Thanks to the vendors of the following services and products: Engagement RingSan Francisco Provident Loan Association. "It was all so perfect, and I cannot say enough about them, or the ring that Thu very much enjoys" from Troy's post, Dream Merger. Domain name and hostingDreamHost. I already had hosting from Dreamhost so it was an easy decision to go with them to register my domain and host my web site. It is a great value for the capabilities and capacities that I get. The friendly customer service is quick to respond and tries to be as helpful as possible. -Thu Apps (Sites, Docs)Google Apps. Google Apps has been very useful for planning and publishing our website stuff. We have the public site on the root of the domain, and a private site to coordinate our planning using Sites, Spreadsheet, and Calendar. My sister will also be helping me with wedding planning so it's pretty useful to be able to collaborate across great distances. We are also able to share things like the guest list with our parents in their respective states. -Thu Save the Date EmailNothing says "Class" like emailing your save the date, but at least it can be nice to look at. We used Apple's Mail templates with wording composed from various wedding sites on the web. It's also possible for power users to make simple edits to the template's HTML. Marriage PreparationI learned a lot from the Marriage Prep 101 workshop. I think it has helped improve our relationship even before getting married because it helped us understand concepts that explained our abstract feelings and responses. Reception BanquetMing's Restaurant has great food, ambiance, lots of free parking with easy access to a freeway. Its Palo Alto location makes it a central location for people coming from different parts of the Bay Area. You can use Google Maps for directions. PhotosThe engagement photos on this site were taken by the groom's mother, Janet Koelling at Creative Dimensions. Ceremony SiteCupertino Quinlan Community Center is located in a beautiful building. Unlike the other venue sites we considered, we just came upon this one by accident. It almost did not work out because only Cupertino residents could rent facilities in the center. Fortunately, we were able to get help from Tom to sign up for the ceremony space. Thanks, Tom! For those of you who know pop culture, the nature of our discovery was like this: Our parents were visiting for Labor day and we had planned a picnic in the park. It was a nice day for a picnic but then, "Let me tell you, I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish that sandwich, but Quinlan hall has one of the best wedding sites in the area."1 One drawback to the location is that the seating capacity is smaller than the number of people that we would like to join us in the celebration at the reception so not everyone would be able to attend the ceremony. However, we look forward to partying it up with our guests at the reception! Wedding BandsWe got our wedding bands from Vardy's Jewelers. Ben from SF Provident Loan Association referred Troy to Vardy's as a local jeweler for us to get our wedding bands. Because of the shape of the engagement ring, a regular wedding band would not fit flush against it. At Vardy's, Jay found a beautiful diamond wedding band that looked great with and without the engagement ring. We even found Troy's wedding band there. It's going to be so exciting to get to wear them. |
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