For those of you who don't know the history that we have together, we met 12 years ago. Jessica was 15 and Dave was 16. For 10 years we were the best of friends, neither of us would have ever believed that someday we would marry each other, but once we started dating we knew that our friendship gave us the key to happiness. In Nov '05 Dave proposed to Jessie on Cocoa Beach, FL. Dave's 5yr. old son Brenden and Jessie's 4yr. old daughter Anjelina are very excited to become brother and sister. We love spending time with our kids and 10 mo golden retriever/yellow lab, Sandy. We also savor the rare occasion when we can get out without the kids. One of the nicest things about us is that since we were friends first, we can really have a great time just 'hanging out' with each other

Our wedding ceremony and reception will be October 21, 2006 at Fox Hills in Plymouth, MI. The ceremony will be at 5:30 pm in the Golden Fox Gazebo, weather permitting. In the event of poor weather conditions, the cermony will be inside the Fox Hills Log Cabin.

The reception will begin immediately following the ceremony, in the Fox Hills Log Cabin. Dinner will be buffet style with open bar of beer, wine and soft drinks till 11pm. Liquor will be available for those who prefer mixed drinks. WEAR YOUR DANCING SHOES, we expect everyone to come ready to have fun and celebrate!!

The Courtyard by the Marriott in Livonia at I-275 and 6 mile rd is offering a discount to all of our wedding guests. Transportation to and from the ceremony and reception will be provided for anyone staying at the Courtyard from 4-6pm and 10pm-midnight. For map and directions visit http://www.livoniacourtyard.com You can secure your reservation at their website or call (248) 462-2000, be sure to tell them that you are guests of the Barton/Souva wedding. We have requested that the Courtyard hold 10 rooms for our guests, however individual reservation must be made by September 30 in order to keep these rooms. Discounted rates are as follows: One king bed $84; Two queen beds $94; King Suite $139; King Suite + romance package (bottle of wine and breakfast for two) $169.

We're trying to put together a DVD slideshow of pictures, if you have any that you would like us to include please e-mail them to Jessica at jlbishop@umich.edu or mail a copy to our home at 9125 Sioux, Redford, MI 48239. Quick note for anyone planning to use our honeymoon registry, our final payment for accomadations to the resort will be Friday, September 21. Any gifts recieved after that will go toward airfare and entertainment. We can't wait to see everyone at the wedding! Call us if you have any questions or suggestions (313) 817-0246. Thanks, Jessie and Dave