We Did It! - Yay for Love 2.0

We had a wonderful Family Wedding Party back in Anneke's Hometown of Midland, MI.
The lovely lady you see here is our photographer, Linda Wan, and as soon as we have a link to the photos she took, we'll post it here. Sean and I are still recovering from all the festivities, and settling back into life in San Francisco.

It was so wonderful to stand under that magnificent Walnut tree and look out and see our family and friends looking back at us. Karl did a spectacular job as our Official Brother (and MC), and Karen & Jake handled the poetry readings like pros - but without the affected reading voices. Lots of photos are going up, and we'll post more soon - promise!

Gigantic Thanks to all who drove far, stayed up late, piled into planes, and worked their tails off (Mom! you rule!) to make the party happen.

FRIDAY BBQ + BASEBALL! - 7/17/09

Hello Family!

Very exciting news. Instead of a sit-down rehearsal dinner, we decided BBQ & Baseball would be way better. The BBQ meet & greet will be held at Emerson Park: Pavilion E, starting at 4:30pm on Friday afternoon! Jim & Sue Kelly will be hosting the Friday Action, so please be sure to introduce yourself, and say howdy.

HOW DO WE GET THERE?
You can walk from the H Hotel to Emerson Park! How convenient! The H Hotel is on Main Street at Ashman, and if you follow Ashman St. down towards the Tridge, you will find the Pere Marquette rail-trail trailhead, which you can follow to you Emerson Park. The auto entrance to Emerson Park is at W Main St and Orchard Dr, and if you Mapquest or Google Map it, you will get a sense of the proximity.


Trailhead Above
Come meet the other half of the wedding party, catch up with the folks you know, eat some deeeeelicious food, and have a few libations before we all stroll over to...

BASEBALL & FIREWORKS!
The Great Lakes Loons Stadium for the 7:05 baseball game vs. Wisconsin! We will be able to walk from the Emerson Park Pavilion on a path directly to the Stadium. Lawn tickets have already been purchased in a block by Jim and Sue Kelly for the Wedding Guests. We can all wander over with our full bellies together, or you can meet us at the game! Just tell the box office you are with the Kelly/Swinehart Wedding Party - tickets are in Jim Kelly's name. We'll have some blankets and low chairs, or you can bring your own.

Who will Karl root for? The LA Dodgers seed team (the Loons) or his college home state team? Only time will tell! Sean and I are going to have a hard time rooting for a Dodgers (booo) farm team, but we'll do our best.



Fireworks! One of my all time favorite summer things (well, anytime, actually) & the Great Lakes Loons are putting on a show at the end of the game. What luck! I suspect Grandpa Markeson would approve...

Updates coming soon!

Sean's Parents, Sean, and the stalwart Carole are in the midst of cooking up much fun action on Friday night (minor league baseball! BBQ! all walking, no driving!), and a breakfast on Sunday for out-of-towners hitting the road...I will be posting maps, directions, and more details this weekend. STAY TUNED!

In the meantime, here's another shot from City Hall, courtesy of Amy Weimer Cook:

Eloped in Place!

Why run away to elope when you live in San Francisco? Sean and I went to city hall for a civil ceremony with a small cabal of friends on June 3, 2009. The date for the actual 'deed' was very significant for us - Anneke's birthday is March 3, and Sean's is September 3, making June 3 a literally and symbolic meeting in the middle. This will also make it impossible for either of us to forget our anniversary, and spread the parties evenly throughout the year! YAY! We cannot wait to celebrate, and repeat our vows, with our families in July.

* REGISTRY INFORMATION *

Because folks want to do something for newlyweds to help them launch into the next exciting stage of life together, and because we are an urban couple with limited space, we have been sparing in our registry-action. The most important gift you can give us is your continued friendship and support, and to be present at our parties.

That said, if you would like to gift us, here are our registries!

For the material improvement of our domestic situation, we have registered at the following sites:

1. FinnStyle.com

2. Bed Bath & Beyond

For non-material gifts towards our honeymoon please see our Traveler's Joy site:

Chez Swelly Abroad!

For the gift of Art, our friends at Electric Works Gallery have some prints that would easily follow us through life and adorn our various walls over time, reminding us of this city where we met, and where we made our first home together.

Paul Madonna #431
Paul Madonna #415
Paul Madonna #066
Paul Madonna #360
Paul Madonna #349

Team Chez Swelly

You can't have more than one profile, apparently, per email address on Blogger. So here are a few pictures of the reason you might be here - Us! You are friends with, or might even be related to, work or know us. The couple. The two people who are getting married, and have invited you to be a part of that. Not just me, but Us. So pardon the single point narration as an artifact of my limited tech savvy, not an avoidance of We.

We like each other. A Lot.