations! It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN | |
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