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Welcome to Our Wedding

Welcome to the official wedding website, or wedsite, of Tamela Gail Moore and John David Morton. This website will provide all the up-to-date information on the big day and assist those who plan to attend the celebration with all the necessary details. This website will also allow for guests to RSVP, submit any questions for us, review the gift registry, and enjoy photos from both before and after the event.

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 14, 2014 – St. Valentine’s Day. That is the magical day when Tammy and John will commit their lives to each other in front of God, family and friends at 2:30 p.m. at the Scioto County Welcome Center in lovely Portsmouth, Ohio. Thank you for your support and encouragement of the happy couple and we hope you plan to celebrate with them.

Tammy and John plan to keep the ceremony short and simple and provide a comfortable and enjoyable event for everyone. Their intention is to spend time with their families and friends and not be concerned with following wedding protocol. There will be LIGHT REFRESHMENTS and CAKE served at the reception. Thank you for understanding that they are having a cost conscious wedding with no formal dinner or alcohol being provided.

Wedding Location

The Scioto County Welcome Center

342 Second Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
740-353-7647

The music will start at 2:00 p.m. with the wedding ceremony starting at 2:30 p.m.

BONUS MURAL TOUR: We are inviting all wedding guests to take advantage of a mural tour of the Portsmouth Floodwall Murals at 1:00 p.m., conducted by our very own Scioto County Ambassador and Hometown Hero (and mother-of-the-bride), Darlene Moore. There will be a tour bus provided for this 45 minute guided tour. PLEASE RSVP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE TOUR. We need a count to get the right size bus! Check out the historic Portsmouth Floodwall Murals at www.portsmouthohiomurals.com. It would be our pleasure to introduce you to this historic artwork that is so significant to both our families.

Gift Registry

Your presence is our present!

Since we are combining two entire households, our material needs are minimal.

What we want most for our wedding is to have all of our friends and family in the same room sharing in the joy and excitement of our day! We are combining two entire households together and are very limited on space. Our material needs are extremely minimal; therefore, we are not registered for gifts from any department stores.

However, because we are both very practical, we would welcome gift cards for groceries and everyday living needs (Walmart, Kroger, etc.). If you should be so inclined to give a financial contribution, we have set up an easy way to send gifts through the secured wedsite using PayPal. Any monetary donations will be applied toward the following upcoming expenses:

1) Honeymoon to Hawaii
2) Purchasing Washer/Dryer
3) Building a Garage & Storage Area
4) Upgrading Vehicles

Honeymoon Destination

Our honeymoon destination is Hawaii.

This is being planned for Spring 2014.

With both of us being former AAA employees, and since we both love to travel, we wanted to choose a destination to which neither of us had visited. Hawaii was the choice. We are planning this trip for Spring 2014. We plan to visit Pearl Harbor, the North Shore, and enjoy the Hawaiian cuisine, as we both love trying new foods. We also plan to visit John’s former Master Sergeant from the Army, Martin Butzer, who retired to Hawaii. Most importantly, we plan to spend time together, relax, and enjoy the beginning of our new life.

Your Wishes

Christy Davis 09.30.13

I am so happy for you both! I am inspired by your love for each other and look forward to watching you share many wonderful years together! Love you both!

Karen and Don Davis 09.30.13

Well it sure took you long enough! May you both be filled with God’s presence and love through many years of joyful marriage together!

Our Love Story

After 10 years of dating, including distances apart as far as Iraq and Germany, the time has finally come to join together in marriage.

John and Tammy had their first date on January 8, 2000. We went to dinner at The Harvester, a quaint little restaurant in Chillicothe, OH. The evening was full of great conversation and laughter, which was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. While on the drive home that evening, John asked me what my thoughts were on the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday. My previous experiences with Valentine’s Day had been disastrous, so my reaction to John’s question was, “No good ever come from that day!”

John didn’t say anything as he pulled out his driver’s license and told me to look at his birthdate. Embarrassed, I saw that his birthday was February 14. His response was, “I’ve never had anyone curse the day I was born on a first date!” As we laughed, we both knew this was the beginning of something very special. Since that night, John and I have maintained our quirky senses of humor, and our friendship grew into love. When deciding on a wedding date, it seemed the obvious choice was Valentine’s Day.

Over the years, as our love for each other has grown, so has our love for God. Through ups and downs and great distances, like when John was serving in the Army in Iraq, we remained committed to each other and kept faith that God’s will would be revealed to us.
As we take this next step in our lives, we ask for your prayers for our future, and we thank you for the love and support you have given us.