Shout Outs

And now for a long overdue expression of gratitude to some of the people who played an important part in our wedding festivities. . .

Chris Clother, talented artist, inspiring friend, and the creator of our save the dates, invitations, and thank you cards.

Auntie Joycie, the master chef who created a menu of amazing food to please the palates of carni- and vegi-vores alike. 

Stacy Michelson, vegan cake creator, and cake topper artisan. 

Natalie and Brianne, bakers of delicious desserts enough to feed an army of sweet teeth. 

Cameron Stallones, disc jockey extraordinaire. 

Dane Hammon, photographic documentation. 

John, our officient, Raquel, and the rest of our eclectic church community. 

Auntie Lulu, our floral magician, who arranged succulents into magnificent things of beauty. 

Auntie Mary Anne and Auntie Pat, for collecting jars of all sizes, and helping stuff them with soil and succulents (The succulents which my aunts and my mom collected and propagated in their own back yards)

Uncle George, for standing all day, on his reconstructed knee, no less, to scrub the labels off of each and every jar. 

Auntie Irene for peeling the labels off of hundreds of crayons, and dividing them into tons of tiny jelly jars, and for crafting a lovely card box for the day of the ceremony. 

Derek and Morgan for gathering a plethora of props and setting up a photo station for everyone to enjoy.

Party Plus Rentals for making me feel like everything was going to be OK, and for being the sane calm within the wedding planning storm.

Jim and Jon at Rimrock Ranch for lending us such a perfect space to celebrate our union in. 

Trager Parents for their abundant love and support, a lovely rehearsal dinner, and gathering all those bubble making machines, (and Parker for trying them all out).

Sakal Parents, for running all over town and purchasing all those last minute details, for their patience, understanding, and unfaltering support of our love and partnership.