Here are the pictures from the ceremony!
Long version (300+):
http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=246556190/a=5766466_5766466/t_=5766466
Short version (for those of you with a little less time on your hands):
http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=246578358/a=5766466_5766466/t_=5766466
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Kauai 2008
Overall, Craig and I both agree that this was the best trip we’ve ever been on.
Of course, getting married & having a perfect wedding & reception helped, but we had so much fun w/ our families and each other… my sides and face still hurt from laughing and smiling so much!
Every night Craig and I would go down to the beach and look at the stars. This was one of the best parts of the trip.
We got tons of rest and relaxation time, but still found plenty of time to explore the entire island. Life has a way of moving a little slower on Kauai and we got really used to that!
Here is a link to some of the photos (be sure to read the captions if you want details!)
Kauai Trip
Thursday, October 2, 2008
* Craig and I arrived on the island with mom, dad & Julie after a long 7 hour flight from Phoenix. Craig’s parents picked us up from the airport & drove mom, dad & Julie to the condos. First time they ever meet and we make them take a car ride together! Of course, it was fine & they all got along wonderfully.
* Craig and I picked up our Jeep which we ended up LOVING having for the week! We drove over 500 miles—which is a lot considering the island is something like 50 miles around!
* Just driving to the condo on the south shore was gorgeous! Hawaii is so beautiful.
* Checked in the condos, freshened up and went to eat at Brenneke’s, one of the only restaurants on the south shore. Great margaritas & seafood.
* Saw seals and sea turtles in the ocean on the walk to the restaurant! In fact, we saw tons of marine life. Scherry, Kim & Tate even saw a SHARK at Poipu beach! Needless to say, this hindered our desire for much swimming & snorkeling, but we did anyway.
* The condos we stayed in were great! Huge floor plans & beautiful property. Only complaint, no A/C but this is common around the island. It gets pretty warm in the afternoons, but it’s gorgeous the rest of the day. It did take us Arizonans a bit to get used to the humidity, though!
* The other interesting thing about Kauai is that there are wild roosters & chickens all over. Craig’s Dad loved the roosters and took tons of pictures of them.
Friday, October 3, 2008
* Craig and I had an appointment to get our marriage license at the County Building
* Hit the beach w/ everyone—the beach is amazing on the South Shore—and of course it’s almost always sunny down there. It rains a lot on the rest of the island. Saw a turtle sunning himself on the beach!
* Craig, Scherry, Tate & I took a helicopter tour of the island. Of course there are NO words to describe this! This was one of the highlights of the trip. It wasn’t too scary except that our pilot was an ex-military guy who fought in Korea! He was a little old… but Colonel Bill was great! The Na’apali Coast was especially beautiful. We saw where they filmed Jursassic Park, South Pacific, and even Tropic Thunder!
* Met up with everyone for the luau at the Sheraton. A few mai tais, tons of food & entertaining show and we were done for the day!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
* The big day!
* We all hit the beach in the morning… Kim even got in the water up to her knees! Ever since she saw Jaws, she’s been scared. Tate and Craig snorkeled & even boogie boarded.
* Around 4:15 we all loaded up and headed to the ceremony site. It was perfect. I can’t even think of a better way to describe it. Around 5:30 we were married and proceeded to take tons of pictures!
* Dinner at the beach house after the ceremony was a blast. The food was fantastic, wine & margaritas were flowing… we couldn’t ask for a better time w/ our families.
* At the end of the night, we all threw our Lei’s in the ocean—this is what you do if you want luck to bring you back to Kauai someday! We all threw them as hard as we could!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
* Craig and I arrived on the island with mom, dad & Julie after a long 7 hour flight from Phoenix. Craig’s parents picked us up from the airport & drove mom, dad & Julie to the condos. First time they ever meet and we make them take a car ride together! Of course, it was fine & they all got along wonderfully.
* Craig and I picked up our Jeep which we ended up LOVING having for the week! We drove over 500 miles—which is a lot considering the island is something like 50 miles around!
* Just driving to the condo on the south shore was gorgeous! Hawaii is so beautiful.
* Checked in the condos, freshened up and went to eat at Brenneke’s, one of the only restaurants on the south shore. Great margaritas & seafood.
* Saw seals and sea turtles in the ocean on the walk to the restaurant! In fact, we saw tons of marine life. Scherry, Kim & Tate even saw a SHARK at Poipu beach! Needless to say, this hindered our desire for much swimming & snorkeling, but we did anyway.
* The condos we stayed in were great! Huge floor plans & beautiful property. Only complaint, no A/C but this is common around the island. It gets pretty warm in the afternoons, but it’s gorgeous the rest of the day. It did take us Arizonans a bit to get used to the humidity, though!
* The other interesting thing about Kauai is that there are wild roosters & chickens all over. Craig’s Dad loved the roosters and took tons of pictures of them.
Friday, October 3, 2008
* Craig and I had an appointment to get our marriage license at the County Building
* Hit the beach w/ everyone—the beach is amazing on the South Shore—and of course it’s almost always sunny down there. It rains a lot on the rest of the island. Saw a turtle sunning himself on the beach!
* Craig, Scherry, Tate & I took a helicopter tour of the island. Of course there are NO words to describe this! This was one of the highlights of the trip. It wasn’t too scary except that our pilot was an ex-military guy who fought in Korea! He was a little old… but Colonel Bill was great! The Na’apali Coast was especially beautiful. We saw where they filmed Jursassic Park, South Pacific, and even Tropic Thunder!
* Met up with everyone for the luau at the Sheraton. A few mai tais, tons of food & entertaining show and we were done for the day!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
* The big day!
* We all hit the beach in the morning… Kim even got in the water up to her knees! Ever since she saw Jaws, she’s been scared. Tate and Craig snorkeled & even boogie boarded.
* Around 4:15 we all loaded up and headed to the ceremony site. It was perfect. I can’t even think of a better way to describe it. Around 5:30 we were married and proceeded to take tons of pictures!
* Dinner at the beach house after the ceremony was a blast. The food was fantastic, wine & margaritas were flowing… we couldn’t ask for a better time w/ our families.
* At the end of the night, we all threw our Lei’s in the ocean—this is what you do if you want luck to bring you back to Kauai someday! We all threw them as hard as we could!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
* Since J & C had checked into the Mariott on Sat after the wedding, everyone came over to hang out at the pool & beach, Kalapaki Bay.
* The hotel was gorgeous, had 5 restaurants on the property (this is a big deal in Kauai as there are not restaurants & bars everywhere you turn like most resort areas), semi-private beach, amazing pool, great rooms… and Craig’s favorite thing: air conditioning! We were spoiled in our suite w/ 2 bathrooms, 2 patios, living room, kitchen, king sized bed and view of the ocean!
* Roger, Jan and Julie headed back to their condo & we had dinner with his Mom, Dad, Kim and Tate at Duke’s (a beach bar w great food) before they had to head to the airport
Monday, October 6, 2008
* Dad took us all deep sea fishing! Our tour guides, Jay & Allen were great, but Julie & I didn’t do so well w/ the sea sickness… I have never had a problem before, but this boat was small & the waves were big. Needless to say, it was an adventure! The boys didn’t catch anything big, but Craig did catch one ??? a Skip-Jack tuna—which was pretty big itself. I honestly don’t know if I want to even see what gets caught on the size of hooks & bait we were trolling with!
* Had dinner at JJ’s on the beach w/ the Skinners before they headed out to the airport
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
* This was our first day to head out and explore the island!
* Drove to some small towns (Hanapepe, Waimea), lunch at the Waimea brewing company, then drove up Wiamea Canyon… Kauai’s “little grand canyon”. Of course, it was breathtaking!
* We ended the exploring around 4:00 at Polihale Beach—you have to drive 5 miles down a dirt/sand road to get here, and it’s very secluded. It’s the longest stretch of beach in Kauai and where the locals go, so you know it’s cool! We watched the sunset here.
* We were so tired after our long day that we ended up grabbing a pizza from Costco and calling it a night!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
* Side note: we had already had so much fun and done so many of the things we wanted to do, it was amazing to sit back and think, “it’s only Wednesday!” We were glad to have many more days of fun to look forward to.
* This day we drove up to the north shore and saw the Kileua Lighthouse (and more seals and baby sea birds!), Princeville, Kapaa, Hanalei Bay and much, much more. Had a relaxing afternoon at the beach at Hanalei Bay, then headed back to the Mariott for some sushi.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
* Headed back down to the South Shore (our favorite area and beaches) to check out some of the sights… did a little hiking to beach, then saw the Sprouting Horn, and hit Poipu for the afternoon.
* Our big adventure of the day was renting boogie boards at Brenneke’s beach. We both caught a wave on our first try, but it was not pretty after that…. I lost my top, ended up w/ a mouthful of sand and swallowed a lot of salt water!
* Today we wanted to try to live like the hippies (which are of course, everywhere around Kauai!) so we showered (well, rinsed off) at the beach in the public outdoor showers and went to dinner. We thought we cleaned up decently!
Friday, October 10, 2008
* Slept in and headed down to the beach at our resort. Had a relaxing day NOT venturing out and had a fabulous dinner at Portofino—an upscale beach Italian place.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
* Our last day L Checked out in the morning and drove all the way back up the north shore to where the road ended… did some shopping and sightseeing, then back to the Mariott to clean up and pick up our bags.
* Headed back to the South Shore for shopping and dinner at Brenneke’s. Stopped at the Beach House to have a drink and watch the sunset and stumbled upon the end of a surfing contest. Very cool to watch. Ended the trip watching the sunset where we had gotten married a week earlier and then Jennifer threw her bouquet in the ocean for some more good luck!
* Headed to the airport for our 10:30 PM redeye flight (yuck!) and made it home uneventfully to Phoenix. We were really excited to see the dogs and they to see us!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Updates!
Greetings!
I just realized that I haven't updated this in a month! Actually, I don't have too much to update you all on, as the wedding planner is pretty much taking care of everything! It's fabulous.
I did finally get a dress click here for a picture. I still need to get it altered, but I'll probably get that done this week. I found an outfit for Craig to wear... just a simple white "hawaiian" shirt to wear w/ khakis. I guess I need to find some shoes! We got the rings and everything, so looks like we are going through with it :)
We've had a great summer so far. We have hardly even minded the heat, as it's been pretty mild in AZ this summer! Also, we have been spending most of our weekends camping. This past weekend we went camping near Lake Mary, outside of Flagstaff, AZ. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, and guess what? I forgot my camera! If I had my camera w/ me, I would have taken some pics that wouldn't have done justice, anyway. But, I would have also taken pics of my fiancee feeding SKUNKS. Yes, he was feeding a family of skunks all weekend and ENCOURAGING them to hang out at our campsite! Needless to say, I was not supportive of that activity (although they ARE kind of cute--and remind me of Bosco, Jeni's cat)! He says his Grandma had a pet skunk that had it's ?stinker? removed. I'm not really believing that, so I'm looking forward to asking his family about that......
Speaking of cameras, we are in the market for a new one... any recommendations? I'm leaning towards this one: Olympus 850. It's waterproof and shockproof!!!
As usual, I have done tons of research on Kauai! I bought a travel guide book about 2 months ago and have already read it front to back :) We are looking forward to spending time w/ our families, then having time alone to explore the island! We get along so great, we love spending time w/ just the 2 of us. The only thing I'm dreading is Craig driving in a town he's not familiar with! Let's just say that paying attention to the road isn't his strong suite.
We can't WAIT for our upcoming trip!!! 6 weeks to go........
I just realized that I haven't updated this in a month! Actually, I don't have too much to update you all on, as the wedding planner is pretty much taking care of everything! It's fabulous.
I did finally get a dress click here for a picture. I still need to get it altered, but I'll probably get that done this week. I found an outfit for Craig to wear... just a simple white "hawaiian" shirt to wear w/ khakis. I guess I need to find some shoes! We got the rings and everything, so looks like we are going through with it :)
We've had a great summer so far. We have hardly even minded the heat, as it's been pretty mild in AZ this summer! Also, we have been spending most of our weekends camping. This past weekend we went camping near Lake Mary, outside of Flagstaff, AZ. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, and guess what? I forgot my camera! If I had my camera w/ me, I would have taken some pics that wouldn't have done justice, anyway. But, I would have also taken pics of my fiancee feeding SKUNKS. Yes, he was feeding a family of skunks all weekend and ENCOURAGING them to hang out at our campsite! Needless to say, I was not supportive of that activity (although they ARE kind of cute--and remind me of Bosco, Jeni's cat)! He says his Grandma had a pet skunk that had it's ?stinker? removed. I'm not really believing that, so I'm looking forward to asking his family about that......
Speaking of cameras, we are in the market for a new one... any recommendations? I'm leaning towards this one: Olympus 850. It's waterproof and shockproof!!!
As usual, I have done tons of research on Kauai! I bought a travel guide book about 2 months ago and have already read it front to back :) We are looking forward to spending time w/ our families, then having time alone to explore the island! We get along so great, we love spending time w/ just the 2 of us. The only thing I'm dreading is Craig driving in a town he's not familiar with! Let's just say that paying attention to the road isn't his strong suite.
We can't WAIT for our upcoming trip!!! 6 weeks to go........
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Our Plans
Hi there!
The purpose of this blog is going to be updating our family and friends about about what is going on in our lives.... it just so happens that currently we are getting ready for our upcoming wedding & honeymoon in Kauai! We wish you all could be there with us, but our wish is to keep it very intimate.
WHERE?
We will be spending the entire trip on Kauai! The wedding and dinner are going to be held at The Beach House Restaurant. We will have a small ceremony on the beach at 5:00 pm (near the restaurant). We will have a short ceremony, followed by some fun picture taking :) Sunset is around 6:15, so we'll finish up the pics and head to dinner.
WHEN?
We are leaving October 2th and will be returning October 12th. The ceremony will be taking place on October 4th!
WHO?
Craig's parents, Steve & Scherry, Craig's sister Kim, Craig's nephew Tate, Jennifer's parents Roger & Jan and Jennifer's sister Julie will be joining us for a few days.
More details...
The proposal
Craig TOTALLY surprised me after our trip to Indy in May. I honestly had no idea what he had up his sleeve... I guess he had been planning & scheming for weeks! He took me out to dinner at a nice Italian restaurant, Tomasos in Chandler, Arizona. We sat on the patio and had a fabulous
dinner. The funny thing was, he kept saying all week that he wanted to take me out to dinner and I fought him the whole way! We just had gotten back from being away for a week and I just
wanted to chill out at home. He INSISTED that we go out to dinner and I just kept arguing. Finally I gave in and it sure did pay off for me!
Why Kauai?
We had already been planning on taking a nice, long vacation in October. Working for Coca Cola, Craig has to pick his 2 weeks of vacation early in the year, so the dates were already set. We were also already thinking of Hawaii, so it was an easy decision. However, I was torn on which island we should go to (Craig didn't care). After much research and some advice from my friend Kim Klein, we decided on Kauai.
We rented condos--one for each family on the South Shore, near Poipu --Nihi Kai Villas. My parents have a time share that they offered to us, but there is usually a long waiting list for availability in Hawaii. LUCKY US! We got it! So we are staying w/ the family Thurs and Fri night when we get there, then moving to a luxurious resort up in Lihue (about 20 minutes away) Sat-Sat. Mariott's Kauai Beach Club.
We are super excited! We are renting a Jeep (Craig's request) and plan on driving all around the island and being very touristy. Craig wants to fish and I want to snorkel. We are also planning on RELAXING. We've also been advised by many friends to do a helicopter tour. Did you know that the TV show Lost is filmed on Kauai? Also Fantasy Island and Jurassic Park.
On Friday night before the wedding all of us are going to the Luau at the Sheraton.
How are we pulling this off?
We hired a wedding planner! She officiates the ceremony, gets all of the paperwork done and plans ALL of the details for you.
Other questions folks have been asking us...
What about gifts?
Well, since we are having a small ceremony, we CERTAINLY do not expect gifts from anyone! Your love, friendship and support is all we need.
However, if you must, we honestly don't need any more "stuff", so we aren't going to do a traditional registry. We have registered at: http://www.thehoneymoon.com/ for help making our honeymoon even more memorable. Or our address is:
Craig & Jennifer
2147 S. Gordon St.
Mesa, AZ 85209
Are you having a reception?
We don't have anything formally planned yet, but we definitely plan on celebrating w/ our family & friends in Phoenix, Indy and Ft. Worth! We'll keep you posted.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? We'd be happy to answer them!!!
Love,
J&C
The purpose of this blog is going to be updating our family and friends about about what is going on in our lives.... it just so happens that currently we are getting ready for our upcoming wedding & honeymoon in Kauai! We wish you all could be there with us, but our wish is to keep it very intimate.
WHERE?
We will be spending the entire trip on Kauai! The wedding and dinner are going to be held at The Beach House Restaurant. We will have a small ceremony on the beach at 5:00 pm (near the restaurant). We will have a short ceremony, followed by some fun picture taking :) Sunset is around 6:15, so we'll finish up the pics and head to dinner.
WHEN?
We are leaving October 2th and will be returning October 12th. The ceremony will be taking place on October 4th!
WHO?
Craig's parents, Steve & Scherry, Craig's sister Kim, Craig's nephew Tate, Jennifer's parents Roger & Jan and Jennifer's sister Julie will be joining us for a few days.
More details...
The proposal
Craig TOTALLY surprised me after our trip to Indy in May. I honestly had no idea what he had up his sleeve... I guess he had been planning & scheming for weeks! He took me out to dinner at a nice Italian restaurant, Tomasos in Chandler, Arizona. We sat on the patio and had a fabulous
dinner. The funny thing was, he kept saying all week that he wanted to take me out to dinner and I fought him the whole way! We just had gotten back from being away for a week and I justwanted to chill out at home. He INSISTED that we go out to dinner and I just kept arguing. Finally I gave in and it sure did pay off for me!
Why Kauai?
We had already been planning on taking a nice, long vacation in October. Working for Coca Cola, Craig has to pick his 2 weeks of vacation early in the year, so the dates were already set. We were also already thinking of Hawaii, so it was an easy decision. However, I was torn on which island we should go to (Craig didn't care). After much research and some advice from my friend Kim Klein, we decided on Kauai.
We rented condos--one for each family on the South Shore, near Poipu --Nihi Kai Villas. My parents have a time share that they offered to us, but there is usually a long waiting list for availability in Hawaii. LUCKY US! We got it! So we are staying w/ the family Thurs and Fri night when we get there, then moving to a luxurious resort up in Lihue (about 20 minutes away) Sat-Sat. Mariott's Kauai Beach Club.
We are super excited! We are renting a Jeep (Craig's request) and plan on driving all around the island and being very touristy. Craig wants to fish and I want to snorkel. We are also planning on RELAXING. We've also been advised by many friends to do a helicopter tour. Did you know that the TV show Lost is filmed on Kauai? Also Fantasy Island and Jurassic Park.
On Friday night before the wedding all of us are going to the Luau at the Sheraton.
How are we pulling this off?
We hired a wedding planner! She officiates the ceremony, gets all of the paperwork done and plans ALL of the details for you.
Other questions folks have been asking us...
What about gifts?
Well, since we are having a small ceremony, we CERTAINLY do not expect gifts from anyone! Your love, friendship and support is all we need.
However, if you must, we honestly don't need any more "stuff", so we aren't going to do a traditional registry. We have registered at: http://www.thehoneymoon.com/ for help making our honeymoon even more memorable. Or our address is:
Craig & Jennifer
2147 S. Gordon St.
Mesa, AZ 85209
Are you having a reception?
We don't have anything formally planned yet, but we definitely plan on celebrating w/ our family & friends in Phoenix, Indy and Ft. Worth! We'll keep you posted.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? We'd be happy to answer them!!!
Love,
J&C
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Some favorite pics
At the Grand Canyon last fall
In Jerome, AZ at The Spirit Room
Christmas 2007
Margaritas! Craigs fave.
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