35 weddings in and the cat is anxiously peeking its head out of the bag. This Wednesday, we’re shouting The One Year Wedding from the rooftops and sharing our news with friends and family, who we imagine will have a few questions. Like…

Why are you doing this?

So we’re inaugurating The One Year Wedding Q&A series to answer all your questions throughout the year. Check out the first “Why” installment with a special recap of our first 35 weddings at the end. (Just start at 3:40 if you’d rather skip the first three minutes of gum flapping.)