j and j

 
Here are two of our favorite people, James and Jess. In addition to being very helpful on the wedding weekend, James composed Krysta's processional and led the recessional song, Jess did a reading at the ceremony, and on top of all that they hosted the LA reception this past weekend. So they're pretty great, and here they are looking happy, as usual.

quartet

 
Here's Susan, Christie, Jeff, and Ben singing an arrangment my dad put together of an Irish Blessing. They did a great job, especially considering that they thought there was going to be an octet instead of a quartet. They all sang together back in the day at SHS, so they pulled it together like pros. It sounded great, so thanks guys!

les fleurs

 
This is Krysta's "Yeah that's gonna work!" face. She's putting together the bridesmaids' bouquets on the day of the wedding. She learned a lot about flowers through this whole process, and I think she still notices lavender and purple flowers whever she goes. We were really pleased with how they turned out, and you can see how nice they looked with the dresses in the photo of the wedding party that is up on the "Photos" page.

susan and tricia

 
 
Here's my sister next to another very helpful person, my dear friend Tricia. Her dad, who presided over the exchange of rings in the ceremony, was the first preacher I remember, and our families were tight back in the day. Without Tricia and her mom just jumping right in to help, the tent would not have looked nearly as beautiful as it did. So thanks to her and the whole family, all of whom we were so happy to have as a part of the celebration.

Our L.A. reception is this weekend, so there may not be too many more photos up until Monday. But soon we'll have a link to Emily's pictures and you can enjoy them all at once!

karla and the plants

 
Speaking of helpful people, this is Karla. She designed the beautiful landscaping around the ceremony site, and did a lot of the planting and heavy lifting to make her design a reality. In addition to being so helpful, she's also a ski jumper, and a lot of fun to be around! Thanks, Karla!

toasted

 
Jeff must have said something funny in his toast. I can't imagine what, though. He's never done that before. Susan, Doug, and Emily clearly found it funny as well.

There are some great pictures of all of the wonderful people who helped make the tent and tables look this pretty, and I'll have some of those up soon.

the dress

 
For whatever reason, people seem to like pictures of Krysta in the dress, and of the dog. This one has both! Here Krysta's talking with her step-mother Rose Mary, who is holding the altar flower that was placed in honor of Krysta's father. Tofu is just tagging along, livin' the life.

here she comes

 
Thats me! Realizing that the most amazing woman in the world is about to marry me. It was a nice moment. To the left is the Reverend Ron Holland, a cousin of mine who was the "official" officiant. We were so glad to have his wisdom and spirituality involved in the ceremony. On my right is my best man, Jeff. I've known him since we were 11 or something, so having him standing next to me meant a lot.

This picture was taken by Harv, who really got some great stuff during the ceremony. Thanks, Harv!

krysta's smile

 
Well we now have all of the pictures from the wonderful Ms. Emily Weirich, and while she's still doing some fine tuning and touch-ups before we make them available for people to order prints, I thought I'd just start posting some of my favorites. I'll probably wait until I've posted several here and then add them to the photos page.

Krysta has the best smile in all of the wedding pictures. Here she is getting into the dress before the ceremony, with some help from her sister Mieka, and Kathleen.

More soon!

knot = tied

We're married!

It was truly a fantastic weekend, and we couldn't have asked for anything more. I know there were so many people that did so much to make it happen, but I want to specifically mention our parents, Dave and Jan Requa, Marta Close, and Rose Mary Francis, who did so much work including being so supportive through the whole process.

I've put up a few pictures in the photo section. More will be coming as we get them organized, and there will be an online album up somewhere so that anyone can order prints.

We look forward to seeing more of you this weekend in Pasadena!

off to wisconsin

Busy busy busy...

Too busy to post apparently. Anyway, the wedding is just 5 days away now and Krysta and I are off to Wisconsin to help with final preparations and have some quality time with our families before the big day.

Thanks so much to everyone who has pitched in and helped in so many different ways so far. We're really excited to see you all either on Sunday in Wisconsin or a couple of weeks later in Pasadena.

I doubt I'll be back until after the wedding. In the meantime, keep an eye on the weather for us, and check back here later for lots of pictures!

5 weeks

This is me updating more frequently...

Thanks to everyone who has RSVP'd so far. We'd like to have all of those by August 10th so we can finish our preparations. For those of you coming to the LA reception, more information on that is forthcoming, probably later this week.

Just 5 weeks away from the big day!

invitations in the mail

Invitations are on their way!

If you've been to this site before, be sure to check out the travel info section as we've updated it recently. We've also added an RSVP link on the navigation area, so you can click that to let us know if you're coming to the big event. We'll be updating more frequently now, so keep an eye out for the new stuff. As always, drop us an email if you have any questions.

A big thank you to everyone who came over to help us put them together. We couldn't be happier with how they look, and without all of your contributions we would probably still be gluing and folding. Here are a few pictures from the assembly party:

invitations, travel info

Less than three months until the wedding!

A couple of quick updates: First, a big thank you to everyone who came over to help us make the invitations yesterday. You all were a big help and I think everyone had a good time. Thank you!!

Second, for those of you getting ready to make travel plans, we have made a couple changes to the information on that section of the website. Most importantly, we no longer have a block of rooms at the Country Springs Inn. A new Hilton Garden Inn has just opened just a quick 5 minute drive from the wedding location. The room rates will be the same as those at the Holiday Inn Express.

Invitations will be in the mail by the first week of July. At that point there will probably be more regular updates to this site. We'll get a section set up to post some pictures as well. So let us know if you have any questions about making travel plans or anything else.

save the date

Save The Date cards were mailed today! They were printed by the good people at GreenerPrinter, using recycled paper and soy based inks, so they are easy on the planet.

If you're reading this you've probably received yours already. So in addition to marking the date on your calendar, check out the rest of the site--particularly the travel section. We've reserved blocks of rooms at a couple of hotels, and since the wedding is on a holiday hotel rooms will get hard to come by as the date gets closer.

We'll be updating the site pretty regularly with helpful information, pictures, and the like. If there's anything we left off (or if you just want to say hello) drop us a line through the email link at the top of the page.