NO LONGER ENGAGED… PICKING UP THE PIECES OF OUR 8 ACRE OFF GRID ABANDONED PROPERTY
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Whats up guys!! Things were falling apart and needed to be addressed, but now we're back in action and moving forward! Thank you all so much for the well wishes and for checking on us in our absence. We're super happy to be back and working on ofuture as husband and wife💍💍👰🤵
Congrats to both of you. Here is a blessing for a happy future!
CONGRATS!!! WISH ALL THE HEALTH IN THE WORLD FOR U......AND REMEMBER HAPPY WIFE HAPPY LIFE SIR.....
Well done guys! ❤❤❤
Congratulations guys. I knew when I didn't get my Sunday Morning GBU fix a couple weeks ago that you guys were doing the deed. I've been watching for years and I've seen every episode you two have put out. Best of luck to both of you and much love. Doc
Being an active boater, I have been watching the farm take all that rain. I thought that was what kept you off the channel last week. But no! It was love raining down that kept you off. Good luck! Keep the communication going between you. It’s key. As for the flooding down the hill, strategic placement of runoff channels directing the water to the creek and away from your infrastructure will be required. “Flat” ground is not good. You need a bit of slope or the heavy rain will pool on the flat until evaporation and ground penetration take it away. Study your plan. Don’t be in too much of a hurry. You want to do it right the first time.
Congratulations on your marriage. I love how Matt presents himself as this "he-man," but when he talks to you or about you he does so with so much thoughtfulness and respect. It's my favorite part of watching your videos.
she's terrific ; ) and certainly recognizes a good man... so rare for a young woman to show such commitment and loyalty
Ditto. They are clearly a loving and considerate couple, despite what Matt says!
Congrats on marriage! You’ve done well! Matt you may need a french drain to route the water away from your fence. You could still have the gravel in front of fence. Gravel over the French drain you wouldn’t even notice the drain was there because it would be buried under the gravel and it would still drain really good.
I agree. If you don't address the problem of the water running along the fence line during the next heavy downpour, you will lose the post(s) again no matter how much you reinforce them. You have to get the water away from the fence. Water is a very powerful force.
we just spent 8K for a replacement bulkhead/seawall. Water will always find its way unless you conquer it.
Large french drain FTW
I think instead of digging fence posts. I would start digging ditches to make sure the water goes away and doesn’t puddle. Good luck. Talk to a neighbor and see what they think of the rain. Later.
Congratulations!! My man finally made his sweetheart a honest woman!!! Only the best to the two of you. Many Blessings from our Good Lord upon you both as you continue this journey together!!!
Congratulations on your marriage .I'm 70 and my wife and I will celebrate our 2nd anniversary in August.Glad you had the time off but missed you just the same .Love the channel keep up the great work.
Wow! So that must mean you found a great woman in your 60's and you got married about age 68. How wonderful! Thanks for giving me some hope since my first marriage didn't work out and I'm 59 now and often feel like a failure. Congrats on the two year anniversary!
Six months in the jungle and we built a fence?
Don't forget the stucoed walls, a gate, a concrete driveway, a road, a chicken coop, a goat shed and yard, a rain catchment system, a garden.... and more, I'm sure, besides.
Congratulations on your wedding, enjoy many happy years together.
Congratulations on the wedding! Matt -- fellow DIYer here. My man, prioritize infrastructure first: Road and drainage, house build site prep. Fence last. Pulling for your success.
The fence got prioritized by rampant indiscriminant animal abandonment, which stopped fully when folks realized it wasn't vacant property.
Making sure the wood vertical boards dont touch the ground is the best way to prevent boards becoming moldy where the moisture doesnt have a chance to breath and be dry.
Expansion in wet weather will be a problem as well if you don't put some spacing between the boards.
We did say so .....
also, are there no termites there?
Treated fence boards will help also and agree with the space and keeping them out of the dirt from experience
At least a nail width between the boards. That will help with expansion and let the boards dry.
If you want some advice, I am a homesteader and my wife and I bought our ten acres in Texas 15 years ago. It is a hard life but very rewarding like sailing. I realized fast that I couldn't do all the work I wanted to by hand so I bought a tractor. The wrong kind at first but it was a journey to get what I needed. I have had a John Deere 3320 the past 13 years and appreciate every moment I use her. With a small backhoe, front end loader with bucket & grapple, rear implements like a brush hog and box blade, there isn't much you can't conquer yourselves. A 3000 series tractor is good for the size property you own but will take longer to do the work yourself. Don't think too hard about that finish line that doesn't exist and enjoy the journey.
I’m very happy that you guys are now married and back on UA-cam for your videos. I enjoy watching them every week.
Congratulations you two!!!
I figured out, 35 years ago, that if you do it right the first time, it only hurts once.
The fence is becoming its own character on your channel-it’s starting its slow burn, super villain arc.
As a thought, you live in a rain forest . When you build your house use cement and steel. Coat the steel with a rust inhibiter . Living where it rains daily, don't build anything out of wood ever. Unless the wood is in the house . Resurch before you build your house in the jungle .Just something to consider ? Good Luck !
This ☝️
Wood is fine, if he used the right kind of wood, and installed it correctly. Dude just doesn't like to listen to people. But it ensures engagement this way, so good for the channel I guess.
Now listen up you two. The pair of you have been my two favourite nuts since vid 1. To suddenly lose you without any explanation
did serious damage to my blood pressure and the injury to my stress level could have been terminal. It’s good to have you back !!
Preach!!!
They don't care about you tube viewers you have to be a patreon member to get updates.
I, too, was concerned but kept reminding myself you were away for the wedding. So happy you had a wonderful time and are back with your channel family.
I live in Florida and, after 3 rotted out wooden fences (in 8 years), we finally went with PVC. It's only been up a year, and hasn't faced a hurricane yet, but it still looks great so far. There are several large PVC fences around us that are still standing after several hurricanes and look good. I think they are worth the extra cost, so if these fences don't work out you might consider PVC. Or block it up, the should stop anything!
In tropical places, locals use stone or concrete fences. Wood will just rot. There's a reason they built the house at the top of the hill by the road. If you don't build your house up off the ground, Your house is going to rot down in that valley. Good luck and congrats on your marriage.
100% agree… we in Malaysia face same weather… good to reconsider
Cinder block house like in Florida???
@@mohdzakiahmad6075 Same in Thailand. Wood rots and gets eaten by termites, steel rusts, plastic gets eaten by the sun. Stone and concrete is about the best building material. Always build on high ground or monsoon rains will flood everything.
Such a great recommendation. Wood absorbs, mold is a live bacteria and grows. Doesn’t matter if you cover, seal, or paint wood. It doesn’t stop a live mold from penetrating. Once you have mold, it won’t go away. Part of life. Thus cement is the best course to mitigate mold. Cinder block is a porous material that allows growth in. Painting cinder block hinders osmosis and will bubble paint if the moisture that has been absorbed, can’t escape. Cement.
There's a reason ancient structures like the Pyramids or Machu Picchu still stand after hundreds of years. Stone or cement is the material of choice. If ya still want to build down the hill, build on pilings like a Florida beach house. You could go for a treehouse-ish vibe. LOL Best of luck!
Congrat's on the wedding, first of all. Now the fun stuff;
Can't pressure wash wood, Matt. It just opens up the wood fibers to absorb even more water. Deck cleaner, scrub brush, garden hose... Your mold problem is going to come back worse the next time, and it will come back. Do things right, or do things again and again. Eventually you will be forced to do it correctly, it's just a matter of how much time, money, and frustration you will deal with along the way. Those boards are doing exactly what many people said they would. Soaking up water, from the bottom, top, and edges. Shouldn't have them touching the ground, at all. See how the bottoms are black? That's because wood is a sponge, especially open end grain. You need an air space at the bottom, full stop. Need to cap the tops, and GAP the boards. You can't have them installed tight like that. The way you put it together ensured its failure. Those screws broke because of how you installed them, from the wrong side. Dry pouring concrete is not good, it does not cure properly, stays very soft and crumbly, which isn't what you want in bad soil with rainy season four months of the year. The stain you used was an interior stain, not what you need for outside in a tropical environment. You need deck/siding stain, which has things in it to prevent mold, and the damage you see the boards taking from all the water and sun. The Behr stuff will be better than what you used before, but you should spend the extra hundred dollars and get Sikkens, or Cabot. Behr is homeowner garbage. It won't last nearly as long, but it is better than what you used initially. You want a solid, or semi solid base stain/sealer for outside stuff down there. Better yet; paint. UV light destroys wood, transparent stains do not block the UV.
Tried to warn you guys. So many of your problems could easily have been avoided, if you just took some advice instead of charging ahead blindly.
Oh, and you can tell which direction wood will twist/cup by the endgrain/growth ring direction. Nobody goes into this kind of stuff knowing everything, but please learn to take advice! It will make your work so much more rewarding, and you will enrich your knowledge, and keep building your understanding of construction. There's a lot to know. Ask questions, and be careful whom you listen to. Everybody wants to appear the expert, not many are.
You have a good channel, and golden opportunity with your property. Don't waste it by doing things in short sighted ways. Read, learn... do.
So great job on getting married. On the subject of rain run-off. I live in Arizona, and we get from 8-12" of rain a year. But if you look around the whole Phoenix area, there are amazingly designed ditches, culverts, canals, gutters, etc. to get rid of rain when it does come. And when it comes here in monsoon season it may pour 2" in a few hours so the rain has to be diverted somewhere so it does not cause damage. So for you guys just remember to design fencing, driveways, house structures to receive large amounts of run-off and divert it around things that will get damaged. It is more expensive up front but in the long run will protect your investment and keep you sane.
Using dry concrete mix and adding water in place is in my experiance, an iffy proposition. Mix the concrete with the water well and then pour it into the hole. The dry method works better with slabs where the water has a better chance to mix well then with a deep hole.
Congratulations on your marriage!! We could never fire you! Life is a world of challenges! The fence came out GREAT! I look forward to Sunday's to see what project you have going next! You both are AWESOME!!
Congrats on getting married! 💞 what a beautiful couple and wedding! I’m glad you turned off your social media when you were gone and just relaxed! Love your tenacity to never give up on your fence and all your other projects! Love how your animals are all precious to you! I’m 61 and wish I still had your all’s energy! 42 years married. True love is amazing! I always smile watching your videos!😊
Congrats and wishing you 2 a great life together. We are all glad you’re back
Just like teak on a boat, the fence boards will turn Grey. Let it happen. The alternative is to water seal regularly. Also, if the bottom of the fence boards are touching the soil, especially in a rain forest, give up on stopping it from happening.
45 years ago we bought a small ranch. We chose block and wrought iron over wood because of durability. I chose Ipe for decking to avoid wood splinters and fire danger. When you are DIY, better materials are worth to cost. At 75 yrs old choices at 30 make life now easier.
Congratulations on the marriage. You two are though as nails so y'all got what it takes to fight to keep the marriage alive. Never give up and never go to bed mad at each other and never tell each other "no". We are going on 25 years and that's the advice we were given. The loving is still going strong here. My wife is truly my best friend.
Congrats!!! We missed you. Great Job.
We missed yall too! We're glad to be back 🎉
It's a GREAT fence, built of LOVE, hard sweat and some tears.
Matt, you're a hero and both of you will enjoy the fruits of your skill building trials and victories for the rest of your lives.
And you both chose the best partners, individually, to build a life together; congratulations.
Thanks for sharing.
so for the mold issue use 1 to 1 linseed oil and mineral spirits in a garden sprayer, do that once a yr and your all good..
Do not leave linseed oil or oily rags in the sun, they spontaneously combust.
Please don't do this, it's absolutely terrible for the environment, and vegetation, ground water, and all the critters. Just use the right sealer/stain, and clean with deck cleaner every year or two. I cringed hard seeing him spraying an oil based stain, in the jungle.
Thanks!🎎 Congratulations on the Wedding, Uncle Matt and Kristen.
Hi guys, congratulations with your marriage. Hope everything works out well for you and start of the kids we need a little Matts around
Congrats Mr. and Mrs. !! Now back to work .... My Sunday mornings were just not the same without you two.. Welcome back : )
Congrats on getting married. You guys are perfect together.
I've been watching these channels for the last 8 yrs or so, Delos, Sailing Vagabond, sailing Nandji, Ric Moore, Drenched, Sailing Doodles, Sailing good bad ugly-I like you guys, you are down to earth and live in the real world like me, nothing worth having comes easy, you have to want it and work for it! and that's what you two do, just like all these other SV channels peoples.
Congratulations. Please think about directing the water. You may need an engineer who can draw out a plan for directing water flow. It is amazing how it can preserve an area. Think about the terrace gardens in ancient sites. ❤
It's interesting to see so many people build solid fences which capture the wind like sails. It doesn't take much pressure from the wind to flex the fence panels /posts and before you know it water will straight down under the post footing.
Either stagger the slats either side of the rails allowing the wind through (it helps a lot), or plant hedges. Sure hedges take much longer to grow and require regular maintenance, but people for some reason always want to know whats behind a fence where as people just look at hedges (and they're better for the wildlife).
agreed
Congratulations guys all the very best for your future, ❤️❤️🏴
Six months in the jungle and we built a fence. Omg that was hilarious
sad but true. It it ground hog day for us
So glad you are back! Way to go Nephew Matt! You put a ring on it! I did not know what to do on Sunday mornings without y’all. Front Loops and GBU is what I do!
On that fence, I used to clean fences for a living, pump up sprayer and some pool chlorine. Mix it 2 to 1 and test it on a small moldy area. Should disappear before your eyes!
Papa G
50% bleach / 50% water sprayed on worked really well for me
Nephew Matt you ARE DA MAN! Keep the great content coming! Y’all are awesome and I am glad that soft wash solution worked!
Wonderful news... bout time you two got hitched! Best wishes for many happy years together. My bride has kept me for almost 36 years now. Build that lady a palace!
Interestingly there are arid areas and moist areas in New Mexico for example the hills or mountains are brown similarly in Arizona, in PR and other areas not so far away the mountains are green with lots of vegetation and that takes Lots of rain.. At this pint you take your pick as to what you prefer and most will choose not to complain about their own decision
Did they treat the back sided of the fence as well. Which discretion does the fence point?
Congrats on the wedding!! I think those fence boards have a better chance if you put the screws in from the front, through the vertical fence board first, then into the support structure. Right now the next wind storm may cause you some more problems.
Congratulations on ur wedding, missed u guys a lot, sad that u guys had some damage on ur property but aiii am thankful that u guys are safe!!! Keep rooting.
_weeding_ ? My mind boggles!
@@wallykramer7566 sorry English teacher, forgive me am just a human being I do make mistakes.
U gotta seal the back side too. If u don't , one side will absorb water, one won't. This will cause the boards to cup horribly. Glad your back .
Congratulations on your wedding, and welcome back.
Hey folks. Congrats on the nuptials. But Please put screws through the boards FIRST , then into supports. All the strength is there. Looks great though. You guys put your heart and soul into everything. Congrats again.
Congratulations you guys are the best
Congratulations!
Stain is fine with added mildgeside then add Thomson Water seal that is clear on both sides.
Ahoy there married couple, I am in SW Florida and find the best treatment for a wooden fence is to spray it once or twice a year with bleach solution that is half water. It preserves the wood, makes it look nice and clean, kills mold and raises hell with the insects. Be sure the spray applicator is rated for bleach. Most cannot handle it and the internal parts melt down.
We are living in Vegas after having to comeback after a failed attempt to have our house built in PR. Hats off to both of you, I feel your pain! You both have a lot of talent and wonderful energy. Thanks for uploading these videos. Good Luck 🇵🇷💜
@@reneepeace4713 brooooo!!! What problems did u encounter here that stopped ur build?
@@SailingGoodBadandUgly Thanks for the reply. The last big storm did a lot of damage to the land and we had to put our money for the house into preventing a mud slide on the property. Hence, we have the floor and walls up (concrete) so we are looking forward to getting the roof up but had to come back to work a while longer. We are in a beautiful place in the mountains of Yabucoa, near Piedra Blanca de Bo Jacanas. Me and my husband can’t wait to get back. Wish you guys the best, keep pushing ahead!!! Thanks for the inspiration.🇵🇷🌺
Congrats! Now for your biggest adventure in this life: raise some great babies and enjoy the adventure. When you're 68 like me, you will look back and be glad you did. You have the homestead, a great boat, a solid team...just do it!
Home Renovaters usually paint outside walls a dark grey in jungle type vegetation, it blends in nicely with the surroundings.
Hi folks, you could put a cap board along the top t protect the ends of your planking. The top ends get exposed to rain, they soak water in and are prone to rot quickly. All the best to you both.
Congrats on your wedding🎉❤. So happy for you both. Sorry you came back to some problems. Happy you got the fence sorted. Looking good again. Matt is a very hard worker. Bet you are proud of your man. ❤
Given the fence is becoming a star of your channel you may want to consider giving it a name. Spence (the fence) for example. Congratulations Mr & Mrs.
Keep in mind when building your house, yes this rain is substantial but nothing as compared to the precipitation dumped when the next hurricane hits. Factor in what you need to do to prepare then go way above and beyond .
Maybe a tip for the next fence you are going to make. Coat the underside of the plates with bitumen, the same thing you use for a girth roof. And then 4 to 8 stainless steel screws, for good adhesion to the concrete. Congratulations on your wedding, greetings from Spakenburg, the Netherlands.
The temporary fence looks good for now. I suggest and recommend you start purchasing blocks for your future block fence. I hate to provide the bad news. But let’s be realistic. It’s PR. Wood fences just don’t work in that type of climate/environment. The moisture level around the island can be significantly high. Also, concrete block fences tend to survive the hurricanes. Good luck.
Wood can work just fine in PR, provided you use pressure treated, at the correct sizes, install and treat it properly. But the first real tropical storm will destroy that fence, because of how it is put together.
Even if it actually was a year long fence, it's a REALLY nice looking fence. I love the white wall part combined with the wood fence part and then the gravel stuff in front of it. Nice!
Congratulations ......
I'm so HAPPY for the both of you . Always talk things out and RESPECT each other and you will have a amazing marriage . But you guys have been together for years now so I think you will have a great marriage ...
When building roads always always create a crown in the center so the water drains to each side. If u don’t the water will erode ruts down ur new road.
Congratulations guys! Glad you two took the personal time, your followers are an amazing group. The stain looks amazing and in my humble opinion I think you'll appreciate the darker color!
I’ve been following you since you first started to sail. I found myself in panic when and literally flipped when you went awol .. . We were all aware of your pending wedding but wasn’t expecting it to have taken place already. What a relief … and a hearty congratulations for your beautiful marriage. Wishing you many happy years together ❤
Welcome back. A wood fence is always maintenance . Definitely want to do a raised foundation for a house. Might also want to raise the dirt elevation where the house get built to make sure water won’t pool under it. Always think about drainage and water management.
Matt to remove broken screws use a cordless drill, tighten the chuck onto the screw then reverse the drill and back out the screw.
First, congrats on the wedding! You make a great couple. On the outside chance you're still working on fence posts, consider pouring the concrete slightly above ground in a mound shape so rain water can wick away from your post holes. Putting dirt on top of below ground post concrete is like installing a sponge on top of the concrete.
Like the guys where saying about the road building. Start with a layer of fabric, and put a gravel on top of it; anywhere you want your structures to stay, and there is not enough vegetation to keep the soil in place.
OMG!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you guys!!! Many blessings for your union!!!!
Thank you guys for allowing me to enjoy your awesome wholesome enlightening program. I don’t watch tv or news anymore so on Sunday I watch you guys and another awesome couple traveling around boondocking called wild rv life good stuff. So you can imagine me waiting anxiously for your return. And can’t wait to see and share your life changing leap of soulmates for eternity. Very informative and down to earth. Looking forward to the next episode ❤
Nice fence , And nice job all around, So much nicer than what was there , Keep up the good work, Congratulations on the newlywed life, Keep living the dream,
Hi , just a suggestion spray the fence with a satin clear finish and put it on heavy so it can soke in will stop the mold from growing .
Congratulations Mathew! ( to all of you that congratulated both, that’s not proper etiquette. It insinuates the bride should be congratulated for landing a husband!) You took the dive and now can we look forward to little Matts running around? From the short pics you showed the bride was beautiful as expected!. I look forward to seeing more!
We were worried about you guys with the floods and not seeing you guys for a bit but after seeing your video today we are happy you guys are good and very happy you guys got married congratulations you guys are great .
Really happy you guys tied the knot. Congrats to Matt, best wishes to Kristen.
I learned a new word this last week while you were gone and that is "Entropy" as in a measure of the molecular disorder, or randomness, of a system. Which is what happens when you go off somewhere and find a mess when you come back. Congrats on your I do's and nuptials, you guy's make a cute couple made for each other.
Congrats on your marriage, finally! Kristen was/is a beautiful bride!
Congratulations on your wedding, I like most others missed your videos, pleased to have you both back on track, when you have a property like yours you will always have area maintenance and area beautification, it never stops, keep up the great work, from DownUnder
And by the way I think the fence looks better than it did before a little darker So actually it turned out to be a blessing in disguise I know it was a little extra work you didn't wanna do I like you said mother earth never knows what she's going to throw at you You just have to deal with it
Congrats and welcome back. It looked like Fernando Fencer cleaned up well. And there's no chance that boy was dry eyed the whole night.
Were glad your back. We missed you every week. Congrats on your wedding.
So happy for yall!!!! Benn a long time watcher from the start and we all here on the other side of the GBU Kin folks (red headed step children) lol, knew yall would go the distance! Congrats and hopefully you keep the Lord in your life and marriage. Keep your faith and lean on each other like you do.
Hate to burst your bubbles,but the type of fencing you have chosen is a never ending job to keep it looking nice. I made the mistake years ago.
Congratulations on the wedding, my best wishes to you both - you deserve good things, and I see them all around you.
Congratulations you two! Matt, you're a blessed man! I missed you two and am glad you're back.
I’m waiting for the video where you add what you have waisted building a wood fence and say I should have just built a block wall and saved money.
If you have to pull screws like that again, just take your cordless drill and clamp the chuck on the "nubs" and let the drill screw them out for you. It works wonderfully.
Pro tip - Next time do a You Tube search for chemical cleaning a wood fence. You will save a TON of time to chemical clean instead of pressure cleaning. You can spray with a 1-2 gal hand pump sprayer.
the hardest way, every time, guaranteed. Then do it again, still the wrong way, ensuring future projects for the channel! Win win for everyone... maybe.
Congrats you two looked great at the wedding clips you showed at the begining I am happy you are posting this week. I pray you have a great marriage.
You need geocel mats integrated in between the fence posts and behind the fencing and anywhere else where heavy rainfall or days of steady rain causes erosion. I live in an area that gets heavy periods of rainfall in the spring and late fall and we have frequent flooding. When they built a marina in the creek they laid the mat all along the slopes that went down to the marina and then they planted it with miscanthis grass.
There is a heavy duty geocell that they use with gravel beds to keep the gravel in place and give traction too.
Good luck!
❤Congratulations❤
I use decking oil on our fence, it will seals the timber and stops any mould. Easy to reapply some more every 12 months with a long bristle type deck brush.
😅congratulations guys. I know. I am not the only one that kept checking the channel to see what happened to you both. Sundays have not been good. I have to say Matt cleans up pretty good. Matt in a tuxedo that was amazing to see. Oh and Kristen you always look good. Welcome back guys .
Now I can get back to smiling. CONGRATULATIONS, lovely people.
Matt, that wedding is the cleanest I have ever seen you , wow !!!😅
Finally, you tied the knot. Congrats. Wish you a happy life.
Almost a heart attack when I read the caption. Thank goodness. You two are so good together. Love you two.
AS I asked before, how many wooden fences have you seen on this monsoon tropical island? Wood gonna twist & rot.
Congrats on your wedding!
That moving post may be indicating ground movement. If you are on any steep slopes, you may need to drain and de-water the soil using Draincoil and gravel. I spent some time countering landslides, and the use of horizontal boring was one of the things we did to de-water saturated ground and stop slippage, in my case to stop the ground movement stretching and damaging buried power and telephone cables and water and gas reticulation piping. We also used deep boundary drainage in some places--where we could get a chain digger, and led the drainage to a sump from which it was pumped to a stream or storm water system.
I paint all my wooden fences with a wood preservative paint in dark green, some use dark brown. That stops mould, the sun heats the fence and kills the mould spores.
I doubt it. Look at that soil when he's compacting the post. It's water logged clay that isn't properly compacted, combined with a small footing in a large hole. It's basically a soup bowl, when it's full of water it just lets that footing and post slide. Especially since he's just dry pouring, which never cures solid. Backfilling with gravel would have been best.
Great to see you back. Congratulations on the wedding.
In a tropical climate it Doesn’t matter what you do when it comes to having a clear wood finish using stains and oils, the mold will return. It’s a labor of love which you will need to do every year or two. Having the wood touching the ground and any vegetation up against the fence won’t help your situation. Congrats on your marriage and happy life ahead.
Congrats on the wedding. Not sure how many have said this before me. You should consider screwing your fence from the outside to your horizontal 2X4's. Otherwise you will be doing repairs like this one for the duration. "any thing worth doing, is worth over doing".