Hey everyone,
This is going to be a unique post. See, my husband and I are having our wedding ceremony with our loved ones in February (we already self-solemnized due to the military), and I really need your help. One of our best friends, let’s call him Blake, is going to be our “officiant” since we already got married. We thought making a close friend do it would be a great option, and Blake was the first choice we thought of. He’s the perfect mix between serious and hilarious, so we knew he’d crush this and he’s super excited!
However, while I was thinking of things to gift our bridal and grooms’ parties for the big day, it hit me… I need to finally find the “Wavy” shirt for Blake.
See, back in high school, my high school sweetheart (let’s call him Mark), my now-husband (let’s call him Jake), and I became friends with Blake over… recreational activities after school. We all became close, some of the guys brought their friends to “partake” in our obviously typical high school hobby, and suddenly we had a big group filled with amazing friends that I’m so grateful to say we still actively have in our lives. During this time period, Blake would wear this peachy-orange shirt from PacSun that said “Wavy” on the front in bold red letters (I’m pretty sure it was a knock off of the Wendy’s logo)… constantly. Mark and I would give him shit for it, and eventually we started calling him Wavy because of it. He hated the nickname for the longest time, until a couple months had passed and he posted a picture of himself in the shirt on Instagram. A couple girls we went to high school with commented underneath the picture “Wavy,” and then everyone flooded the comments with “Wavy,” for a few days until he gave up and found it hilarious. The nickname stuck, and we have been calling him Wavy ever since.
Years later, someone grabbed his shirt and completely tore it. Thus, Wavy was no longer Wavy without it. He was devastated, but ever since, Mark, Jake and I have been trying to find it.
Unfortunately, Mark tragically passed away at the beginning of this year and lost his battle with addiction. We all took his loss so hard and it took a very long time for all of us to heal from it. He was goofy, kind, and he was one of the reasons Blake will always be known as Wavy to us.
Which brings me to my ask. I am attaching a picture of the infamous shirt, and I need Reddit’s help finding it. I know it’s like 10 years old, but I used this forum for the bandwidth and I figured it was worth a shot. He is a size large, but I will sew that Wavy font on a bigger shirt if I have to, and I will spare no expense to make this happen. Best case, I get 2 to make a onesie for his baby on the way! And if you can’t help, then this is just a story about how a silly graphic tee can hold memories that last a lifetime.